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Rondout Valley board approves new math and K–8 literacy programs, passes consent agenda
Summary
The Rondout Valley Central School District board approved adoption of Envision mathematics for grades 7–8 and Amplify CKLA for K–8 after curriculum committee review, and approved routine consent-agenda items. The meeting also included public comment raising electric-bus safety questions.
The Rondout Valley Central School District Board of Education on May 6 approved two curriculum recommendations and carried a standard consent agenda.
Superintendent Paul Spadaro presented a recommendation from the curriculum committee to adopt the Envision (Visions) mathematics program for grades 7 and 8. The board discussed the recommendation, the curriculum committee’s prior review and then voted; the chair announced the motion carried.
The board next considered a recommendation to adopt Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) for grades K–8 for the 2025–26 school year. Curriculum committee members told the board they had reviewed the program and received answers to committee questions; the board voted and the motion carried.
The meeting also approved consent-agenda items 1 through 11 as presented. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript; outcomes were announced on voice vote as "motion carries." The agenda was revised and approved earlier in the meeting.
During public comment, former board member Glenn Dabrowski raised safety and training concerns about electric school buses and asked whether drivers and monitors receive special instruction to respond to battery incidents. Board staff offered to arrange a follow-up meeting with the superintendent to address those technical questions.
Board members announced next steps for implementation: Curriculum & Instruction will plan professional development and rollout timelines for the adopted programs ahead of the 2025–26 school year and report back to the board.
