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District opens K‑8 core math adoption process, outlines two‑phase review
Summary
The board voted to open the K‑8 core math adoption process. Staff outlined a two‑phase screening and selection plan, said the adoption will account for the district’s high proportion of English learners and students eligible for free and reduced lunch, and invited teacher and parent participation.
The Yuma Elementary District governing board voted unanimously Feb. 11 to open a two‑phase K‑8 core math adoption process aimed at selecting new instructional materials for the 2024–25 adoption cycle.
District staff described a screening phase that will reduce interested publishers to about four candidates and a second phase that will include broad representation — teachers, instructional coaches, administrators and parent representatives — to pilot and recommend a final curriculum. Presenters emphasized criteria including conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, differentiated instruction and assessment practices.
Equity considerations: The district asked publishers to account for local demographics: roughly 19% English learners, 19% students with disabilities, 72% eligible for free or reduced‑price lunch and a student body that is about 75% Hispanic. Staff said the committee will use a rubric to score publisher presentations and that meetings will be posted under open meeting law; board members were told initial selection meetings will require substitutes for participating teachers because screenings occur in daytime hours.
Board participation and next steps: Staff said board members and other parents may attend open meetings and that administration will provide meeting dates and links; trustees asked that information be shared in the Friday reports. The board approved opening the process and asked staff to share schedules and participation options with schools and the public.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to open K‑8 core math adoption process and screening as presented — Moved: Board member Geyer; Second: Board member Rico; Vote: 7–0, approved.
