Social Studies teacher Audra Nuckolls told school board members Monday that some of the maps in her classroom at Great Bend Middle School are older than she is. “I’m 25,” she said.While that may be fine for U.S. maps, the time has come for USD 428 to update its Social Studies curriculum. Assistant Superintendent John Popp said the district schedule calls for the materials to be updated every seven years, although for Social Studies it’s been more like nine years. After piloting Social Studies curricula for grades K-6, GBMS and GBHS since last semester, teachers presented their recommendation for the next resource adoption.Their recommendations include a K-5 program offered by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH).“Sixth grade is not a seamless as we’d like,” Popp said, noting publishers typically group materials for grades K-5 and 6-8.Park Elementary sixth-grade teacher Eric Dowson said the materials use well-known authors and have increased rigor and relevance.