Textbook Adoption Committee Meeting Fall 2010

Agenda Welcome and Thank You! Adoption process and timeline Closed-district Rubrics for evaluation

State Textbook Adoption Timeline TEA bid Publisher guidelines Sample materials TEA “conforming list” – November April -selection to school board (April 12 th meeting) April 15 th selection notification to TEA

HPISD textbook adoption dates November 29 th – initial meeting, rubrics for evaluation development December 1-17 – evaluation rubrics finalized via Google docs January – publisher presentations Parent Preview – January 31- February 11 Voting – March via survey monkey Textbook Committee Meetings – March 28, 29, 30 April 12 – Recommendation to school board Ancillary selection meetings – May 1, 2, 3

Committee responsibilities: month by month November and December – receive and peruse sample materials – Seek feedback from teammates – Assist in developing rubric for evaluation January – List questions/ concerns for publishers – Begin to complete rubric – highlight areas where you do nit yet have sufficient information to evaluate – Attend publisher presentations February – – Continue to evaluate sample materials – Seek feedback from team – Answer questions or concerns from parents March – Complete rubrics with team input and rank preferences BEFORE Spring Break – Vote March – Attend textbook decision making meeting (March 28,29, or 30) May – Assist in selecting ancillary materials

Multiple adoptions this year… Pre-K ELA Grade 2-8 English I- IV ESL Spelling – Grades 1-2, consumable – Grades 3-6, non-consumable Handwriting (grades 1-3, consumable)

Publishers Hand- writing SpellingELA 2-5ELA 6-8English I-IVESL Handwriting without tears Zaner Bloser Houghton Mifflin/ McGraw Hill/ Holt National Geographic Zaner Bloser ShurleyCollege Board Pearson Perfection Learning Rigby PearsonMcGraw Hill Santilla McGraw Hill College Board Mc Graw Hill

Policy… In the textbook selection process, careful attention shall be given to: – 1. The continuity from grade to grade of the textbooks selected for use. – 2. Their compatibility with appropriate guidelines. – 3. Their consistency with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the District.

HPISD is a “closed district” This means… – No meeting/communicating with vendors outside specified district meetings – Not participating in or accepting invitations to events or “freebies” sponsored by vendors – Not showing preferential treatment to one particular publishing firm or discussing feelings/impressions about items up for adoption with others outside HPISD

Policy A Trustee, administrator, or teacher commits an offense if the person receives any commission or rebate on any textbooks used in the schools with which the person is associated. A Trustee, administrator, or teacher commits an offense if the person accepts a gift, favor, or service that: – 1. Is given to the person or the person’s school; – 2. Might reasonably tend to influence the person in the selection of a textbook; and – 3. Could not be lawfully purchased with funds from the state textbook fund. Education Code

Your role on the textbook committee… Represent for your team/ grade level Manage sample materials for your team/ grade level as they arrive Review materials up for adoption and encourage team members to review and offer feedback as well Compare and analyze materials based on adoption rubric Build consensus with team around the best selection and rank order of preference Represent your team sharing pros/ cons with text book adoption committees Work with the committee to build consensus around the best selection for the district Attend textbook committee meetings and publisher showcase day

Your role … Policy The Board shall rely on District professional staff to select and acquire instructional resources that: – 1. Enrich and support the curriculum, taking into consideration students’ varied interests, abilities, learning styles, and maturity levels. – 2. Stimulate growth in factual knowledge, enjoyment of reading, literary appreciation, aesthetic values, and societal standards. – 3. Present various sides of controversial issues so that students have an opportunity to develop, under guidance, skills in critical analysis and in making informed judgments in their daily lives. – 4. Represent many ethnic, religious, and cultural groups and their contributions to the national heritage and world community. – 5. Provide a wide range of background information that will enable students to make intelligent judgments in their daily lives.

Rubric development Curricular Emphasis – TEKS integration – Most difficult to teach TEKS? Instructional focus – Rigor of student assignments – Supports for differentiation of instruction Assessments (formative and summative) Technology Teacher Utility – organization Student appeal

Rubrics Samples for you to consider Ideas to think about including: – General format – Rigor of student assignments – Instructional content – Instructional approaches – Compatibility with HPISD instructional philosophy and initiatives – Assessment – Technology Integration

Contact Information Pam Hooker – District Textbook Coordinator – Ext Denise Beutel – ELA Coordinator – Ext. 3088