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Prescott Unified committee recommends Envision for high-school algebra and geometry; public review open through June 10
Summary
A district committee vetted four high-school math programs and recommends McGraw-Hill Envision for Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II; other course-specific texts were recommended for business math, statistics and calculus. The materials are on public display through June 10 and the board will consider final adoption June 17.
A Prescott Unified School District committee recommended adopting McGraw-Hill Envision for high-school Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II after a year of piloting and side-by-side comparisons, the district told its governing board at its May 6 meeting. The board has the materials on public display through June 10 and will consider a final vote at its June 17 meeting.
Committee leader Kelsey (staff member) said the panel ran classroom pilots and analyzed alignment to Arizona standards, online supports and teacher usability. “We started with Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II knowing those are the foundation of high school math,” Kelsey said. Teachers who led the adoption work said they prioritized materials that provide consistent instruction across classrooms and scaffold students from grade to grade.
Principal Adam Meeley, and math teachers Jim Ryan, Sarah Logan and Alvina Green described classroom pilots of several programs. The committee eliminated some options early — for example, Eureka Math lacked materials beyond Algebra I — and narrowed choices to IntoMath, Reveal Math and Envision. After classroom use and deeper standard-by-standard comparisons, the team settled on Envision for the core courses, citing alignment, online assessment features and supports such as short instructional videos for students and parents.
The committee also recommended course-specific materials for other high-school offerings: a modern business math text from McGraw-Hill for the business/technology program; BFW (McGraw-Hill) materials for AP Statistics; and Pearson texts for pre-calculus and AP Calculus. Presenters said those titles offered real-world examples, AP-aligned practice and online assignments that regenerate problems for extra student practice.
The district documented that teachers who would use the materials participated in the review and pilot; three parent volunteers also provided feedback earlier in the year. Kelsey said the documents and physical copies of the proposed texts are available at district offices and on the district website for the 30-day public-review period that ends June 10.
If the board votes to adopt on June 17, staff said the district would place orders and provide teacher training over the summer to have materials ready for the start of the 2025–26 school year.
Board members asked about public participation; presenters said no members of the public attended the committee’s public meetings, but committee members and some students piloted the materials and provided feedback.
