Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Math Curriculum topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee backs recommendation to take an eight‑year Carnegie Learning math contract to the full board
Summary
The committee supported moving an eight‑year license with Carnegie Learning for middle‑school algebra/geometry to the full board for vote. Presenters said the purchase (license and teacher materials) would cost about $59,528 over eight years plus $14,000 for initial on‑site coaching, with onboarding planned this spring and rollout in the fall.
The Academic Affairs Committee on March 9 agreed to forward a recommendation to the full Board of School Directors to purchase Carnegie Learning materials for middle‑school algebra and geometry under an eight‑year agreement.
Presenters said the district’s current Kendall Hunt materials date from the early 2000s and staff evaluated multiple publishers before selecting Carnegie Learning for its investigative approach and alignment to Keystone Algebra I standards. “We really wanted to use that investigative … approach with students, especially for our algebra and geometry kids,” Mrs. Gotchell, the middle‑school math department coordinator, said while describing the department’s review.
The recommendation presented a contract model described on the record as $59,528.46 for student and teacher materials (hard copy and digital) spread over eight years, plus $14,000 for supplemental on‑site coaching. Administrators said the purchase would include consumable student materials and an online platform; additional coaching beyond the initial days can be purchased if needed.
Committee members asked about the instructional shift for teachers and students. Presenters said teachers had already sampled Carnegie in a summer session and the district plans spring onboarding, two days of coach‑led training in the fall and two days in the spring per publisher recommendation, plus ongoing support from the district’s full‑time instructional coach. “With that coaching that we're gonna be able to get with Carnegie, I think that we'll be able to roll this out as smooth as we can,” one presenter said.
With questions addressed, members signaled support for posting the algebra and geometry course overviews publicly and for bringing the purchase motion to the full board this spring so teacher training can begin and student rollout can start in the fall. No formal roll‑call vote was recorded in the transcript; the committee proceeded by consensus to forward the recommendation.
