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Peninsula board staff launches multi-year math curriculum review after Minnetonka visit; elementary adoption targeted for 2026
Summary
District staff reported spring assessment results and unveiled a multi-year plan to review and (for elementary) replace old Envisions materials; teams will pilot candidate programs next year with a target elementary implementation in fall 2026 and emphasized family engagement and professional development.
District staff told the board on June 3 that Peninsula School District is beginning a systemic review of mathematics curriculum and instruction after spring assessment data and a study visit to Minnetonka Public Schools.
James Kentonwein, director of research and assessment, presented i‑Ready spring data and said "All grade levels, our students are performing at higher levels than the national norm," while also noting math growth lagged reading in several grades and that sixth‑grade math growth was particularly low in the district.
Staff described a multi-tiered adoption process. Natalie Boyle and other elementary leaders said the district’s current elementary math curriculum, Envisions (adopted in 2015), is outdated and that the elementary adoption team—two teachers from each of the district’s 10 elementary schools—has convened and begun screening materials. Boyle said elementary teams…
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