Investigating History Letter of Intent

One8 Investigating History

Welcome and thank you for your interest in Investigating History Magnify’s program supporting implementation of Investigating History in Massachusetts. Funding and support for these school grants is provided by the One8 Foundation. 


The 2026–27 grant opportunity supports implementation of Investigating History in grades 3 through 7 by providing professional learning and school-specific support. In order to support implementation in different contexts, we will be offering two models for professional learning to schools depending on the grades and staffing model in each school. See Figure 1 for an overview of the two professional learning models.
Figure 1: IH Professional Learning Programs
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Depending on the configuration and grades served in your school, this may mean that some of the teachers in your building will participate in Direct Professional Learning while others will participate in Train the Trainer Professional learning. To ensure your school is participating in the program that is right for you, we are asking that all schools submit this short (<10 minutes) Letter of Intent by December 10th.
High Level Programming Expectations
Schools that apply for the grant should be prepared to meet the following criteria:
  1. Schools have more than one grade that is IH eligible in the school or have other schools in the district with additional grades implementing IH (e.g., a K-3 is not eligible unless applying with another school in the district serving additional grades or another school in the district has already received funding to support implementation)
  2. Elementary schools must have at least one middle school adopting IH in their district
  3. Schools must provide a schedule that demonstrates the ability to dedicate an average of 105 weekly minutes to IH in grades 3-5 (35 min x3) and 225 weekly minutes in grades 6-7 (45 min x5)
Competitive preference will be given to schools that meet the following criteria:
  1. Schools in districts that serve >15% of students from low income backgrounds
  2. Schools that are currently participating in the SY25-26 IH grant program and want to extend IH into other grades
  3. Schools that participate in at least one other One8 grant program in their district (e.g., PLTW, ST Math, OSE, DKP)
  4. Schools using a high-quality core ELA curriculum for their K-8 students. (High quality curricula are defined as: those receiving green ratings for Gateway 1 and 2 on EdReports, those endorsed by the Knowledge Matters Campaign, or those with ratings of at least Partially Meets Expectations on all CURATE ratings. Schools not currently using high-quality instructional materials may still be eligible if they have plans to adopt new materials by fall 2026.)
Reviewing this Letter of Intent will allow IH Magnify to provide your school team tailored guidance regarding the professional learning model that is relevant to your school. You will receive a full grant application and personalized guidance from IH Magnify by December 16th; all applications are due on January 22nd, 2026.

We understand that you may have questions! Check out this FAQ page with more information.


In addition, you can reach out to Reuben Henriques, Senior Director of IH Magnify at rhenriques@ihmagnify.org. 
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