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District to vote on math textbook adoptions as state rolls out new standards
Summary
A district presenter told the board the state's new math standards require 100% alignment; schools recommended i-Ready for K'8 and Savvas Learning for high school, and the board was briefed on spring testing and formative-assessment timing ahead of the adoption vote.
The board was briefed on recommended math textbook adoptions and the calendar for spring testing.
A district academic presenter told trustees that South Carolina will implement entirely new math standards next year and that the state's textbook-adoption process required 100% alignment. "Tonight, you will be voting on our math textbook adoptions," the presenter said, noting K'5 requested i-Ready, grades 6'8 also requested i-Ready, and high school teachers recommended Savvas Learning materials, with one approved option for applications and modeling.
The presenter said schools and community reviewers attended standards trainings and curriculum caravans and saw sample materials before making local recommendations. The district already uses the i-Ready platform, the presenter said, which eased the transition for elementary and middle school teachers.
Trustees were also given a timeline for required formative assessments and state tests: i-Ready formative assessments are administered in fall, winter and spring; SC Ready ELA and math portions and the EOC schedule were reviewed for May testing; 4th- and 6th-grade students take SC Ready science and middle-school algebra students take the Algebra I EOC.
The presenter emphasized that results from the upcoming formative tests will inform data meetings and targeted instruction ahead of SC Ready. No board vote on textbook adoptions is recorded in the transcript excerpt; the presenter framed the items as the adoptions "you will be voting on tonight."
