The instructional materials reviewed for Grades 6-7 do not meet the expectations for alignment to the CCSSM. The materials reviewed for Grade 8 partially meet expectations for alignment. The materials devote insufficient time to the major work for grades 6 and 7 and do not meet the expectations for coherence.  These grades were not reviewed for Gateway 2 because the materials do not meet expectations for focus and coherence in Gateway 1,. The grade 8 materials partially meet the expectations for Gateway 1 in focus and coherence and were reviewed for Gateway 2. For Gateway 2, the instructional materials meet the expectations for rigor and balance but do not meet the expectations for practice-content connections.