The Cedar Springs Public Schools Board voted Nov. 11 to approve a purchase of IXL intervention support subscriptions for grades 6 through 12, after a second read by staff.

Scott Smith, substituting for the usual finance presenter, described the IXL proposal as a targeted intervention tool for secondary ELA and mathematics and said the district would purchase the product pending final scheduling and FTE review. "Really that's a tool that we're looking to utilize, at the secondary level, for students to use, for intervention support," Smith said.

Board members moved and seconded the motion, then conducted a roll-call vote. Vice president Schaffner, Secretary Slager, Trustee Mannerheim, Trustee Patton, Trustee Bowser and President Reid voted yes; Treasurer Gilmore was recorded absent during roll call earlier in the meeting. President Reid announced, "Motion carries." The board recorded the action as approval of the IXL quote and authorized staff to proceed.

The amount discussed on the record during the meeting was stated by the chair and checked by staff; meeting audio/transcript shows the figure reported in the meeting as $109,820 but staff made a live check during the vote. The district will finalize contract documents and implementation details (including licenses, teacher training and FTE implications) after confirming final enrollment and master-schedule impacts.

The approval followed earlier discussion in which administrators noted IXL’s stronger content in reading and math at the secondary level, with middle-school science and social-studies content less developed. Administrators said they would delay final textbook purchases and any AP-training costs until enrollment numbers and the master schedule were confirmed.

After the vote the board moved into a closed session to discuss CSEA contract negotiations and a superintendent contract extension under the Open Meetings Act, section 8(c).

What’s next: staff will finalize the contract and return any required administrative documents or cost details to the board for recordkeeping and implementation scheduling.