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Teachers and parents warn 1,000 monthly copy limit is hurting classroom instruction
Summary
Parents and teachers told the Gresham‑Barlow board that a district 1,000‑copy monthly cap forces reliance on workbooks or delayed assessments and urged the board to allow rollovers, pooling, or to eliminate the limit; the superintendent was asked to report back with supplemental data.
Teachers and parents told the Gresham‑Barlow School District Board on Nov. 6 that a district policy capping copies at 1,000 per month is disrupting classroom instruction and creating unnecessary stress for staff. Karissa Slack, a parent and Gresham High School teacher, said the cap means "a teacher either has to use technology to supplement, or they need to use a workbook," and urged the board to allow rollovers or pooled copy allocations so extra copies can be shared.
Science teachers gave concrete examples of classroom impact. Stoffel Strange said he provided a breakdown in his written comment showing how quickly copies are consumed in AP Chemistry, and Cyrus Harshfield described how copy shortfalls could force him to delay tests or assignments until a monthly reset. Chair Blake Petersen asked Superintendent Dr. Tracy Klinger to gather supplemental data on copy counts for the board to review at a future meeting.
