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was designed in such a way as to separate elementary school students
from their secondary level counterparts, though the demarcation between
middle school and high school level instructional spaces is much more
blurred. Virtually all common, core spaces—of necessity—are shared by
Weyerhaeuser Area School District’s enrolled students at all three
organizational levels.
4.10 Textbook Adoption Cycle
The Project Consultants learned from the School District of Bruce’s
Principals that the organization has—in place—a formalized textbook
adoption cycle. Mathematics is the subject-matter discipline under
investigation during the 2008-09 organizational year.
In discussions with Ladysmith-Hawkins School District’s Principals, the
Project Consultants learned that that organization, as well, has—in place—
a formalized textbook adoption cycle. As in the case of the School District
of Bruce, Ladysmith-Hawkins School District adoption focus during the
2008-09 organizational year is the mathematics subject-matter discipline.
At an earlier point in time, Weyerhaeuser Area School District had in place
a five year textbook adoption cycle. In recent years, however, the school
district’s financial pressures halted a regularized, formal schedule for
reviewing and adopting new textbooks. It was reported that the school
district intends to re-visit formal adoption and curriculum alignment (left idle
for approximately five years) in the future.
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