2024 English Language Instructional Materials Adoption

6-8 ELA Instructional Materials Update:
社区课程检讨
IMC批准文件
English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 Digital Instructional Materials Adoption
6-8 ELA采用时间表
Adoption Committee Schedule and Timeline
Adoption Committee 愿景, 目的, 目标
Digital Materials Adoption Committee Membership and Selection

Grades 6-8 ELA Digital Instructional Materials Adoption

The English language arts content area of Curriculum, 评估, Instruction is launching an English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 Digital Instructional Materials Adoption in the 2023-24 school year. The digital instructional materials adoption process will follow the 正规买足球的App Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials, 政策没有. 2015. If approved by the Seattle School Board, the new digital instructional materials will be ready for implementation by the 2024-25 school year.

6-8 ELA Instructional Materials Update:

经过广泛的审查, the 6-8 ELA adoption committee has named three finalists in the instructional materials adoption process. 进入决赛的是:

Into Literature, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
设计询价, 中学 ELA
学习同步，麦格劳希尔

在二月期间, 2024, these resources will be field tested in middle school classrooms across our district. The selected field test teachers will represent all five regions of the city.

社区课程检讨

正规买足球的App is choosing new instructional materials for grades 6-8 in English Language Arts (ELA). We are accepting feedback from parents and community members from 2月ruary 1 – March 6, 2024.

You are invited to provide feedback on one or several choices the committee is considering. Please complete one form per instructional material choice. Your feedback will be shared with the adoption committee. We appreciate your time in completing the survey because your voice is very important to us.

员工意见调查

Community/Parent Feedback Survey

输入以下凭据

用户名:SeattleStudySync

密码:studysync68MH

评论链接

Go to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

For State:类型EVALUATOR

For District: Type REVIEW Into Literature v2-91008320

输入USERNAME和PASSWORD:

用户视图	用户名	密码
用户视图	用户名	密码
老师的观点	Teacher76_91008330	E!8杜鹃花
学生的观点	Student76_91008330	E!8杜鹃花

IMC批准文件

English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 Digital Instructional Materials Adoption

This adoption is for digital resources only. SPS is a 1 to 1 district with laptops available for at-school and at-home use. This digital adoption is funded through the 2022 Buildings, 技术, 学者/Athletics Capital Levy V (BTA V). The adoption will include all student materials and teacher resources that will be accessed through an online platform or learning management system. The adoption will not include the purchase of hard copies of textbooks or workbooks.

6-8 ELA采用时间表

2023年5月: Request for Information released
2023年5月23日: RFI关闭
2023年5月23日: Committee applications close (opened June 5)
2023年6月5日至30日: Needs assessment for teachers, family, community
2023年6月26日: 当选委员
2023年6月29日: IMC meets to review/approve timeline, committee members, communication plan
2023年6月30日: Adoption Committee members notified of acceptance to the committee
9月. 16, 20, 23 2023: Committee meets and develops selection criteria categories and develops rubrics
9月. 25-29, 2023: Selection criteria approved by IMC
2023年10月23日: Request for Proposals (RFP) released
2023年11月21日: RFP截止
11月. 12月30日. 2, 9, 2023: Committee reviews materials and selects finalists for field test
2023年12月: Materials displayed online for community review
2023年12月4日: Field Test Teacher application released (closes Dec. 15)
2023年12月12日: Second Request for Proposal released
2024年1月5日: Field Test Teachers notified of acceptance
2024年1月23日: 第二份RFP截止
2024年1月: 教师培训
2月. 2024年3月1日: Materials displayed online for community review for finalists
2月. 2024年3月1日至8日: 进行现场测试
2024年3月6日: Panel Discussion with field test teachers and committee
2024年3月14日: Committee makes final recommendation

Adoption Committee Schedule and Timeline

The committee will meet several times between 9月ember 2023 and 2月ruary 2024. Saturday meetings will be help in-person at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence. The Wednesday meeting will be held virtually through Teams.

Initial review and selection for field test:

Stage 1: Initial review and selection for field test:

Final review and selection for recommendation to Superintendent and School Board: May 2024

Committee members will prepare for meetings by reviewing provided materials in advance of scheduled meetings, attend and participate in schedule meetings. Missing two consecutive meetings will result in an automatic opt-out of committee participation.

Adoption Committee 愿景, 目的, 目标

The 2023-24 English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 Digital Instructional Materials Adoption Committee will represent the diverse voices of the 正规买足球的App (SPS) community. The committee will review and make a recommendation for a high-quality, standards-aligned, 文化相关, rigorous digital instructional materials for English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 courses that embodies the SPS 2019-24 Strategic Plan, 西雅图卓越. 特别是, 教育工作者, 家庭, communities who represent Students of Color further from educational justice will have meaningful voice on the English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 Digital Instructional Materials Adoption Committee.

英语语言艺术, 7, 8 Digital Instructional Materials Adoption Committee will study all instructional materials presented to them as options through the processes outlined in 主管程序2015SP.B and determine a final selection which should be, in the opinion of the adoption committee, the instructional materials best aligned to the focus and goals of 西雅图卓越; i.e. providing high-quality instruction and learning experiences that accelerate growth for Students of Color furthest from educational justice.

Develop the selection criteria to be approved by the Instructional Materials Committee which are anchored in 西雅图卓越 and Policy 0030
Review submitted materials for potential bias
Evaluate submitted materials using the approved selection criteria
Review staff and community feedback with a particular focus on feedback from staff, 家庭, communities who represent Students of Color furthest from educational justice
Narrow selection of materials to be field-tested
Review results of the field test with a particular focus on the experience of Students of Color furthest from educational justice
Submit final selection to the Instructional Materials Committee for approval and recommendation to the Superintendent and School Board
Recommend the professional development training for 教育工作者 and school staff to support successful implementation of the newly adopted English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 digital instructional materials to ensure high-quality instruction and learning experiences that accelerate growth for Student of Color furthest from educational justice
聘用地区职员, 教育工作者, 校长, community to ensure that the review and selection process includes input and feedback from the voices of our community, especially those furthest from educational justice

Digital Materials Adoption Committee Membership and Selection

The committee will be made up of approximately 15-20 members who provide either subject matter expertise or perspectives of family members with current and/or past students in English Language Arts 6, 7, 8. 委员会将包括:

Middle school ELA teachers and leaders representing a cross section of middle and K-8 schools
ML, 加速, elementary and high school teachers with experience and/or expertise in ELA curriculum and instruction
父母, 监护人, or other family members of current or former secondary students who are furthest from educational justice representing a wide range of schools and programs in SPS
Members of the community-at-large with relevant expertise or experience,/or representatives or higher education with expertise in English language arts or equitable English language arts instruction
Although students are not included in the adoption committee, there will be opportunities for student to provide input to the adoption committee about the instructional materials

Members will be selected and appointed in accordance with School Board Policy 4110: Family & Community Advisory and Oversight Committees, 程序4110 sp. The district shall provide public notice to individuals and organizations that may reasonably be interested in serving on the adoption committee.

A standardized application is posted below with an application due date and appointee notification date.