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Patrick County board adopts STEMscopes for K‑5 math on two‑year trial
Summary
The Patrick County School Board voted to adopt the STEMscopes K–5 math curriculum for a two‑year period to allow time for further review; the board cited an accelerated state adoption schedule and teacher input from a selection committee.
Patrick County School Board members voted May 8 to adopt STEMscopes as the district’s K–5 math curriculum on a two‑year trial basis.
The shorter adoption period is intended to give the district flexibility to reconsider materials after statewide textbook lists were finalized on an accelerated timeline, presenters said. Miss Casper recommended the two‑year adoption and said the selection followed committee review, vendor follow‑ups and a teacher survey.
The recommendation came with background from a selection committee that consulted vendors, collected teacher feedback and administered a follow‑up survey of classroom staff. “We used a committee. The committee had input throughout…we had lots of questions,” Miss Casper said. She told the board the two‑year period was chosen because “there were some additional things that we hope that, either STEMscopes or another one of the math curriculums…might have in place, within the next couple of years.”
A board member, whose name was not identified on the record, thanked staff for including teachers’ comments showing that at least one teacher favored a different book and that the committee discussion had been useful. The board then voted to approve the adoption as presented.
The vote approving the adoption was taken by voice; the transcript records the motion as approved but does not list individual roll‑call votes. The adoption covers K–5 elementary math only and is limited to two years, after which the board may revisit curriculum contracts and adoption length.
Board materials provided to members listed the vendor and the committee participants and noted that the March state list of finalized books left a compressed timeline for local adoption. Miss Casper told the board the district had less time than is typical between the state‑finalized list and local adoption decisions.
No budgetary numbers, contract length beyond the two‑year term, or explicit implementation timeline for teacher materials and training were stated during the public portion of the meeting.
Board members moved immediately from the approval vote to other business on the agenda.
