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Board adopts Amplify/Desmos K–5 math curriculum after pilot
Summary
After a year‑long pilot and teacher feedback, the board voted to adopt Amplify/Desmos math for grades K–5 on a six‑year contract (staff cited a six‑year cost of about $96,000 including consumables and freight) and approved a PD plan to support rollout.
Staff presented the proposed K–5 adoption of Amplify/Desmos math, describing a yearlong pilot in which teachers reviewed units and provided feedback. The presenter said the product pairs open‑source illustrative math content with digital tools and simulations and includes print consumables for younger grades and increasing digital components in upper elementary.
Presenter outlined the adoption criteria — student engagement, teacher ease of use, assessment alignment and cost — and said staff and teachers weighed alignment with the new math framework and the product's formative assessment tools (an "end class" math assessment tied to the curriculum). Staff acknowledged concerns about alignment with the district's current interim assessment (i‑Ready) and said the district would monitor predictive value and consider parallel checks during the first year.
Trustees discussed cost elements, including a six‑year consumables and licensing line cited at about $96,000 and a freight line-sum for printed materials; staff said consumables could be reduced by shifting to online materials in some grades. The board moved and approved the K–5 adoption and instructed staff to schedule professional development prior to full implementation and to monitor correlations between the new curriculum's assessments and state summative results.
