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Board adopts new social science materials for K'2 and 3'8, approves $791,000 planned purchase

Gresham-Barlow School District Board · May 8, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a seven-year adoption plan for social science materials: McGraw-Hill Wonders for K'2 (supplemented with picture books, ~$20,000) and Teachers Curriculum Institute subscriptions for grades 3'5 and 6'8 (not-to-exceed $346,000 and $445,332 respectively), funded from SIA set-asides.

District curriculum staff presented a second reading recommending adoption of updated social science instructional materials aligned to recently updated Oregon standards. Staff said materials currently in use are not aligned to the newly adopted standards required next year and that the Oregon Department of Education reviewed and recommended…

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