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Board approves adoption of Great Minds Eureka Math after district pilot
Summary
After two eight‑week pilot cycles comparing Great Minds Eureka Math and Amplify/Desmos, the board voted 5‑0 to adopt Great Minds Eureka Math; staff cited teacher testimonials and benchmark gains and outlined professional learning and materials procurement (district budgeted approximately $2.5 million for curriculum materials).
The Wini Elementary School District governing board voted unanimously to adopt Great Minds Eureka Math as the district’s K–8 math curriculum following two back‑to‑back pilot cycles and a district review.
District staff described a structured review process that included teacher representation across grades and programs and two eight‑week pilot windows: Great Minds (Jan. 12–March 5) and Amplify/Desmos (March 9–May 14). Teachers and pilot data were presented to the board as part of the recommendation.
“Great Minds balanced clear lessons beginning with engaging warm‑ups that moved quickly,” said Kate Daniels, a dual‑language first‑grade teacher who participated in the pilot. Daniels told the board that across two first‑grade cohorts, district benchmark proficiency rose from 23% to 71% in one cohort and from 13% to 79% in another after the pilot unit.
Heidi Wilcox, a seventh‑grade math teacher who piloted Eureka in a proportional‑relationships unit, said the sequence of lessons and the teacher edition supported both new and experienced teachers and produced measurable assessment gains in her class (from 74% to about 82.5% on an in‑class assessment across the unit).
District staff reported the curriculum implementation plan would include a foundational professional‑learning sequence (eight days of professional learning in year one with additional days as needed), printed teacher guides, manipulatives, consumable student textbooks replenished annually, and a subscription to the publisher’s digital platform. Staff said procurement timelines had been discussed with the publisher and materials may arrive before the end of June if approved.
The board motion to adopt was made, seconded and passed on a recorded vote of 5–0. Miss Marshall’s budget presentation later in the meeting noted the district had budgeted roughly $2.5 million for the math curriculum in the proposed 2026–27 budget; staff said final costs and delivery timing will be confirmed as contracts and purchase orders are completed.
The adoption includes a plan for teacher training over the summer and into the school year and support tools for intervention and assessment.
