The Judson Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 5-2 to approve the 2025 instructional materials adoption for mathematics, selecting Bluebonnet Learning for district use beginning in the 2025–26 school year.

Board members and district staff said the recommendation came after district review committees and classroom-level feedback. Superintendent Dr. Fields and district curriculum staff told the board Bluebonnet is the Texas-packaged version of materials aligned with Eureka and Carnegie frameworks and that adoption would make the district eligible for additional state Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) funding — an extra $40 per student for state-adopted items plus an additional $20 per student specifically tied to Bluebonnet consumables and training.

Board members and staff said the district will stage training this spring and summer rather than delivering a single August session. A district official described a multi-phase professional-development plan beginning in March and continuing through July and August to support teachers before students return in the fall.

Several classroom teachers and algebra instructors urged caution during the public-comment period. Erica Silva, a Veterans Memorial High School department chair, said the rollout process lacked adequate opportunities for high school teachers to review materials and that last-minute meeting times excluded many working teachers. Marcy Stowell, a high school math teacher, told the board she had concerns about using students as “test subjects” for an unproven curriculum and cited research she says raises questions about Carnegie-based programs’ secondary outcomes. Algebra 1 co-teacher Nicholas Courtright asked whether Bluebonnet provides differentiation and supports for inclusion classrooms.

Board supporters framed the vote as a response to long-standing math performance gaps. Dr. Toppin and Dr. Saunders (district curriculum staff) told the board the district’s elementary teachers have experience with Eureka-like materials and that the Bluebonnet package provides continuity from elementary to secondary math. They said the district had invited teachers to review candidate materials in late January and early February and that roughly 130 elementary teachers, 21 middle school teachers and 13 high-school teachers participated in initial reviews.

Opponents on the board and several speakers asked for a smaller pilot or additional community and teacher input prior to full adoption; the majority said earlier teacher feedback and the planned multi-month professional development addressed those concerns. Board members voting in favor cited the need to raise rigor and provide consistent instructional materials across grades.

The board also approved the related Instructional Materials Allotment certification (IMA certification) for 2025–26, a separate vote that passed 5-2.

District officials said orders for consumables and teacher materials would be placed promptly to meet adoption timelines and that the IMA funds and available rollout funds make the purchase financially feasible for the coming school year.

Questions remain about classroom-level implementation, and multiple teachers asked the district to prioritize robust, early training and on-campus support rather than a single pre-term training session.