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Port Huron board approves $1.06 million purchase of new 6–12 ELA curriculum
Summary
The Port Huron Area School District board voted May 18 to adopt and purchase the 6–12 Into Literature (HMH) English language arts curriculum for $1,055,888.01 after an Assistant Superintendent presentation on the proposal.
The Port Huron Area School District Board of Education voted May 18 to adopt the 6–12 Into Literature curriculum from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for a total purchase price of $1,055,888.01. The motion to approve the purchase was made by Ann Murphy and seconded by Jessica Totty and passed with six yea votes; one member, Frank Partipilo, was absent.
Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Woolman presented the curriculum proposal to the board as part of the Curriculum Adoption Proposals report, describing the recommended 6–12 English language arts materials and the rationale for districtwide adoption. Following the presentation the board discussed the item during the Items for Action portion of the agenda before taking the recorded vote.
The official motion and outcome were recorded in the minutes: "That the Board of Education approve the adoption and purchase of the 6-12 Into Literature (HMH) for the total amount of $1, 055, 888.01. This motion, made by Ann Murphy and seconded by Jessica Totty, Passed." The board did not record amendments or conditions to the purchase in the provided transcript excerpt.
The approval corresponds to the curriculum proposal presented earlier in the meeting; timeline entry begins with the presentation by Mrs. Woolman and concludes with the formal board motion and vote.
