District Approved Software

View the list of approved instructional software below or download the list by clicking on Approved Instructional Software located under the Files.

SMART Learning Suite: Please see information located under Files for vendor information, product description and estimates.

 

Product Company/Vendor Approved Use Approved Subjects Approved Grades Purpose
Achievement Network Achievement Network Assessment ELA
 Math		 2-11 Platform for district formative assessments in ELA and Math as well as supplementary instructional resources for planning and assessing re-teaching.
Achievement Network Achievement Network Supplemental ELA
 Math		 2-11 Platform for district formative assessments in ELA and Math as well as supplementary instructional resources for planning and assessing re-teaching.
ALEKS McGraw-Hill Ask Office of Instruction Before Buying Math 3-12 ALEKS is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know in a course. ALEKS then instructs the student on the topics she is most ready to learn.
ALEKS McGraw-Hill Ask Office of Instruction Before Buying Math 3-12 ALEKS is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know in a course. ALEKS then instructs the student on the topics she is most ready to learn.
AP Insight College Board Supplemental Multiple 9-12 Use AP Insight with your own curriculum to focus and anticipate student struggles while making critical connections throughout the course.
Being a Reader The Collaborative Classroom Core ELA K-2 Provides core instruction in learning how to read (decode/phonics).
Being a Writer The Collaborative Classroom Core ELA K-5 Provides core instruction in writing and language.
Big Day for PreK Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Core ELA PK Provides core instruction in all subject areas.
Classroom libraries and small group sets Multiple (Scholastic, Pioneer Valley Press, etc.) Supplemental ELA PK-5 Provides high-quality texts with topics and stories that students can relate to.  Ideal for small group/guided reading, independent reading, and IDR (individualized daily reading).
Clever Clever Information Systems NA NA Securely manages student passwords and authentication for multiple applications.
Codex Scholastic Supplemental ELA 6-8 Scholastic program for middle school students focused on deep reading and thinking.
Concord Consortium Concord Consortium Supplemental Science K-12  
DiscoveryEducation Streaming Plus Discovery Education Supplemental Multiple K-12 Streaming multimedia content aligned to standards.
Do the Math  Scholastic Intervention Math 1-6 Intensive intervention curriculum designed to rebuild numerical foundations and prepare struggling students for algebra. The course targets key foundational concepts in ten organized units, each with fifteen lessons that include step-by-step teaching support, games, differentiation, and embedded assessments.
DyKnow DyKnow Information Systems NA NA Classroom management software enabling teachers to monitor and manage student computer use during class.
Early Reading Intervention (ERI) Pearson Intervention ELA K-1 Supports students identified with phonemic awareness and phonics concerns.
EasyIEP Public Consulting Group Information Systems SPED PK-12 System for managing IEPs, 504 plans, and referrals for special education.
Edgenuity Edgenuity Core Multiple 9-12 Online courses for credit recovery.
Ellevation Ellevation Education Information Systems ELL PK-12 System for managing and tracking EL students' needs and progress.
EverFi EverFi Supplemental Multiple K-12 Brief online courses on topics like financial literacy, African American History, and more.
Fast Math Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Ask Office of Instruction Before Buying Math 2-9 Adaptive instruction enables students to develop math fluency using the computer. Grades 2-9.
Finishline 2.0 Continental Press Intervention ELL K-12 Prepares students for WIDA’s ACCESS for ELLs® 2.0 exam and monitors progress of ELs. This focuses on performance across the language domains and helps students become familiar with tested item types. Data from each lesson can be used to monitor progress and identify gaps in learning.
Flocabulary (online) NearPod Supplemental ELA K-5 Supports students with vocabulary acquisition.
Fraction Nation Scholastic Ask Office of Instruction Before Buying Math 4-8 Fraction Nation delivers fraction fluency through explicit instruction, extensive practice, and ongoing assessments to build a strong foundation in fractions and decimals.
GradeSlam GradeSlam Supplemental Multiple 3-12 Online 1:1 tutoring (via chat room technology) in any subject, in English or Spanish, with 24/7 access for students, and essay/writing review with feedback to students within 24 hours.
iLitELL Pearson Supplemental ELL K-12 iLitELL supports all English learners, including newcomers and long-term ELs. It accelerates English language development through a mix of strategic scaffolding, interactive content, visual aids, academic vocabulary support, survival vocabulary for newcomers, and home language help.
Imagine Learning Imagine Learning Supplemental ELL K-8 Imagine Learning delivers personalized instruction with built in support in 15 languages.  The program builds academic language and literacy skills and accelerates student achievement.  It encompasses reading and listening comprehension, basic vocabulary, academic language, grammar, phonological awareness, phonics, speaking and fluency.
Inspire Science McGraw-Hill Core Science K-5  
iReady Curriculum Associates Core ELA
Math		 K-8 Integrated online blended learning program with diagnostics and instruction in both ELA and Math.
iReady Curriculum Associates Intervention ELA
Math		 K-8 Integrated online blended learning program with diagnostics and instruction in both ELA and Math.
iScience McGraw-Hill Core Science 6-9  
Khan Academy Khan Academy Supplemental Multiple 6-12 Online supplementary learning resources in multiple subjects.
LabQuest 2 Vernier Supplemental Science 6-12 Vernier LabQuest 2 is a standalone interface used to collect sensor data with its built-in graphing and analysis application.
Lead 21 McGraw-Hill Ask Office of Instruction before Buying ELA 2-5 Provides core instruction in reading.  NO NEW PURCHASES.
Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI)   Intervention ELA K-5 Supports students with identified reading comprehension and writing concerns (with some-moderate or no concerns for the foundational standards).
Lit Camp Scholastic Intervention ELA K-8 Provides ELA core, enrichment, or intervention instruction in an extended year program.
Lit Camp Scholastic Summer School ELA K-8 Provides ELA core, enrichment, or intervention instruction in an extended year program.
Lit League Scholastic Intervention ELA K-5 Provides ELA intervention or enrichment instruction for before or afterschool.
Lit League Scholastic Supplemental ELA K-5 Provides ELA intervention or enrichment instruction for before or afterschool.
Lively Letters Reading with TLC Core ELA PK Provides core instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, and speech production.
Logger Lite Vernier Supplemental Science 6-12 Logger Pro is award-winning, data-collection and analysis software for Windows and Mac computers.
Logger Pro Vernier Supplemental Science 6-12 Logger Lite makes collecting science and math data easier than ever. The easy-to-use software makes learning intuitive by making science visual.
Making Meaning The Collaborative Classroom Core ELA K-5 Provides core instruction in reading in the areas of comprehension and vocabulary.
Math Recovery Math Recovery Intervention Math K-8 Math Recovery is appropriate as a Tier 3 intervention, providing K – 2 students with intensive instruction. Math Recovery Intervention Specialist is also appropriate for Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions.  SNAP and Add+VantageMR are appropriate for Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions, in whole class or small group settings.
Molecular Workbench Concord Consortium Supplemental Science 6-12 Molecular Workbench provides visual, interactive computational experiments for teaching and learning science.
Naviance Hobsons Core Counseling 6-12 Online platform for student career/college exploration, skills assessments, interest inventories, and college planning and application process.
On the Record Scholastic Supplemental ELA 6-8 Scholastic program that builds reading and writing skills.
Open eBooks Open eBooks Supplemental Multiple K-12 Open eBooks is a library containing thousands of popular and award-winning titles that are free for children from in-need communities.
Panorama Education Panorama Education Information Systems NA NA Online survey platform used for student feedback surveys as well as other surveys within SPS.
PASCO PASCO Supplemental Science 6-12  
PASCO Capstone PASCO Supplemental Science 6-12  
Pathways & Pitfalls WestEd Intervention Math K-8 K-8 intervention curriculum includes four books and targets whole number concepts, place value, operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, and proportions. These topics are interwoven with algebra readiness. 
Pathways & Pitfalls WestEd Supplemental Math K-8 K-8 intervention curriculum includes four books and targets whole number concepts, place value, operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, and proportions. These topics are interwoven with algebra readiness. 
PhET Interactive Science PhET Interactive Science Supplemental Science K-12  
PowerSchool SIS PowerSchool Information Systems NA NA Student Informtion System for managing official student records, schedules, attendance, discipline, etc.
Read 180 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Intervention ELA 6-10 Reading intervention for students who read at least 2 years below grade level.
Recruit and Hire Recruit and Hire Information Systems NA NA Recruiting and hiring platform.
Rising Voices Library Scholastic Supplemental ELA K-5 Provides high-quality literature celebrating black and Latino boys of color.  Ideal for small group/guided reading, independent reading, and IDR (individualized daily reading).
Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone Supplemental Foreign Language 6-12 Language learning system.
Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Interactive Sadlier Supplemental ELA 9-12 Online vocabulary instruction.
Second Step Second Step Core SEL PK-8 Provides core instruction for social emotional learning.
SIPPS & SIPPS Plus The Collaborative Classroom Intervention ELA K-5 Supports students identified with phonemic awareness and phonics concerns.
Sonday System Sonday System Intervention ELA K-5 Supports students identified with phonemic awareness and phonics concerns.
SparkVUE SparkVUE Supplemental Science 6-12  
ST Math ST Intervention Math K-6 ST Math starts by teaching the foundational concepts visually, then connects the ideas to the symbols and language. With visual learning, students are better equipped to tackle unfamiliar math problems, recognize patterns, and build conceptual understanding. Without language barriers, the problem is accessible to all students, regardless of skill level or language background.
STEMScopes STEMScopes Core Science K-8  
Storia Storia   ELA   Access to ebooks.
Symphony Learning Symphony Learning Supplemental Math 4-8 A web-enabled program with a visual and highly intuitive interface, Symphony Math® helps students understand at a conceptual level. Instead of being overwhelmed by numbers, students move at their own speed and learn how math works.
System 44 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Intervention ELA 6-10  
TeachPoint TeachPoint Information Systems NA NA Educator evaluation and professional development management platform.
Touch Math Touch Math Supplemental Math K-5 TouchMath is used for Pre-K, Kindergarten, First, Second and Third Grades (Special Education and Intervention).  This system is used as a supplement to any curriculum.
Transition To Algebra Transition To Algebra Supplemental Math 9-12 TTA seeks to quickly give students the mathematical knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed in a standard first-year algebra class and showing them that they can explore mathematics and actually enjoy it. EDC and Heinemann offer this.
Unifed Classroom PowerSchool Information Systems Multiple PK-12 Learning Management System supporting online interaction between students and teachers around content and online district assessments.
Vernier Graphical Analysis Vernier Graphical Analysis Supplemental Science 6-12  
Words Their Way Words Their Way Supplemental ELA K-5 Word study approach for phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction.