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District presents $291,857 in secondary core requests and $20,973 in reading intervention proposals as first reads
Summary
District staff presented two first‑read items: a $291,856.78 request for secondary core resources (math, health, ELA updates) and a $20,973 request for secondary reading intervention materials and training. Both items will return for final action after committee review and planned professional development.
The board received first reads on two resource proposals covering secondary core courses and secondary reading interventions.
Secondary core resources (first read)
• Proposal and cost: District staff requested approval to buy or renew materials for four secondary core courses at a total cost of $291,856.78. Proposed items included a middle‑level version of teen health (by McGraw‑Hill) for a combined skills‑for‑success/health alignment, Thinking Mathematically (Pearson) for a dual‑credit contemporary math course, a 2025 update/three‑year renewal of the ELA secondary resource My Perspectives, and a multivariable calculus resource (Cengage) to support Honors Calculus 3 with both print and online tutor support.
• Review process: Staff said teacher committees and department heads reviewed options; for example, multiple skills‑for‑success teachers reviewed the middle‑level health resources and math selections were aligned with Washburn University dual‑credit requirements. The item is a first read and staff said they will return for a final vote in April.
Secondary reading intervention (first read)
• Proposal and cost: District staff proposed adopting Rewards Secondary and Fast Forward as part of a restructured secondary intervention model, with a total resource request of $20,973. The plan would maintain Just Words and Wilson where already used, add Rewards Secondary (a one‑year middle school course with follow‑on content‑linked modules in social studies/science) and use Fast Forward as a supplementary intervention. The request includes student materials, teacher materials, professional development, ongoing coaching and student licenses.
• Implementation and data: Staff described a professional development plan (summer training, ongoing coaching, quarterly check‑ins) and said they would monitor student progress with MAP (grades 2–10) and FastBridge reading‑fluency measures. Staff argued the new resources align to structured literacy initiatives at the elementary level and could reduce secondary intervention need over time.
What’s next: Both items were presented as first reads and will return to the board for final approval after committee review and planned budget confirmation. Staff noted the $291,856.78 request is for district textbook and digital resource procurement and the $20,973 figure covers intervention materials and training.
