Clear Creek ISD will expand its online family portal after a survey of 200 district families found widespread confusion over the new Bluebonnet Math curriculum and a revamped grading system.

The district's board of trustees discussed the survey results and portal plans at a Monday, Oct. 19 workshop, as Community Impact first reported.

Bevin Hartnett, a Brookwood Elementary parent who conducted the survey, told the board that Bluebonnet Math had been rolled out too quickly. Families reported confusion over the district's shift to attaching numerical grades to 1–4 skill progression marks and exit tickets, according to the survey.

"The overwhelming conclusion [is] our children are confused and sad, our teachers are just trying to keep their heads above water, and our parents are frustrated and angry," Hartnett said of the findings.

The district is responding.

The Texas Education Agency developed the Bluebonnet curriculum. CCISD's board approved adopting it on March 23 for the 2026–2027 school year, covering kindergarten through Algebra II. The K–5 program emphasizes written mathematical reasoning and justification and includes a daily review component, according to Community Impact.

Three committees made up of roughly 80% classroom teachers, along with parents, community members and campus administrators, evaluated multiple curricula before recommending Bluebonnet, according to district documents. Great Minds supplies the elementary materials, and Carnegie Learning provides resources for sixth grade through Algebra II.

To address the concerns, the district's communications department is expanding the portal to include:

  • Grade-level guides explaining the Bluebonnet Math curriculum
  • Links to Zearn.org, which offers an AI assistant to walk students through concepts at home
  • Explanations of the grading system and exit ticket functions

Clear Lake-area campuses affected include Brookwood Elementary, Whitcomb Elementary, Clear Lake City Elementary and their feeder schools. Students across all 46 CCISD campuses use the same curriculum.

Superintendent Dr. Karen Engle highlighted Bluebonnet Math implementation as a focus area in the district's July 2026 board report, according to district records.

Before the March adoption, some teachers raised concerns that the curriculum appeared scripted. The district said lessons were meant to be "internalized, personalized, and rigorous," according to The Charger Frontline, a Clear Creek High School student newspaper.

No timeline for the portal expansion has been announced.