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SFUSD board adopts recommended K–8 mathematics instructional materials
Summary
The board approved a resolution adopting a slate of K–8 and middle‑school math textbooks and intervention materials following a multi-month review by instructional materials committees; the superintendent disclosed a prior employment relationship with a publisher and said he did not participate in the review.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education approved a resolution (No. 80311 SP1) to adopt instructional materials for K–8 mathematics after a review process led by teacher committees.
Staff read the materials proposed for adoption: California Everyday Mathematics (Wright Group/McGraw Hill) for elementary grades, Glencoe titles for middle‑school courses (concept skills and problem solving and Algebra I readiness), and Momentum Math (K‑12 Learning Services) as intervention materials for sixth and seventh grades. The presentation said the selection process used state‑adopted publishers and blind review procedures in which publisher names are removed during initial screening.
Superintendent Carlos Garcia acknowledged a past role at McGraw Hill and stated, "I had absolutely nothing to do with this process," stressing the committee‑based review and an adoption process that anonymized publishers in initial cuts. The curriculum committee recommended the materials by full recommendation, and the board cast a roll call vote; the clerk announced the measure passed with the ayes recorded.
The resolution directs the district to implement the adopted materials and follow standard roll‑out and professional‑development plans. No public speakers were recorded on the adoption item; the board scheduled further curriculum and committee follow‑up as needed.
