Instructional Materials Adoption Proclamation 2019 Elementary and Secondary English Language Arts and Reading Adoption

Proclamation 2019 English Language Arts and Reading, K-8 Handwriting, grades K–5 (English) Handwriting, grades K–5 (Spanish) Spanish Language Arts and Reading, K-6 Spelling K-5 English Learners Language Arts, grades 7–8 Issued by the State Board of Education Based on approval of related TEKS 2

Timeline October 2018 committee selection November - January 2019 material review March 2019 board approval April 2019 materials ordered June-August 2019 materials delivered 3

Sample Materials English Language Arts and Reading is a very large adoption Anticipate arrival of samples and determine a location for materials to be reviewed Expected arrival date of sample materials is November 5-9 IIT and Academic Deans are the Point of Contact for distribution IIT and Academic Deans are the Point of Contact for distribution 4

Committee Composition Elementary Campus One teacher from each campus One additional teacher from each dual language campus Principal will submit teacher names and any potential parent names using the google form no later than October 26, 2018. Memo to follow. Middle School campus Each campus will send department chair or instructional coach. Memo to follow. 5

Feedback/Selection Process Committee members will assist with the evaluation process All teachers will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the selection Final recommendation will be made by the Program Director and Executive Staff Board of Trustees will make the final decision Your campus may vote for a publisher but the district may recommend another product. 6

Parent /Patron Review Parent/Patron samples are to be made available at the home campus. Parent/patron must sign in with their name and address Online feedback opportunities will be provided 7

Conflict of Interest Committee members and teachers must confirm that there is no conflict of interest and that they have not received directly or indirectly any compensation from any of the publishers for any of the materials being reviewed. For the protection of all, a conflict of interest form will be embedded in the straw vote process 8

Conflict of Interest EFAA (LEGAL) “A trustee, administrator, or teacher commits an offense if the person accepts a gift, favor, or service……. This would include dinners, gift cards. Exception would include ancillary materials such as student materials related to the learning process.      DBD (LEGAL) states the penalty for instructional materials violations:  “A person commits a Class C misdemeanor offense if the person knowingly violates any law providing for the purchase or distribution of free instructional materials for the public schools.” Education Code 31.153 9

NEISD is a closed district. Publishers may not be on campus Conflict of Interest NEISD is a closed district. Publishers may not be on campus (copy of publishers’ letter) 10

Contact Information Neta Greene, Middle School ELAR egreen@neisd.net Tonie Schwab, Elementary ELAR mschwab@neisd.net Laura Gamez, Elementary SLAR lgamez1@neisd.net 11

Proclamation 2011 26

Request for Supplemental Science Materials 27

Questions and Feedback 31