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Board adopts five-year middle-school math curriculum after committee review
Summary
After a committee review of three publishers, the board approved a five-year adoption of a middle-school math curriculum the committee recommended, citing alignment with California’s framework and supports for multilingual learners; the transcript lists a total cost figure but a second numeric entry in the minutes was unclear.
The Southern Kern Unified School District board voted to approve the recommendation of the Tropical Middle School math committee to adopt a middle-school math curriculum designed for grades 6–8.
The board approved a five-year adoption after a committee presentation that compared three publishers — Imagine Learning, Kiddom and Mid School Math — and recommended Mid School Math because it is written specifically for middle school, uses theme-based, week-long investigations connected to real-world problems, and offers Spanish-language student workbooks and stronger intervention tools. "Mid School Math is specifically written just for middle school, grade 6 through 8," the committee representative said during the presentation.
In discussion, trustees asked whether the recommended program would align with elementary curriculum recently adopted for grades K–5. The presenter said all curricula are aligned to the California framework and that the middle-school program is meant to build on elementary concepts to avoid a learning "plateau" between fifth grade and middle school. "That's the whole purpose of mid school math," the presenter said in response to a trustee question about continuity.
The motion to adopt the committee’s recommendation was made and seconded; the board voted 'Aye' and the adoption was approved. The committee’s recommendation described a five-year contract; the transcript includes a listed total of $82,596.99 but also contains a second numeric line that is unclear in the record, so the minutes do not provide a fully certain single contract-dollar figure.
The board also asked staff to visit classrooms after implementation begins so trustees can observe block-schedule instruction and report back. The approval means the district will move forward with teacher training, materials ordering and a multi-year rollout plan tied to the district’s curriculum-adoption schedule.
The board took the vote during the public hearing portion of the meeting and recorded the motion as approved.
