Woburn moves to Reveal elementary math curriculum with full K–5 rollout planned for 2025–26

Woburn Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Christine Crowley on Jan. 30 presented the district's plan to adopt the Reveal elementary math curriculum after a multi-year review and a teacher pilot, with districtwide training planned for spring and full implementation for the 2025'26 school year.

The decision followed a DESE-guided selection process that used statewide vetting tools (Curate and EdReports), classroom walkthroughs and a two-day vendor review by teacher leaders and special-education and multilingual representatives. Amy Maines, STEM elementary coordinator, summarized the district's market review, MCAS performance data and classroom findings that led staff to recommend Reveal as the primary curriculum.

Why it matters: District presenters said current elementary materials dated from 2013 and that only 39% of third'fifth graders were meeting or exceeding math expectations in 2023 MCAS averages. The committee was told a cohesive, standards-aligned curriculum is intended to reduce variability between classrooms, provide clearer assessments and support teachers with common materials and planning.

Pilot and supports: Maines said the district narrowed roughly 20 vendors to six and then piloted Reveal in multiple grade levels this fall; teacher votes favored Reveal, with Envision as a close second. The pilot included building-level content specialists and ongoing support from the vendor. Maines and other staff said Reveal includes language objectives and social-emotional learning (SEL) objectives in lesson plans, addressing multilingual-learner (ML) needs and incorporating differentiation and extension materials for special-education students.

Training and timeline: Materials and online access (McGraw-Hill's ALEX platform) were expected to arrive within weeks of the meeting. District trainers will offer K'5 training in April, and the district plans summer planning work and professional development during the 2025 summer and next school year. Maines said approximately 20 teachers will have one year of experience with Reveal prior to full rollout, to serve as early adopters and peer supports.

Questions from committee members focused on support for ML students and special-education accommodations, the length of the curriculum review process and classroom usability. Maines and the district's ML coach, Tori Hoffman, and special-education representatives described supports including lesson-level language objectives, sentence frames, math-specific vocabulary resources, a separate differentiation manual and digital diagnostics and practice through ALEX.

What's next: District leaders said they will continue grade-level planning with pilot teachers and content specialists, finalize materials and schedule spring training. Staff said they plan to monitor first- and second-grade rollout closely and provide supports where the pilot showed splits in preference among teachers.

Ending: Committee members expressed general support and appreciation for a teacher-driven selection process and emphasized the need for continued monitoring of student assessment data after implementation.