Saint Croix Falls board approves Reveal Math for grades 6–12, retains current K–5 program

The Saint Croix Falls School District board voted Thursday to approve new math instructional materials after a 15‑month review and classroom pilots, endorsing Reveal Math for grades 6–12 while maintaining the district’s existing K–5 program.

Mr. Craig, who led the curriculum presentation to the committee, told the board the review began by re‑examining essential standards and gathering teacher feedback and EDReports ratings to screen potential series. "We first start by looking back at what was previously done, what we determined to be essential," he said, describing an iterative process of teacher review, publisher sampling and unit‑length pilots.

The district evaluated nine titles and piloted multiple options last fall. For K–5, teachers reported strong familiarity and success with the current series, so the committee recommended keeping that resource. For grades 6–12, the team narrowed possibilities and ‘‘came to consensus that Reveal Math was the place we wanted to stay,’’ Craig said, citing updates to the 6–8 edition and better alignment with local instructional needs.

Budgetary impact was central to the discussion. Craig said the cost of a 6‑year adoption has nearly doubled compared with six years ago and that the district will stagger purchases across two budget cycles — high school materials this year and elementary materials next year — to manage the expense. He described implementation steps that include publisher‑led professional development over the summer and rostering work so teachers have access to digital libraries before fall instruction.

Board members asked about the pilot structure and teacher workload during implementation. Craig described the pilot as a full unit of instruction with assignments, assessments and student materials to simulate classroom adoption; he credited teachers for the additional work to pilot a new program.

The board approved the adoption by roll call following the presentation. According to the transcript, the motion to approve was made by Tasha and seconded by Ryan, and the roll call recorded five 'yes' votes with no dissents.

Next steps listed in the presentation include final publisher contracting, scheduling of summer professional development, and technical rostering so materials and teacher accounts are ready for September implementation.