Conroe ISD board adopts Savvas 'Envision Plus Texas' for K–Algebra 2; 4‑year contract passes 6–1
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Summary
After a multi‑month IMRA review and a 127‑member guiding coalition, trustees voted to adopt Savvas Envision Plus Texas as the district’s vertically aligned K–through‑Algebra 2 math HQIM on a four‑year contract (trustees recorded a 6–1 vote); staff cited a 15% vertical‑adoption discount and integration features.
Conroe ISD trustees on Feb. 17 approved a district‑wide adoption of Savvas Learning Company’s Envision Plus Texas as the district’s recommended high‑quality instructional materials (HQIM) for kindergarten through Algebra 2, voting to adopt a four‑year contract by uplifted hands 6–1.
The adoption followed a large, multi‑stage review: the district convened a 127‑member Guiding Coalition (mostly classroom teachers appointed by campus principals plus a randomly selected cohort) to rate and demo HQIM vendors approved under the Texas IMRA/HQIM process. The Guiding Coalition ranked Savvas and Accelerate Learning’s STEMScopes as the top K–6 candidates and identified vendor strengths such as embedded emergent bilingual supports, digital planning tools and MAP or MAP‑growth crosswalks.
District elementary math coordinator Britney Kester and secondary coordinator Dr. Carlos Baron walked the board through educator and community feedback, vendor demonstrations and pricing options. Staff emphasized that Savvas Envision Plus Texas is a newly developed Texas edition with 100% TEKS coverage, integrated data tools (including MAP connection), parent portals, adaptive practice and teacher support videos.
Trustees discussed classroom implications, screen‑time concerns at younger grades, and an outlier in the guiding coalition results at seventh grade where STEMScopes led Savvas for that specific grade. Trustees and staff resolved that a vertically aligned adoption reduces the risk of teachers navigating multiple, conflicting platforms across preps; staff noted Savvas offered a 15% discount for a full vertical adoption that the district estimated would save more than $1 million over four years.
Trustee comments and vote: trustees debated the balance between vendor features and teacher experience. On the motion to adopt the Savvas K–through‑Algebra 2 package for four years the board recorded six votes in favor and one opposed. The board separately approved vendor selections for precalculus and algebraic reasoning courses (McGraw Hill; Kincenza/other listed vendors) and AP/advanced placements by unanimous votes.
Implementation notes: staff will begin ordering materials, plan professional development and coordinate MAP and unit‑assessment alignment; the district will track early implementation outcomes and report back during the spring/summer implementation planning sessions.
What trustees asked staff to provide next: a March briefing showing mid‑year MAP data, the curriculum auditor’s findings and a recommended implementation and training timeline designed to monitor seventh‑grade outcomes where gaps were raised during review.
