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Board approves Fundations phonics program to supplement K–3 instruction
Summary
The board approved Fundations as the district's foundational phonics/word-study program, allocating about $29,000 for year‑one materials and $8,000 for staff training to supplement Bookworms' foundational skills.
The Boyne City Public Schools Board voted to adopt Fundations as the district’s K–3 foundational phonics and word‑study program to supplement Bookworms.
A special‑education teacher who presented the Foundations option described it as a "multisensory, phonics curriculum" with hands‑on materials such as letter tiles and integrated handwriting practice. The presenter said the team chose Foundations specifically because they judged Bookworms, as packaged, to be weaker on foundational skills.
Administrators presented year‑one material costs for Foundations at $29,000 and staff‑training costs of $8,000; they said the Foundations package recommended delaying third‑grade implementation in the first year so that students move into that grade after receiving K–2 instruction. The board moved, seconded and voted in favor of the motion approving the purchase.
Presenters emphasized that Foundations is intended as a targeted supplement for phonics and early decoding that is highly differentiable for special‑education needs. The district plans initial training in the spring for teachers to pilot Foundations and a broader rollout with coaching in the following school year.
