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Board approves Savvas math program for high school after teacher pilot and implementation plan
Summary
The Ralston Public Schools Board voted May 12 to approve a high-school math curriculum adoption after yearlong pilots of McGraw Hill Reveal and Savvas; teachers favored Savvas and the district described implementation supports and accommodations for students without home internet.
The Ralston Public Schools Board of Education voted May 12 to adopt a Savvas high-school math curriculum for implementation next school year after high-school teachers piloted two programs and recommended Savvas for districtwide alignment.
Teachers and department leads described a two-stage pilot that tested McGraw Hill Reveal in fall and Savvas (noted in materials as Savas/Envision) in spring. Margaret Trapp, co-department head for math, and Jim Brockhouse, co-department head, told the board the pilots produced mixed student reactions but that teachers selected Savvas as the preferred program.
“We piloted McGraw Hill in the fall ... kids were not big fans of…
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