Weslaco ISD outlines Bluebonnet math rollout, training and fidelity plan

District curriculum staff and campus leaders gave the Board of Trustees an update on the district’s adoption of the Bluebonnet math curriculum, describing the initiative as a coordinated, district-wide effort to improve early-grade math performance and long-term readiness.

Mister Garnett (district lead) said the program provides TEKS‑aligned curriculum and shared materials and manipulative kits so all students in a grade level receive the same sequence of instruction. He said the adoption emphasizes conceptual understanding rather than “teaching to the multiple‑choice test,” and that Region 1 support and a LASO Cycle 3 grant funded substantial training and materials.

“...we did receive the grant,” Garnett said, describing roughly $600,000 in training and support from Region 1 plus grant funding for materials and substitute coverage for teacher internalization days.

District staff outlined implementation supports: product academies, internalization training every six weeks, product observations, learning walks, and coaching. Staff described a target that campuses stay within a five‑day pacing window and said they will use benchmarks this semester to start monitoring early effects on learning.

Trustees asked about teacher absences, how pacing is maintained if a teacher is out, whether the district is implementing Bluebonnet with fidelity or as a supplement, and whether parents can access instructional videos. Staff responded that internal coaches and substitute arrangements are used when teachers are absent, that the district intends full‑tier 1 implementation (not merely supplemental), and that materials and videos are shared with campuses and some via school websites and ClassDojo.

What’s next: Staff will report benchmark results in December and continue with internalization and coaching through the spring semester.

Speakers quoted or referenced in this report include Mister Garnett and campus principals.