Board presses administration for a curriculum survey after teachers report missing materials

Board members debated a district curriculum evaluation and the distribution of new instructional materials, pressing administrators for fast answers after several teachers reported materials were removed from classrooms.

Chair Carol (first name used in the transcript) presented sample survey questions the board wants included and said the board needs reliable input: "These are the questions the board is going to be asking" she said, explaining the survey is intended to surface resources teachers need to implement the curriculum effectively.

Several board members and administrators argued the district director of curriculum should manage and finalize the survey. One administrator said the director had already been asked to prepare a presentation for committees and promised to share raw survey data publicly: "When the survey data comes back from the teacher survey, we'll share the survey data exactly how it comes back," a district official said.

Trust and anonymity emerged as priorities. Multiple board members asked that results be collected anonymously (SurveyMonkey was proposed) and returned in raw form to avoid perceived filtering.

The board also pressed administrators about instructional materials that were removed from classrooms earlier in the year; administrators offered to replace items teachers specifically request and said they will investigate who authorized removals. Board members asked that replacement needs be prioritized and that paraprofessional staffing and the non‑certified compensation plan be reviewed to address open positions that affect classroom support.

Next steps: The curriculum & technology committee will meet on January 8 to finalize survey wording and will work with Director of Curriculum to distribute an anonymous staff survey and report results to the full board at the January business meeting.