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School board deadlocks on Mastery Connect purchase after concerns about teacher input
Summary
The Wisconsin Rapids School Board voted 3–3 and failed to approve a multi-year purchase of Mastery Connect, an assessment-alignment tool that integrates with Canvas. Supporters cited alignment and time savings; opponents and some board members said teachers had not been sufficiently consulted. The board will revisit the item in December.
The Wisconsin Rapids School Board voted in a 3–3 tie and failed to approve the district's proposed purchase of Mastery Connect, an assessment-alignment program that integrates with Canvas.
District staff presented the program as a tool to align course assessments to state, ACT and AP standards and to standardize assessments across common courses. "If the purchase is approved, interested staff will have the opportunity to begin exploring the program through DEUs during the 2025–26 school year," Roxanne Filts, district staff who presented the program, said during the Educational Services Committee report.…
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