Oak Park board adopts new K–5 math curriculum after district pilot

The Oak Park Board of Education voted to adopt Sadlier Progress in Mathematics as the district’s K–5 core math curriculum and authorized spending of up to $157,000 to purchase materials and provide initial teacher training. The adoption follows a districtwide pilot from January through May that involved teachers and students at all three elementary schools.

District Director of Curriculum Shana Murphy outlined the pilot, saying teachers had chosen three candidate programs after a survey and that roughly 64% of K–5 teachers recommended Sadlier following classroom trials, presentations and in-school reviews. Murphy said the district has used Math Expressions since 2015 and that the new program was selected because teachers reported stronger alignment to algebraic foundations, deeper math vocabulary development, and built-in formative assessments and differentiation…