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District staff recommend Reveal Math for grades 6–8 after multi‑vendor pilot
Summary
After an eight‑week pilot and rubric evaluation, Huntington UFSD staff recommended adopting Reveal Math for grades 6–8 to align middle‑grade instruction with K–5 materials and New York State standards; no formal adoption vote was recorded at the May 12 meeting.
District curriculum leaders on May 12 presented the results of a multi‑vendor review and teacher pilot that recommended Reveal Math for grades 6 through 8 to align middle‑school mathematics instruction with the district’s existing elementary program and New York State standards.
Curriculum staff described a selection process that began in August 2024, included vendor demonstrations and a rubric‑based review by teachers, principals and directors, and concluded with eight‑week classroom pilots for the top two candidates. Teachers assessed curriculum features, student materials, teacher supports, technology, standards alignment and supports for English‑language learners and students with IEPs. District staff said Reveal Math emerged as the preferred product because teachers found its materials, assessments and digital tools easy to use, and because it offers multiple assessment types and built‑in differentiation.
"The feeling was that the support was very user friendly. The materials were very easy to navigate for the teachers and very user friendly for the kids as well," one presenter said during the pitch. Staff highlighted the program’s lesson model (launch, explore and develop, practice and reflect, differentiation), exit tickets and a range of digital and paper assessments, and they noted recent vendor additions of Spanish‑language resources to support multilingual learners.
Implementation and training: staff outlined a multi‑year rollout and described on‑site training provided by the publisher, coaching by RTI staff and built‑in teacher supports. District presenters said many fifth‑grade teachers already use the product’s K–5 components, which the district expects will ease a transition to the middle grades. Presenters emphasized that teachers will choose whether to assign online or paper work in class and that the district plans targeted trainings to avoid overwhelming staff in initial years.
Board reaction was positive and several trustees thanked teachers for the work on the pilot. The transcript of the May 12 meeting records discussion and praise but does not record a formal adoption motion or vote for grades 6–8 during this session.
