Meeting briefings

Meeting purpose

Proposed: reconnect on the high school materials review, learn what teachers have evaluated, and clarify whether elementary review also needs attention.

Proposed outcome

Proposed, not agreed. Nothing in the record says the buyer has committed to it.

Ask these first

1. Have the high school teachers had a chance to work through the sample books? What did they think about using the pages in class?
   Checks receipt and the buyer's most concrete usability requirement before discussing features.
2. Is high school still the main decision you're working toward, or would it help to spend time on the elementary review too?
   Keeps two different evaluations from becoming one vague conversation.
3. Who should join the next review, and what would they need to see to decide whether these materials work for their classrooms?
   Identifies the relevant teachers and a useful next step without pushing a purchase.

What matters

• High school teachers want students working from physical pages. Ease of removing pages matters; printing everything would add work and depend on unreliable school equipment.
• Morgan asked for samples of Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2. Dana promised samples and sent reviewer access in July. Receipt and teacher feedback are not confirmed in the reviewed record.
• Elementary review is separate. Morgan described useful K–2 number-sense work with the current program, alongside complexity and implementation concerns. Do not assume the high school and elementary teams need the same next step.

On the call

District research

• The district advertised a K–12 Math Intervention Coach for 2026–27, with an August start target and responsibilities including teacher support and differentiated instruction.
  How it changes prep: If elementary review is active, ask: 'Did you bring someone into the math intervention coach role, and would it help to include them when we look at support within the lessons?'
  The posting does not establish that anyone was hired or that this person owns the purchase. Parts of its body mix literacy and math language; do not build a detailed intervention plan from that wording.
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  District job posting · 2026–27 role · checked Nov 3, 2026

  Original source held privately by the presenter.

  District job posting · 2026–27 role · checked Nov 3, 2026

Prepare internally

• Check the sample shipment and current book formats before the call. Bring a physical example; July statements about binding are not a guarantee of today's edition.
• Have the previously shared price breakdown available. Reconfirm quantities, adoption year and scope before preparing an updated proposal.

Meeting purpose

Choose what to demonstrate in the November 2 second- and fifth-grade model lessons so the review team can judge the areas it asked about.

Proposed outcome

Proposed, not agreed. Nothing in the record says the buyer has committed to it.

Ask these first

1. What are the second- and fifth-grade classes working on now, and what would you most like your team to see in each lesson?
   Selects content around their classrooms instead of using a standard demonstration.
2. What should observers look for to judge whether the lesson supports students who need help and students who are ready for more?
   Turns their enrichment and intervention questions into observable review criteria.
3. Would it help to include either classroom teacher in the planning, so we can check the lesson against their students' needs?
   A specific, permission-based way to involve the people who will use the materials.

What matters

• The committee is comparing Kiddom Georgia Math, Leap and enVision Georgia. It wants its review activities completed before winter break; no selection is confirmed.
• The buyer requested examples in both K–2 and grades 3–5. The agreed dates are November 2 for the lessons and November 10 for the program review.
• Rachel wants to hear from a teacher actually using Georgia Math. A three- to four-hour school visit is too far; a reference conversation is a more practical route.

On the call

Worth bringing in

They can say what their students are working on now and what support those students need, which is what decides the content and the adaptations for the lesson.

Suggested: One of the classroom teachers whose room will host a model lesson, in second or fifth grade. No teacher is named in the record, so this is a role to ask about rather than a person to contact.

A suggestion for the buyer to approve. Nothing in the record says a teacher has been approached, introduced, or has agreed.

Also known to this account: Emily Carter, Elementary Campus Principal. Consider including Emily Carter in the November 10 review to hear what the elementary team would need for implementation.

Known to the account and absent from the next invitation. The record does not show that she attended the earlier meeting, that she approves purchases, or that she has agreed to join.

Open the draft that asks Rachel

District research

• The school's enrichment model uses classroom-based cluster grouping and differentiated instruction rather than pull-out.
  How it changes prep: Prepare one grade-level task with an accessible entry point and a deeper extension, so the lesson demonstrates differentiation inside a single classroom rather than a separate activity for a separate group.
  What to ask: “What would you want to see in the model lesson, and how do you want the extension to work for the students who move faster?”
  Public context supports this preparation choice; it does not establish a purchase requirement or prove a product capability.
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  The school's own enrichment and extension page describes gifted provision in grades 2 to 8 served inside regular classrooms through cluster grouping, with depth, complexity and student choice. Checked November 3, 2026.

  Original source held privately by the presenter.

  School enrichment and extension page · undated · checked Nov 3, 2026
• Rachel's August 23 leadership letter describes her new cross-campus instructional-alignment role and work on enrichment.
  How it changes prep: Ask how the elementary materials should prepare students for the next campus, rather than treating her role as limited to scheduling this demonstration.
  Research was added for training after the historical meeting date; do not present it as evidence of what the production system knew then.
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  Instructional alignment leader's letter · Aug 23, 2026 · checked Nov 3, 2026

  Original source held privately by the presenter.

  Instructional alignment leader's letter · Aug 23, 2026 · checked Nov 3, 2026
• Approved board minutes define differentiated instruction as “not simply more work, but greater depth, increased complexity, student choice, independent investigation”.
  How it changes prep: Build the extension as depth and choice rather than extra questions. Their own definition rules out ‘more of the same’, which is what a quick extension usually becomes.
  What to ask: “When you look at an extension task, what tells you it is real depth rather than more work?”
  An approved record of what was discussed at a board meeting. It describes the school's teaching approach; it does not establish a purchase requirement.
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  From the September 17, 2026 approved minutes, section “School Spotlight - Enrichment and Extension”: differentiated instruction is described as not simply more work, but greater depth, increased complexity, student choice and independent investigation. Checked November 3, 2026.

  Original source held privately by the presenter.

  Governing Board Monthly Meeting, September 17, 2026 · approved minutes · section “School Spotlight - Enrichment and Extension” · checked Nov 3, 2026

Prepare internally

• Bring two candidate lesson options, the Georgia standards mapping, and examples of support and extension that can be verified in the actual materials.
• Check the status of the requested teacher reference before the call. Report the actual status; do not claim an introduction has happened.
• Save lesson selection and observation criteria during this meeting for the November 2 preparation.