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Poudre School District presents $3.9 million curriculum adoption plan, board seeks criteria and contract protections
Summary
District staff recommended adopting new K–5 math, English language development and world-language materials and outlined a $3.9 million, multi‑year licensing proposal plus a $145,000 implementation budget; board members pressed staff on contract terms, renewal costs and accessibility requirements and asked the adoption team to return with procurement details and community input.
Poudre School District R-1 administrators on Jan. 27 presented board members with a multi-subject curriculum adoption recommendation that would replace or relicence several core instructional programs across the district. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Insoon Olson and Director Amanda Krieger said the recommended finalists are i-Ready for K–5 mathematics, Cengage programs for English language development, Comprehensible Classroom for Spanish and Wayside for German, selected after a year-long process involving teachers, pilots and community feedback.
The administration said the adoption process involved about 91 volunteers, more than 7,600 staff hours, and approximately $48,000 in substitute pay to allow teacher participation. Staff characterized the adoption as an investment in the district’s instructional core — teachers, students and high-quality materials — and said the recommended licensing package would…
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