The board moved and approved changes to the fall instructional materials review, removing one block of Spanish curriculum cited by board members for politically charged or culturally insensitive content.

The removal was proposed during consideration of the consent calendar after Vice Chair Wood asked that instructional materials be pulled for discussion. Vice Chair Wood said the panel found the block raised concerns including "political viewpoints, stereotypes, inaccurate culturally insensitive portrayals, [and] inappropriate elements for classroom instruction," and asked that that single block be removed pending additional review. The amendment to remove that block was seconded and passed unanimously.

Board members then voted on the full fall instructional materials review as amended. The chair announced the package passed with 14 votes in favor and 1 opposed (the transcript records the opposition as "member of August").

Why it matters: The vote changes what materials are available for adoption or use in LEAs while preserving the board's larger fall materials review. Board members framed the action as a targeted response to specific content concerns rather than broad censorship of materials; members and staff noted that additional review and cost would be required to re-evaluate pulled materials.

Members also used the consent-calendar discussion to commend staff work on procurement. Member Longacre highlighted a contract negotiation that reduced a vendor price from $100,000 to $50,000 per year and said that represented approximately $250,000 saved to taxpayers over five years, and the board approved that contract on the consent calendar.

The board left other pulled items for separate votes and recessed for five minutes to continue business.