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Parents' PACE group urges district to preserve enrichment and strengthen differentiation ahead of math review
Summary
Susan Kaufman, chair of the PTSA's PACE Committee, asked the board to protect enrichment opportunities and ensure differentiation in upcoming math curriculum work, and requested a formal role for the parent committee in planning and schedule adjustments to better meet students' zone of proximal development.
During public speaking time at the May 5 meeting, Susan Kaufman introduced Parents Advocating for Challenge in Education (PACE) and asked the board to prioritize instructional differentiation and enrichment across elementary schools.
Kaufman told the board the group's mission is to ensure students are "joyfully engaged and always learning" and urged the district to preserve the original vision for elementary WIN time and to include differentiation goals when the district begins its math curriculum review. She said the positions that historically supported enrichment work had been repurposed into instructional TOSA roles, which broadened their scope and diminished dedicated enrichment support for students who need acceleration.
PACE requested three items: (1) that the district maintain the original differentiation vision for WIN time at the elementary level, (2) that parents and PACE be given a seat at the table during the upcoming math review to support differentiation planning, and (3) that the board consider near-term, cost-effective changes—such as scheduling adjustments or targeted enrichment specialists—to give students access to appropriately challenging instruction. Kaufman noted the committee has met with district contacts and PTSA leadership while building recommendations.
Board members thanked the speaker and acknowledged the request; the transcript records expressions of appreciation and a brief exchange but does not show an immediate formal district response or directive beyond thanks and offers to continue conversation.
Quote: "Our mission is to ensure that all children in the district have the opportunity to fulfill the vision of the district and the board of education," Kaufman said, summarizing PACE's objectives.
