Board approves Amplify ELA for Pierce Middle and orders German texts for high school

The board approved two curriculum-related purchases. For Pierce Middle School, it adopted Amplify's ELA middle-school program: superintendent staff said the five-year package, including licensing and professional development, totals $92,103.68 and will be paid from general funds over the next two years. "The 5 year program costs, licensing, and fees ... is $92,103.68, which will be paid for over the course of 2 years," the superintendent stated.

Separately, the board approved purchase of 60 high-school German textbooks (Portfolio Deutsch) at $5,912.70 to replace materials the board said no longer meet student needs. Both resolutions were presented with price quotes and were adopted by the board (recorded voice vote reported in the transcript as 6 ayes, 0 nays).

Why it matters: the Amplify adoption represents a multi-year curriculum and professional development commitment intended to raise grade-level text complexity, vocabulary and evidence-based writing. The German textbook purchase addresses a specific high-school course need at a modest one-time cost.

Next steps: staff will implement the Amplify rollout in alignment with professional development and purchase the German texts for classroom use.