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EPR committee recommends purchase of Canvas and Accelerate after LMS presentation
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Summary
The East Stroudsburg Area SD EPR committee voted to recommend purchasing Canvas and Accelerate for secondary instruction after a presentation on online delivery and integrations; the committee heard implementation and budget details and will take final action at the next meeting.
The EPR (Educational Program & Review) committee of the East Stroudsburg Area School District voted on April 9 to recommend that the district move forward with Canvas and the Accelerate curriculum for secondary instructional delivery, following a detailed presentation on integrations, pilot plans and budget implications.
The chair opened the agenda item and asked for a motion to recommend purchasing Canvas and Accelerate for the Osaka program. A committee member moved the recommendation; members approved the motion by voice vote, with the transcript recording “Aye” from those present. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally or named recorded votes.
District leaders told the committee that Canvas offers deep integration with existing systems (grade passback and more than 400 application integrations), and that Accelerate provided a site license covering grades 6–12 that the district could use for curricular modules. Presenters said the plan is to pilot the systems over the summer, provide professional development for teachers, and replace Edgenuity for online courses where appropriate. One administrator said the goal was “to not renew Edgenuity” and instead use Canvas and Accelerate for summer school and core courses.
Committee members pressed on implementation and budget. Presenters said early vendor engagement could secure professional development and allow summer implementation for students; they described potential shared-cost benefits because some expenses appear in the Osaka line but would support all secondary schools. The transcript records a line saying the Osaka budget for the item left the district “$15,715 over budget” for that line item; presenters responded that the expense also covers districtwide secondary teacher access and that the cost would be shared as a broader implementation. The exact contract and final budget amount for district purchase were not specified in the meeting record and will be determined in follow-up negotiations.
Committee members praised the district’s negotiation work with vendor representatives and emphasized the value of demonstrating integrations (grade passback, analytics) and teacher-facing workflows during a pilot. The chair said entering an agreement early would allow teacher PD and summer-school rollout.
Next steps: the committee recommended the purchase; the matter will return to the board/committee with contract and budget details for final approval at a subsequent meeting.
