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Board approves five‑year TeachTown adoption for special‑day classes
Summary
Trustees approved a five‑year, $135,000 adoption of the TeachTown special‑day‑class curriculum to provide comprehensive academic and social‑emotional materials for roughly 150 SDC students, following a six‑week teacher pilot and public hearing.
The Rescue Union Elementary School District Board voted to adopt TeachTown as a five‑year curriculum commitment for its special‑day classes.
District staff told trustees SDC teachers piloted TeachTown for six weeks and met with the vendor during mandatory office hours; staff said every pilot teacher recommended adoption because the program better supports students who are multiple grade levels behind and provides academic lessons plus social‑emotional components. The presenter described the recommended contract as a five‑year commitment costing $135,000 to cover teacher and student materials.
During the required public hearing staff said families were given a 10‑day review period; a small number of parents contacted staff for more information and district officials said parental feedback supported the adoption. The district estimated the curriculum will serve about 150 students in elementary and middle school SDC placements.
The board opened the public hearing at 7:51 p.m., closed it at 7:52 p.m., and approved the TeachTown adoption by voice vote. No roll‑call tally was read into the record.
