o. item h, superintendent proposal. already moved and seconded. wait. i am up. so, superintendent proposal. report from commissioner. >> we gave it a positive recommendation. we are requesting approval of the recommendation of the curriculum committee and the english-language adoption arts committee. we had a process to review these materials involving teachers. and part of the committee is here. i will let them introduce themselves quickly. >> eyeball read the proposal and we will answer any questions. -- i will read the proposal and we will answer any questions. english language arts instructional materials adoption, requested action. that the board of education adopt the following instructional materials in support of the curriculum in english-language arts. number one, calif. treasures' common english language development. macmillan and mcgraw-hill 2010. number two, calif. literature, 6-8, a program t2. 2009. i do not know if you have questions, but we have a couple of points that we would like to make about why we did instructional materials adoption, the p

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