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District recommends new K–12 math curriculum and LinkIt data warehouse after two‑year review
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A multi‑year K–12 math program review recommended adopting Savvas/Envision K–8 with SuccessMaker and Envision high‑school materials, plus a LinkIt data warehouse to centralize assessment and MTSS data; presenters said the work has been budgeted and will span six years with professional development and publicly posted action plans.
Plum Borough School District administrators presented the results of an almost two‑year comprehensive math program review and recommended a six‑year adoption of new instructional resources and a district data warehouse.
Dr. Boyers, who led the review team, said the work combined internal observations, deep data dives and an external audit and produced seven priority focus areas to improve K–12 math instruction. "This process has been almost 2 years in length," Dr. Boyers said, adding the recommendation grew out of faculty and staff input and external benchmarking.
The curriculum team recommended Envision (K–8) with SuccessMaker for early numeracy supports and Envision sequences for high‑school algebra and geometry, citing classroom observations and rubrics used to score resources. Presenters said an initial vendor price of about $330,000 was negotiated down and the recommendation is already budgeted for implementation and teacher training this summer so materials are ready for teachers before the next school year.
On data systems, staff recommended adopting LinkIt as the district’s data warehouse to consolidate data currently scattered across Google Docs, Sapphire, Amplify and DRC. A presenter said LinkIt’s MTSS and dashboard features will allow teachers to identify and track students needing tiered interventions and to create role‑specific templates and dashboards for teams. "LinkIt will also support our MTSS needs as it has a built intervention manager component," a presenter said.
Board members asked about measurable proficiency gains and assessment comparability over the six‑year span; presenters cautioned that COVID and state assessment changes complicate direct comparisons but said the district has seen 3–7% growth in many measures and has closed growth gaps in several student‑group quintiles. The team also pledged a publicly available action plan and progress benchmarks on the curriculum web page.
The board recorded preliminary consensus to move the curriculum and LinkIt recommendations to the next voting meeting. Administration said contingency funds exist and supplemental materials will be limited because the package includes comprehensive resources; a board member asked about adding $10,000 for contingency classroom supplies but was told district contingency funds are already included.
