Muscogee County board approves districtwide purchase of Progress Learning platform
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The Muscogee County Board of Education approved purchase of the full Progress Learning suite to provide K–12 standards-aligned assessments, personalized student pathways, phonics diagnostics and teacher dashboards; the district said the product will integrate with Canvas and Clever and expand access districtwide.
The Muscogee County Board of Education on Oct. 20 approved a districtwide purchase of the full Progress Learning suite, a K–12 platform the district says combines standards-aligned assessments, instructional resources, remediation and enrichment tools and a digitized phonics diagnostic.
District curriculum director Christine Hall told the board the platform offers both educator-facing dashboards and a student-facing portal that provides personalized pathways, practice items and tech-enhanced items similar to those on the Georgia Milestones. Hall said about a dozen schools already use parts of Progress Learning and that the vendor will provide customized professional development and a district-dedicated rollout specialist.
Board members asked about training timelines, how the product supports the new ELA standards, and which schools had used the vendor. Hall said the district has provided two years of training on the new ELA standards and will continue with deeper, chunked professional development; she said Progress Learning can be implemented via full-day training, train‑the‑trainer models or a series of shorter Zoom sessions. Staff identified Kendrick High School, Carver High School and North Columbus Elementary (among others) as schools that had purchased full packages with school funds.
Hall described features the district emphasized: item-level reporting that drills to specific standards (not only domains), multimodal item types for ELA (audio/podcast/interview), embedded accessibility tools (text-to-speech in English and Spanish, response masking, Desmos calculator), and integration with Canvas and Clever. She said the product includes an adaptive intervention called “lift off,” a phonics diagnostic previously administered one‑to‑one on paper, and item banks aligned to state standards.
Motion to approve the purchase was made by Dr. Chambers and seconded by Miss Frey. The board voted to approve the motion.
District staff said the purchase was budgeted during the recent budget cycle and that the vendor will customize professional development for teachers and administrators. Hall and other staff told the board the objective is to provide timely, actionable data so educators can identify skill gaps and adjust instruction quickly rather than waiting for end‑of‑course results.
Procurement details, contract length and the dollar amount for the districtwide license were not specified in the presentation or the motion on the record.
