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Moore County board moves to pilot K–8 Eureka Math; three-year purchase proposal eyed
Summary
School leaders proposed a three-year, K–8 pilot of Eureka Math Square and asked the board to place a purchase for consideration; the program would be paid from state textbook funds and includes coaching and professional development, with a quoted three-year cost of $899,555.60.
Moore County Schools officials presented a plan May 5 to pilot and potentially adopt Eureka Math Squared as the district’s K–8 mathematics curriculum, and asked the board to place a formal purchase recommendation on the May 12 agenda.
District curriculum staff said the proposal would fund a three‑year pilot that includes teacher editions, student materials, manipulatives, coaching days and professional development. Donna (Curriculum staff) described the program as “skills based,” saying it pairs a daily fluency activity with a lesson structure the publisher calls “launch, lesson, land.” She told the board the district received a discounted package that compensates for start‑up costs and includes 20 days of coaching and 11 days of professional development for teachers.
The proposal calls for a three‑year commitment to let participating schools implement the program and produce data before districtwide adoption. Donna said that would also allow the district to absorb the initial teacher‑edition and manipulative costs over time; future years would likely require only student workbook replenishment. The quote presented at the meeting for the three‑year pilot was $899,555.60, to be paid from state textbook funds.
Why it matters: District leaders said a single K–8 curriculum could improve continuity as students move from elementary to middle school and make the curriculum easier to adapt should the state revise math standards (a revision underway for 2026–27). Supporters argued the pilot is teacher‑driven: principals and staff volunteered to pilot the materials in 2023–24 and 2024–25 and have reported positive classroom evidence, including improved student fluency and more consistent lesson delivery.
What proponents said: Donna summarized teacher feedback from pilot classrooms, saying teachers “make it their own” while relying on the program’s structure to identify students who need reteaching. A middle‑school principal who piloted the program described it to staff as “one of the best” professional‑development experiences she’d had.
Fiscal and timeline details: District staff said the cost would be paid from the district’s textbook allocation and that the district maintains a multi‑year textbook reserve; the quoted amount would be drawn from that pot and stretched over a five‑year purchasing plan for sustainability. If the board approves placement of the purchase on the May 12 agenda, training would begin in June and July, with classroom implementation during the 2025–26 school year for participating schools.
What the board did: At the meeting the board agreed to place the Eureka Math purchase on the May 12 agenda for action; the purchase itself was not approved May 5.
Next steps: The board will consider the formal purchase motion on May 12, and staff said they planned classroom coaching and implementation support if the board approves the pilot.
