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Danville school board approves ELA textbook adoption after cost clarifications
Summary
The Danville School Board voted unanimously March 5 to adopt new English language arts textbooks for multiple grade spans after staff explained contract timing, a $525,000 HMH line representing six years of materials, and credits applied for materials already used in middle grades.
Miss Barnes, the staff presenter on the English language arts textbook adoption, told the Danville School Board on March 5 that the HMH line item shown in the materials—$525,000—represents six years of instructional materials and that the district had a remaining year on its contract with HMH that affected timing and costs.
Barnes said the district received a credit for SAVIS My Perspectives because that program is currently used in grades 6–8; SAVIS for grades 9–12 would be a new adoption. She told the board the…
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