Board adopts districtwide visual arts and elementary music curricula

The Broken Arrow Board of Education on June 2 approved six-year licenses for a districtwide visual arts curriculum and a K–5 music curriculum, actions the district said would align elementary and secondary instruction with Oklahoma standards.

Foreman, the district curriculum presenter, told the board the Art of Education flex curriculum is an online, customizable K–12 visual arts program proposed for 34 licenses at a six-year cost of $203,388, which the presenter calculated as roughly $2.98 per student per year based on the district’s stated visual-arts enrollment of 11,378. Foreman said the adoption would be the first time all district elementary sites would share a single aligned visual-arts curriculum and that the package includes professional development and ongoing updates.

On elementary music, the board voted to adopt the Quaver curriculum for K–5. The presenter said the six-year license costs $147,420, about $2.88 per student per year based on a reported K–5 enrollment of 8,509. Foreman said Quaver is on the State Board of Education official vendor list and is recognized by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. The quote for Quaver includes on-site and virtual training during the license period and resources to support English learners.

Both proposals were described as dependent on the district’s textbook-fund allocations; Foreman said the visual-arts purchase is “pending, of course, textbook funds coming into the district.” Board members moved, seconded and approved each adoption by unanimous roll-call votes.

The meeting record does not show contract signatures or immediate changes to classroom schedules; presenters said the vendors include training and implementation support that the district would use as new teachers and sites onboard.