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District approves up to $350,000 for re-adoption of i-Ready and Ready Math materials
Summary
Prospect Heights School District 23 approved a recommendation to purchase Ready Math and i-Ready instructional materials for K–8; administrators presented a six‑year package budgeted at $300,000.62, and the Board authorized up to $350,000 to complete the purchase.
The Prospect Heights School District 23 Board of Education voted April 10 to approve the administration’s recommendation to adopt Curriculum Associates’ Ready Math and i‑Ready instructional materials for grades K–8. The motion, made by Board President Kevin Novak and seconded by Mari‑Lynn Peters, passed unanimously.
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Dr. Craig Curtis presented the Mathematics Curriculum Committee’s multi‑school review and recommendation, citing partnerships with Ready Math and the North Cook ISC and a focus on routines and student discourse. The committee’s itemized cost worksheet lists a six‑year total of $300,000.62 for districtwide digital and print packages (school‑by‑school breakdown provided in the district memorandum). The Board motion approved the purchase of i‑Ready by Curriculum Associates “for an amount not to exceed $350,000,” allowing administration flexibility to finalize vendor pricing and implementation services.
Curtis said professional development will be included across the six‑year rollout and that teachers will receive materials and digital access before summer to support planning. The district memo identified school‑level purchases (for example, Eisenhower $69,750.95; MacArthur Middle School $110,186.77) and noted that some costs are spread over three fiscal years to align with curriculum allocations.
The adoption covers Ready Math digital and print for K–5 (six years), Ready Math digital for grades 6–8 (six years), i‑Ready Math (K–8, six years) and i‑Ready Reading (K–8, three years). The Board did not amend the recommendation; implementation and staff training plans will be scheduled by curriculum staff.
