BACON ACADEMY
Colchester Public Schools
25 April 2023
Colchester Board of Education
Colchester, CT
Re: Disposal Request
The Science Department is requesting removal/disposal of the following items. For each
book the ISBN, date of edition and reason for removal. None of the textbooks are eligible
for resale due to date and condition.
Textbook title ISBN Copyright date Number to be Reason for
removed removal
Miller-Living in the 053438961 2002 9 Replaced in 2019
Environment with latest edition-
aligned with newer
AP curriculum
updates
Physical Science 0131663089 2006 78 Not used since
2017. NGSS
curriculum changes
to 9th grade science
Chemistry the Study 013273582 1989 21 Two newer editions
of Matter of textbook in
stockroom
Poor condition
Outdated text
Miller & Levine 013050730 2002 18 Newer edition of
Biology textbook in
stockroom
Poor condition-
pages missing,
broken bindings
Globe biology 0835957381 1999 12 Outdated text with
incorrect information
on classification
Newer version in
stockroom
Saxon Physics 1565770056 1993 7 Outdated text, poor
condition
Holt Physics 0030505976 1999 20 Older edition, newer
edition in use. Poor
condition
Modern Biology 0030565413 2002 12 Older edition,
outdated
information, newer
edition in stockroom,
poor condition
Chemistry in the 9780840355058 1993 22 Older edition,
Community outdated
information, new
edition purchased in
2020
Chemistry: 0138281874 1995 14 Outdated text, poor
Connections to a condition, replaced
changing world with newer version
in 2010
Disposal of twelve tables, rectangular with laminate tops. All tables were moved to Bacon Academy in 1993.
Due to a reduction in staff, the tables are from a classroom no longer being used. The tables are delaminating
and in very poor condition.