A group of Wyckoff parents has launched a petition asking the Board of Education to take a more transparent and deliberate approach to the use of iReady, the screen-based instructional platform used across the district's elementary and middle schools.

The effort, organized under the name Wyckoff Balance and accessible at wyckoffbalance.com, describes itself as a community initiative unaffiliated with the school district. The petition does not call for iReady's removal, but asks the board to establish clearer guardrails around how — and how much — the platform is used.

At the center of the group's concerns is a lack of publicly available information about how much class time students spend on the platform and whether that time is producing measurable academic gains. The petition states that screen-based instructional platforms "appear to occupy a significant portion of the school day, with limited public information" about usage rates, effectiveness metrics, or the scope of student data collected by the platform's vendor.

The group is asking the board to take six specific steps: publish grade-level limits on required instructional screen time; create a plain-language inventory of all district educational technology tools; release annual transparency reports on platform usage and student outcomes; conduct independent effectiveness reviews before renewing any platform contract; reaffirm that teacher-led instruction is the foundation of learning, with technology serving as a supplement; and hold at least two parent forums per year to discuss the district's technology use.

The requests reflect a broader national conversation about the role of adaptive learning software in K–12 classrooms. iReady, developed by Curriculum Associates, is widely used across New Jersey districts and marketed as a tool for personalizing instruction and tracking student progress. Critics have argued that heavy reliance on such platforms can reduce instructional time and shift the learning experience away from teachers and peers.

The Wyckoff Board of Education had not publicly responded to the petition as of publication.