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Bartlett board adopts set of science and AP textbooks in unanimous vote
Summary
The Bartlett City Board of Education approved a local adoption of textbooks for K–12 science and several AP courses on March 27, 2025. The motion passed by a recorded voice vote with one member absent; the list of approved titles was read into the record.
The Bartlett City Board of Education voted to approve a locally recommended adoption of science and advanced-placement textbooks during its March 27 business meeting.
Board Chairman David Cook called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and Superintendent David A. Stephens read the list of proposed titles into the record before the board took action. The package included K–8 and high-school science texts, AP Biology (Campbell Biology In Focus, Fourth Edition), AP Chemistry (Chemistry: The Central Science, Fifteenth Edition), AP Physics and other course-specific materials, as listed in the meeting packet.
Mr. Bryan Woodruff moved to adopt the recommended textbooks; Mr. Brad Ratliff seconded the motion. The minutes record the vote as: Ms. Erin Berry: Absent; Mr. David Cook: Aye; Mrs. Shirley Jackson: Aye; Mr. Brad Ratliff: Aye; Mr. Bryan Woodruff: Aye. The motion passed and the board adjourned at 6:27 p.m.
The adoption updates the district’s instructional materials for multiple science courses and aligns the district with the vendors and editions listed in the packet. The packet lists a combination of state-aligned textbooks and AP-specific editions; the board did not record amendments to the list during the meeting.
The board did not take additional formal actions on implementation timelines during the meeting; any rollout dates and classroom adoption scheduling will be managed by the superintendent’s office and school instructional leaders, as implied by the standard adoption process referenced in the packet.
