Cypress Edition | November 2025

Education

BY SARAH BRAGER

Cy-Fair ISD math teachers will implement new instructional materials for grades K-8 and Algebra I courses next year, following authorization from the board of trustees Oct. 6. The details During its regular October meeting, the board unanimously approved Accelerate Learning’s STEMscopes textbook curriculum for the 2026-27 school year, which came highly recommended by elementary and secondary math teachers across the district, according to sta. The materials will be used for a four-year cycle, district sta said. The textbooks will cost approximately $7 million, funded through the district’s current Cy-Fair ISD board approves new math materials

instructional materials allotment, according to district sta. In the spring, district sta settled on STEM- scopes and state-developed curriculum Bluebon- net Learning as the two options for CFISD’s math materials, according to an Oct. 2 presentation to the board of trustees. Teachers then volunteered to review both curriculum options over the summer and score them on a rubric. Chief Academic Ocer Tonya Goree said during the Oct. 2 board work session that approximately 150 CFISD teachers participated in the review process, putting in about 2,320 hours of prepara-

STEMscopes vs. Bluebonnet Approximately 150 Cy-Fair ISD math instructors volunteered to review the two curriculum options ocials said. Combined, 75% of all participating teachers recommended STEMscopes. Accelerate Learning STEMscopes Bluebonnet Learning Elementary teachers Secondary teachers 9%

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A large part of STEMscopes’ appeal is its combi- nation of digital and pencil-to-paper instruction, CFISD teachers said. “Every single unit or module of [STEMscopes] has a real-world connection,” Reed Elementary teacher Holly Hamlin told the board Oct. 2. Michelle Perkins, an Algebra I teacher at Cypress

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Ridge High School, told trustees the abundance of teacher resources available through STEMscopes will prove especially helpful for new teachers, who may need extra support with instruction.

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