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La Cañada Unified hires Hanover Research to shape elementary math adoption
Summary
The La Cañada Unified School District approved a $25,000 membership/action plan with Hanover Research to run stakeholder surveys and help produce an evaluation rubric to guide an elementary math curriculum adoption and related community outreach.
The La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board voted to contract Hanover Research to help the district develop stakeholder-driven priorities and an evaluation rubric to guide an upcoming elementary math adoption.
The district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction outlined a plan in which Hanover would help draft and administer a “math priorities” survey, analyze results, and produce a rubric the district can use to evaluate publisher materials. The work is intended to give the board and staff local data to review once the State Board of Education releases its approved list of math curricula in November 2025.
Why it matters: District leaders said the step is intended to reduce contention around the adoption by grounding decisions in local data from parents, teachers and students and by producing an objective tool to evaluate curricula. The proposal responds to strong community interest and debate over instructional approaches and the 2023 California Math Framework.
What the board approved: The superintendent’s office recommended a scaled engagement with Hanover focused on two core deliverables — the stakeholder survey and the evaluation rubric — plus access to Hanover’s research library. The assistant superintendent said the district recommended a $25,000 engagement (the mid-tier option discussed in the meeting) that would be paid from categorical professional-development funds.
Discussion and timeline: Board members and staff discussed sequencing the work so the survey and rubric are available to inform consideration of the state’s November list. Staff said they expected to develop the survey in September, distribute and collect responses in the fall, and have a rubric drafted by early 2026 for use in any subsequent pilot or adoption steps.
Vote and next steps: The motion to approve the contract passed in roll call vote with all members present voting yes. Staff will return with contract documents, the finalized survey instrument and a timeline for stakeholder outreach.
The district described the work as research and advisory support rather than a vendor recommendation; any final adoption of instructional materials would return to the board for approval.
