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Ravenna board adopts K–12 Illustrative Math curriculum for 2025–26
Summary
The Ravenna City School Board voted unanimously to adopt the K–12 Illustrative Math curriculum for the 2025–26 school year, with materials purchased using grant funding and district PI funds; the district plans professional development and family communications before the school year.
The Ravenna City School Board voted to adopt a K–12 Illustrative Math curriculum for the 2025–26 school year, with funding drawn from grants and district PI funds.
The adoption, approved by roll call, follows a presentation by Mr. Smith, a Ravenna City School District staff member, who said, “It is Illustrative Math,” and described the program’s K–12 coherence, problem-solving focus and alignment to EdReports criteria.
School officials said the curriculum met the district’s requirement that materials show “all green” on EdReports and that it supports access for English learners and students with disabilities. Mr. Smith described the typical lesson structure as a short teacher introduction, individual work, small-group collaboration and whole-group discussion; he and district leaders said that structure helps students build transferable problem-solving skills rather than memorize procedures.
The board was told most of the K–12 materials will be paid for through grant money, while elementary materials will come from PI funds, so the adoption will not affect the district’s operating budget. The district plans to order materials and provide professional development for teachers before the start of the school year. District staff said they will produce parent-facing materials and summer connection packets to help families understand the new lessons and expectations.
Board discussion noted a planned seven-year curriculum review rotation and the district’s aim to provide ongoing professional learning rather than one-time training. Mr. Smith said the curriculum includes supports for schedule changes (for example, condensing a 60-minute lesson into a 45-minute block) and has built-in procedures for accelerated or compacted lessons.
The motion to adopt the curriculum passed on a roll call with board members recorded as voting yes: Mrs. Calhoun, Mrs. Dennison, Mrs. Dukes, Mrs. Seaman and Mr. Wisniewski.
District next steps include ordering materials, scheduling professional development, identifying building-level supports for principals and teachers, and developing family communications ahead of the fall term.
Context: The board said the district will align the five-year forecast and other financial planning to the governor’s final budget once it is released on June 30.
