Curriculum committee recommends Amplify Desmos as preferred middle-school math resource; pricing and final purchase to return in April

The Waunakee Community School District Curriculum Committee reviewed results from a pilot of two middle-school math programs and reported that Amplify Desmos (publisher: Amplify, built on Illustrative Mathematics and partnered with Desmos) was the highest-rated option across the district’s selection criteria. The committee met March 11; no formal adoption vote was taken. Staff said they will return in April with pricing and a recommended one-year blended subscription that pairs digital access with printed student workbooks, then decide whether to proceed with a longer-term adoption.

Committee staff told members that 19 classroom and support teachers in grades 5–8 completed the pilot survey and weighted 10 selection criteria to reach the result. The three most heavily weighted criteria, staff said, were: materials that support all students in learning; materials that promote student discourse and student ownership of learning; and student…