Springfield Public Schools has begun its official process of adopting a new elementary science curriculum.
Administrators presented Springfield Board of Education members with a short description of the materials at the April 13 board meeting. In two weeks, the public and the board will have the opportunity to review the materials and give the district feedback. The board will then vote on whether to adopt the new curriculum.
The adoption comes after the district took a two-year extension to independently develop a curriculum instead of buying new materials. It also comes after months of public discourse around the adequacy of Springfield’s current elementary science curriculum and a complaint raised to the state level nearly two years ago.
Delays in curriculum development
Springfield’s elementary school science curriculum has been a work in progress for several years…