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Fluvanna board reviews K–8 math curriculum; staff flags $95,000 adoption cost and ongoing subscription fees
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Fluvanna County School Board heard a first review of a recommended K–8 math curriculum. Staff recommended Kiddom for K–4 and EDIA (for grades 5–Algebra I), described pilot results and noted an estimated one-time adoption cost and a recurring annual licensing cost that will affect future budgets.
Staff presented a first review of a recommended K–8 math curriculum for Fluvanna County Public Schools, saying a committee of teachers, parents and administrators recommended Kiddom for kindergarten through fourth grade and EDIA for grade 5 through Algebra I.
The division described the committee's process: pilots with teachers and students, teacher and student feedback and alignment checks against state standards. According to staff, students who piloted the platforms favored the EDIA option because it provides individualized feedback and both remediation and enrichment tools for classroom use.
Finance and curriculum staff told the board the one-time cost to adopt the recommended materials for the K–8 and Algebra I bands is about $95,000. They also reported an estimated recurring annual cost for digital licenses and consumable materials of roughly $85,000 per year. Staff said the division had carried forward approximately $200,000 in state textbook funds to cover near-term adoption costs but warned that recurring subscription costs will need to be considered in future budget cycles.
During discussion, board members asked for details about pilots and student outcomes. Staff said two publishers offered pilot access and that one vendor had suggested a performance guarantee; "if our SOL scores do not improve with the use of this curriculum, they will give us our money back," staff reported, and the board asked for that guarantee in writing before any contract is finalized.
The item was presented as a first review; no adoption vote was taken. Staff said the state’s VDOE-provided curriculum list was the source pool for recommended programs and that the board would receive a second reading and additional details, including written vendor guarantees and final budget impacts, before a formal adoption vote.
The board asked staff to arrange for committee members and pilot-teacher representatives to attend the next meeting to answer detailed questions about classroom implementation and assessment plans.
