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Glen Ellyn board approves K–8 digital licenses and multiple curriculum contracts totaling about $1.2 million
Summary
The Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board on May 5 approved a three‑year IXL license, extended HMH materials contract and three other curriculum purchases, funded from the district's technology and teaching, learning and accountability budgets.
The Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board of Education on May 5 approved a package of curriculum and instructional-technology contracts, including a three‑year IXL digital license agreement for K–8 and an extended five‑year contract with HMH, with funding identified in the district’s 2026 budgets.
The actions, taken during the board’s reorganizational meeting, included: a $187,031, three‑year contract with IXL for K–8 digital licenses funded from the 2026 technology budget; a five‑year agreement with HMH for K–8 print materials and digital licensing and a one‑time purchase of Start Right readers for K–2 totaling $875,502 from the 2026 teaching, learning and accountability budget; a six‑year elementary social studies supplemental resource contract for $134,771 funded from the 2025 and 2026 teaching, learning and accountability budgets; and a yearly contract for elementary AEC student workbooks with Connected Mathematics Project at $12,882 from the same teaching, learning and accountability budget.
Why it matters: the purchases update core instructional resources and classroom software for elementary and middle grades, and the board identified existing district budget lines as the funding sources at the meeting.
Board procedure and votes: motions to approve each contract were made and seconded; roll-call votes recorded Board members as voting yes (listed in the actions section below). The motions passed and were announced as approved by the presiding officer.
Funding and scope details: the IXL contract covers digital licenses for K–8 for three years and is charged to the 2026 technology budget; the HMH agreement covers both print materials and digital licensing for K–8 and includes a one‑time purchase of Start Right readers for K–2; the elementary social studies resource is a six‑year package that includes print materials and professional development; the Connected Mathematics Project contract covers yearly student workbooks for AEC programs. The board report presented these items and identified the budget lines cited above as the funding sources.
No public comment on these items was recorded during the public participation portion of the meeting.
What’s next: each contract is effective as outlined in the board report; the board did not attach additional conditions or amendments on the record when approving the motions.
