Portland Public Schools: Join Us To Provide Your Feedback On Vendors For PPS Math Curriculum For Grades 9-12

Press release from Portland Public Schools:

February 3, 2022

Dear PPS Families,

Over the past year, we have had the opportunity to research, evaluate and field test new vendors for math curriculum in Portland Public Schools for grades 6-12. We have narrowed the choices to two venders for middle school grades (6-8) and two for high school (9-12). Curriculum is the materials. textbooks and digital platforms that our students interact with on a daily basis, and that serve to support teacher instruction.

Now we need your feedback. As families, stakeholders, students and teachers, your input into what curriculum we select is invaluable. We need to ensure that our curriculum serves all of our students equitably, allowing for robust learning while ensuring that our students interact with the materials positively. Below are the ways you can learn about the materials and provide feedback on them.

Here are the math vendors being explored:

Grades 6-8

• Carnegie Learning- Middle School Math Solution (2022)
• MidSchoolMath

Grades 9-12

• Carnegie Learning- High School Math Solution (2022)
• Illustrative Math published by McGraw Hill

Please join us for one of these meetings:

Thursday, February 10 

Open House:

• Where: Blanchard Education Service Center, lobby area,  510 N. Dixon St.
• Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tables will be staffed by vendors from 1 to 5 p.m.
• Vendor/Hands-On Material Exploration: Materials will be on hand for you to explore. Vendors will also be in place to answer any questions you may have. Here is a link to a draft agenda. Masks are required.

Vendor Presentations

• Where: Blanchard Education Service Center, board room, 510 N. Dixon St.]
• Time: 6 to 7:45 p.m.
• In-Person Curriculum Evening: During this session, you will be able to hear presentations from our vendor finalists, explore materials and have time for Q&A at the end. Snacks will be provided as you exit. Here is a link to a draft agenda. Please register here (pre-registration is not required, but we would appreciate it). Masks are required.

Parking for these sessions will be available in designated visitor spots in front of BESC as well as street parking. Please note that student texts/curriculum will only be available in Spanish and English (translations are done after the curriculum is chosen).

Thursday, February 17, Virtual Session

• Where: Via Zoom. Join at this link
• Time: 6 to 7:45 p.m.
• Virtual Curriculum Evening: During this session, you will be able to hear presentations from our vendor finalists virtually, explore materials and have time for Q&A with individual vendors at the end.  Here is a link to a draft agenda.

Please join us to help guide the future of math curriculum in PPS.

This press release was produced by Portland Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.