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Board discusses textbook and curriculum adoption cycle after vendor cancellations
Summary
Members reviewed the district's previous six‑year K–12 curriculum cycle and said vendor changes and expiring online subscriptions forced an out‑of‑cycle adoption for the reading program.
Board members recalled that the district used to run curriculum adoptions on a fixed rotation—typically every six years—so K–12 courses would be renewed together for continuity. One participant said: 'We used to be on a ... rotation so that every basic subject, math, science, English... we got new every 6 years.'
Staff explained the district's reading program subscription expired in May of last school year and the vendor discontinued the product, forcing the district to look for new reading options earlier than planned: 'Our online subscription expired in May of last school year, and we tried to just see if we could extend it. And they don't make it anymore.' Board members discussed moving to an options set (3, 5 or 7 years) and the practical trade-offs of technology changes versus adoption cycles.
