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Board approves new Spanish and French textbooks for grades 7–12
Summary
The Newark Central School District board approved adoption of new world language textbooks for grades 7–12 to update resources not revised in over a decade; the materials align with updated standards and include cultural activities to support global citizenship.
The Board of Education of the Newark Central School District voted to approve a textbook adoption for world languages, covering Spanish and French for grades 7–12. A district presenter told the board the materials were selected to align with updated academic standards after the district’s resources had not been substantially updated in roughly 12–14 years. "You'll see a textbook adoption proposal, and that is for world languages for Spanish and for French," the presenter said.
Board members asked clarifying questions about course coverage and enrollment differences; the presenter confirmed Spanish has higher enrollment and that the rollout will begin with consumable student resources (workbooks) while technology components will follow. The board moved and seconded approval and the Chair announced the textbooks were approved. The district said teachers will supplement the new core resource with existing materials that have proven effective while aligning instruction to the new standards.
