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Board reviews first readings of K–12 supplemental resources, including 7–12 fine arts list; second reading set for May 15
Summary
Committee reports recommended supplemental resources for 7–12 fine arts and additional K–12 materials. The board heard a first reading; committees said they vetted hundreds of resources and posted recommendations for a 60-day community review. A second reading and potential approval is scheduled for May 15, 2025.
The Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board received first readings Thursday on two supplemental-resource recommendations: a 7–12 fine arts supplemental list and a set of additional K–12 supplemental curriculum resources.
Maureen Minnick, director of fine arts, told the board the fine-arts committee inventoried more than 700 supplemental items used across the district’s secondary fine arts courses, narrowed the list through rubric evaluation, and engaged roughly 60 teachers during the review. "This process started in September of this school year and concluded in late April," Minnick said, and the committee posted the proposed list for a 60-day community review.
The fine-arts list covers band, orchestra, choir, music technology, piano, guitar, AP music theory, dance, theater and visual arts, and prioritizes resources that support hands-on learning rather than replace in-person instruction. Minnick said committee members evaluated digital materials for security and privacy and asked teachers to advocate for any materials that might not have met initial rubric thresholds.
Amber Strang, the district secondary math curriculum specialist, presented the K–12 supplemental review process. The district received 27 requests from principals to consider additional supplemental resources this year; the committee reviewed submissions for standards alignment, evidence of academic results, compatibility with the district’s IT security and privacy requirements, and whether the materials complemented the adopted tier-1 core curriculum.
Both committees recommended the proposed lists for board approval at a second reading scheduled for May 15, 2025. Board members thanked committee members and asked questions about access, licensing and whether free resources would require district logins; presenters said most recommended websites are free and that the district would not require student accounts for many of the free materials.
Because both items were first readings, the board did not vote on adoption at the meeting.
