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Friendship Village staff push for district-aligned math curriculum after uneven results
Summary
Teachers at Friendship Village told the board math is the school's weakest area and recommended adopting I Ready after a pilot showed promising growth; staff outlined phased purchasing and training needs and cited funding and curriculum alignment as hurdles.
Friendship Village teachers and administrators told the board that math scores lag behind literacy, and they urged consideration of a district-aligned curriculum to provide common practice and improve outcomes.
"Most of our students are meeting the standard in reading... and only about 65% in math," a presenter said, framing math as a priority area. Staff described district variation in math materials — Everyday Math at the school level while neighboring schools use Illustrative Math or I Ready — and argued that common curricula would help teachers share practices during PLCs.
Teachers reported a small pilot of I Ready in five classrooms that produced "much better growth," according to presenters. To make a rollout affordable, they proposed staged purchases: buy classroom teacher kits this year using supply money and acquire student workbooks with next year’s budget. Presenters also emphasized vendor training and coaching as keys to teacher uptake.
Board members asked about cost and feasibility; presenters said discounted pilot pricing and phased purchasing made initial implementation realistic but did not provide a total dollar figure. The board and staff discussed equity concerns and the need for coordinated implementation when schools currently use different math programs.
