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Piper board adopts CPM math for high school, approves $87,167.70 purchase
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The Piper Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the CPM high-school math curriculum for algebra, geometry and algebra II and approved an $87,167.70 purchase funded from the district textbook and resources fund after a two-year pilot and staff presentations on alignment and assessment results.
The Piper Board of Education voted 7–0 on April 13 to adopt the CPM (College Preparatory Mathematics) curriculum for Piper High School’s algebra, geometry and algebra II courses and to approve a purchase of $87,167.70 funded from the textbook and resources account.
District staff described a two-year pilot of CPM that included regular teacher listening sessions, changes in training providers, and curriculum work to ensure vertical alignment from algebra through geometry and algebra II. "Ultimately, as a team, we did select CPM as the resource that most aligned with our approach and philosophy toward mathematics instruction," said Dr. Winn (presenter), summarizing the pilot process.
Meg Richard, the district’s curriculum and assessment coordinator, presented interim spring-to-spring assessment data and framed the results as encouraging: "Not only did we beat our previous average, we beat the state average by a lot," she said, noting the district had also paired CPM with targeted supplemental supports for students identified through diagnostics.
Board members asked about alignment with K–8 resources and supports for students who need additional intervention. Staff said the district will continue vertical-alignment work with K–8 (iReady) and will use supplemental tools such as IXL and Illustrative Math Bags for tiered interventions. Staff also emphasized the professional learning suite that accompanies CPM to support teacher implementation.
A board member moved to adopt CPM and noted the purchase amount and funding source; the motion was seconded and approved in a unanimous roll-call vote (Armstrong, Bakeridge, Beshore, Yandy, Jurich, Bader, Wells). The board did not take additional action tonight on implementation timing beyond the standard curriculum-adoption follow-up work.
Next steps include continuing alignment audits and monitoring student outcomes through the district’s assessment cadence; staff said they will return with further updates and action steps in subsequent meetings.
