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Motion approved to buy 95 phonics kits for 2024–25; transcript lists unclear not-to-exceed cost
Summary
Participants approved a motion to buy 95 phonics products for the 2024–2025 school year as supplemental resources. Speaker 1 outlined a rollout with training for literacy coaches and bilingual teachers; the transcript lists the not-to-exceed cost as "275 1,000," which is unclear.
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At a meeting, attendees approved a motion to purchase 95 phonics products for the 2024–2025 school year as supplemental resources; the motion was read during the session and passed by voice vote. Speaker 2 read the motion as "purchase of 95 products for the 2024 2025 school year as supplemental resource not exceeding 275 1,000," and announced that the motion passed after a second and a voice vote.
Speaker 1 described how the materials will be implemented, saying the district will begin at the start of the month, provide information to administrators and train literacy coaches and academic-literacy staff to support classroom rollout. Speaker 1 said the plan includes buying kits for bilingual teachers and that the Spanish phonics approach differs from the English program, noting that the 95% program currently does not have a Spanish program.
Speaker 1 also referenced Spanish phonics data and invited input from a colleague identified in the transcript as "Miss Mendoza," who declined to add comments. After confirming there were no questions, Speaker 2 called for a motion, the motion was seconded, members answered "aye" to a roll call/voice request, and Speaker 2 declared the motion passed.
The transcript does not provide a precise dollar amount for the not-to-exceed cost: the motion text reads "not exceeding 275 1,000," which is unclear and is recorded here verbatim. The transcript does not identify the individual mover or seconder by name, nor does it record a roll-call vote tally; the outcome is recorded as approved by voice vote.

