The Union County Public Schools Board of Education Curriculum Committee convened on May 28, 2025, to discuss several key action items related to digital resource renewals and sole source purchases for the upcoming school year. All committee members were present, and the meeting commenced with the approval of the agenda and minutes from the previous meeting.
A significant portion of the meeting focused on the approval of digital resource renewals for the 2025-2026 school year. Dr. Rogers presented details on various resources, including Edmentum for credit recovery, Instructure for the Canvas and Learn platforms, and Curriculum Associates for universal screening in reading and math. The committee unanimously approved a motion to forward these renewals to the full board.
The committee also reviewed several sole source purchases essential for the district's Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. These included:
1. **Safe and Civil Schools** - for training and support.
2. **Career Safe LLC** - for OSHA certifications.
3. **Solid Professor** - for drafting courses.
4. **VEX Robotics Incorporated** - for robotics competitions.
5. **Project Lead The Way** - for state-adopted CTE courses and teacher training.
6. **Skillstruck** - for Python programming courses and resources for middle school computer science.
7. **Certiport** - for certification preparation in Microsoft and Adobe.
Each of these purchases received unanimous approval from the committee to be sent to the full board for final consideration.
The meeting concluded with a reminder of the next committee meeting scheduled for June 25, 2025, at 10 AM via Zoom. The committee adjourned with all members in agreement.