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Abington board approves 2026–27 instructional-material recommendations, including Social Studies pilot and math intervention expansion
Summary
The board approved a slate of instructional-material adoptions for 2026–27, including relocating Julius Caesar to middle grades, piloting Social Studies Alive at the middle level, adopting Science Takeout kits, updating AP Statistics materials, and expanding Math180 intervention at the high school level.
The Abington Board of School Directors on April 28 approved recommendations for instructional materials for the 2026–27 school year after a presentation and Q&A with district curriculum leaders.
What was approved Dr. Viola and Miss Anama outlined curriculum shifts the district said would not add net cost because much of the inventory will be repurposed. Key changes the board approved include moving Julius Caesar into the 6–8 band, changing the high-school financial-literacy vendor from EverFi to NextGen Personal Finance, adopting the eighth edition of the Practices of Statistics text to align with redesigned AP Statistics standards, adding supplemental materials such as Mathematic and Math180 for targeted intervention, and piloting Social Studies Alive in middle schools for one academic year.
Board questions and staff responses Board members asked whether Math180 is tier two or tier three; presenters confirmed Math180 is a tier-three, intensive intervention for students roughly two grade levels below proficiency and that the program contains built-in benchmarking tools for progress monitoring. On Social Studies Alive, staff said department leaders and teachers would select and implement the pilot lessons in a coordinated, vertical manner and collect engagement and outcome data to inform a broader adoption decision.
Why it matters The adoptions mix core-text updates and no-cost pilots designed to align instruction with updated standards and support interventions for students who need accelerated support. District leaders emphasized the pilot is a low-cost way to test engagement before committing to broader implementation.
Next steps The approved materials will be implemented in the 2026–27 school year; staff will report back on pilot outcomes and on Math180 progress-monitoring metrics.
