Board approves Amplify/Desmos math textbook; several personnel and recognition items pass
May 06, 2026 | LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York
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The Lake Placid Central School District Board on Tuesday approved a recommendation to adopt the Amplify Desmos math program as the district's elementary math textbook for an initial one-year purchase, the board record shows.
Sonia Franklin, elementary principal, and Amanda Blacksmith, elementary math lead and RTI provider, presented results from a multi-program pilot and described the curriculum's blended approach: paper-based student workbooks supported by periodic interactive activities and vendor-provided professional development. Franklin said the program supports differentiation, built-in benchmarking and cohesion across K.
After brief discussion about cost and a one-year purchase plan while administration evaluates costs for years two through five, a motion to adopt the Amplify Desmos program was made, seconded and approved with a recorded vote of six yes.
The board also approved routine consent and personnel items (appointment of election inspectors and workers for the May 19 budget vote, confidential-management contracts, summer-school appointments, a maternity leave request and a teaching-staff appointment). The meeting record shows votes of six yes on those consent and personnel items.
Separately, the board passed motions recognizing May 2026 as National School Nurse Day and May 18, 2026 as a speech-language recognition day; both motions were approved with recorded unanimous votes.
What passed (selected):
- Adoption of Amplify Desmos textbook (motion text: "Be it resolved that the Board of Education does hereby approve the following textbook as referenced ... the Amplify Desmos math program.") — vote: 6 yes.
- Personnel consent agenda (appointment of election inspectors/workers; confidential contract approvals; summer-school appointments; maternity leave; special-education teaching appointment) — vote: 6 yes.
- Recognitions: National School Nurse Day (May 2026) and speech-language recognition (May 18, 2026) — votes: 6 yes.
The district said the program procurement is budgeted for one year now; administration will analyze longer-term costs before pursuing multi-year commitments.
Sonia Franklin, elementary principal, and Amanda Blacksmith, elementary math lead and RTI provider, presented results from a multi-program pilot and described the curriculum's blended approach: paper-based student workbooks supported by periodic interactive activities and vendor-provided professional development. Franklin said the program supports differentiation, built-in benchmarking and cohesion across K.
After brief discussion about cost and a one-year purchase plan while administration evaluates costs for years two through five, a motion to adopt the Amplify Desmos program was made, seconded and approved with a recorded vote of six yes.
The board also approved routine consent and personnel items (appointment of election inspectors and workers for the May 19 budget vote, confidential-management contracts, summer-school appointments, a maternity leave request and a teaching-staff appointment). The meeting record shows votes of six yes on those consent and personnel items.
Separately, the board passed motions recognizing May 2026 as National School Nurse Day and May 18, 2026 as a speech-language recognition day; both motions were approved with recorded unanimous votes.
What passed (selected):
- Adoption of Amplify Desmos textbook (motion text: "Be it resolved that the Board of Education does hereby approve the following textbook as referenced ... the Amplify Desmos math program.") — vote: 6 yes.
- Personnel consent agenda (appointment of election inspectors/workers; confidential contract approvals; summer-school appointments; maternity leave; special-education teaching appointment) — vote: 6 yes.
- Recognitions: National School Nurse Day (May 2026) and speech-language recognition (May 18, 2026) — votes: 6 yes.
The district said the program procurement is budgeted for one year now; administration will analyze longer-term costs before pursuing multi-year commitments.
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