Paul McDonough
110:00 - 110:15
"I moved the board to approve the adoption of My Perspectives, published by Savvas, as the English language arts instructional materials for grades 6 through 10."
“I moved the board to approve the adoption of My Perspectives, published by Savvas, as the English language arts instructional materials for grades 6 through 10.”
- Speaker
- Paul McDonough
- Timestamp
- 110:00 – 110:15
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 18, 2026
From the transcript
Yeah, I just have to read the— so I moved to— I moved the board to approve the adoption of My Perspectives, published by Savvas, as the English language arts instructional materials for grades 6 through 10.
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