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Forest Hills board approves adoption of Amplify CKLA, green-lights technology purchases and budget amendments
Summary
The Forest Hills Board of Education approved a six-year Amplify CKLA ELA license and several technology and capital purchases, and accepted a budget amendment that reduces projected fund-balance use; a parent raised concerns about DEI content in CKLA materials, which the board said pertained to an earlier edition.
The Forest Hills Board of Education on April 20 approved the district’s recommendation to adopt the Amplify CKLA English language arts program under a six-year online license, authorized multiple technology purchases to support new STEAM electives, and approved a budget amendment that reduced the district’s projected use of fund balance.
The board voted to move forward with the Amplify CKLA package after staff and teacher pilots recommended the program; the materials and six-year online license were described in board packets as an expense expected to exceed $1,105,390. The district plans to cover roughly $815,000 of that cost from an existing district grant allocation and to fund the remainder from the general fund, according to the finance presentation by Dr. Michaud.
Why it matters: The contract and related purchases will shape elementary literacy instruction across the district and require…
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