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District committee requests higher budget for K–5 math pilot; board asks for scaled cost and impact metrics

6489410 · October 15, 2025
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Summary

Oak Park ESD 97 math leaders asked the board to approve an increased allocation for an elementary math curriculum pilot (Amplify/Desmos) after learning teachers and special-education staff need two volumes and classroom kits. Board members asked for projected districtwide costs and student-impact metrics before adoption.

District instructional leaders presented an updated budget request for the K–5 math pilot and asked the board to approve a revised total for the Amplify (Desmos) pilot.

Assistant superintendent Wanda Lawrence and curriculum staff said the pilot costs rose because the Amplify math resource requires two volumes to cover the district’s standards and additional classroom kits are necessary not only for classroom teachers but also…

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