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District 211 approves $4.3 million consolidated plan and buys Panorama, Elevation software for curriculum and EL supports
Summary
The board approved the 2025-26 consolidated district plan to use federal Title grants and IDEA funds totaling about $4,298,810, authorized summer curriculum projects funded by Title grants, and approved one-year contracts for Panorama ($123,537.60) and Elevation ($66,055.50).
The Township High School District 211 Board approved the 2025-26 consolidated district plan that will deploy federal Title I, II, III, IV and IDEA funds totaling approximately $4,298,810, and approved related purchases and summer curriculum work that those grants will help support.
Superintendent Lisa Small told the board that the consolidated plan is the mechanism to apply federal funds to district priorities. "There is no such thing as guaranteed money in public education," Small said during questions about federal funding reliability, noting the district monitors federal updates and is prepared to use board-level funds if federal allocations change.
Under separate motions the board approved summer curriculum projects funded by Title I ($57,150), Title II ($284,880) and IDEA ($72,450). Small said grant money will pay teachers for summer curriculum work but any curricular changes developed will still follow the district27s usual curricular review process before adoption.
The board also approved a one-year agreement with Panorama Education for $123,537.60 and a one-year agreement with Curriculum Associates LLC for the Elevation platform at $66,055.50. District staff described Panorama as a student-success and survey platform the district has used for several years and said the Elevation platform provides English-learner supports and professional learning tools that align with district priorities for multilingual learners.
Board members asked whether alternatives had been solicited for Panorama; district staff said Panorama has been in use and the item continues an existing implementation. A board member asked whether the Panorama survey results were available; Superintendent Small said she would provide those reports to the board.
Action: The board approved the consolidated district plan, the summer curriculum project funding, the Panorama contract and the Elevation contract by roll call votes.
District staff said the funded work will include summer curriculum development by teachers paid from grant dollars, continued use of Panorama survey and student-success tools, and expanded EL instructional strategies supported by Elevation. The consolidated plan must be submitted to the state by the superintendent on the district27s behalf.
The board also authorized in-district professional learning courses for staff and preapproved certain board travel and training requests related to professional development.
