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Committee narrows ELA vendor field to HMH Into Literature and McGraw Hill StudySync; CommonLit 360 eliminated
Summary
The curriculum committee eliminated CommonLit 360 and invited two finalists — HMH’s Into Literature and McGraw Hill’s StudySync — for extended demonstrations and site visits; the committee expects to recommend a resource to the curriculum committee in April and, if advanced, to the board in May.
At the Woodland Community meeting on March 9, staff told the committee that the ELA-adoption process has narrowed to two finalists: HMH’s Into Literature and McGraw Hill’s StudySync. The presenter said CommonLit 360 was eliminated after the first round because it "was not a robust resource" for the district’s needs.
The presenter outlined the next steps: both finalists will return for extended demonstrations (about 2½ hours each) and the committee planned a site visit to York Suburban — which uses StudySync — on March 19. The presenter said the committee had collected survey feedback and qualitative notes from teachers after initial demonstrations to form focused questions for the finalists.
Quotes in the transcript include: “it is our HMH resource Into Literature and the McGraw Hill resource StudySync” and “CommonLit 360 was eliminated after the first round. Just not a robust resource.” The presenter also said they were still trying to coordinate a visit to a school that uses Into Literature.
Staff said their goal is to come to a recommendation for the 2026–27 school year and present that recommendation to the curriculum committee in April; if the curriculum committee advances it, the item would then go to the board in May.
