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Report of the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation |
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Subject:
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1. Approval of Areas to Be Opened for Textbook Study for Texts to Be Used Beginning with the 2017-18 School Year. |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments:
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Textbook Item_Study Request |
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The Superintendent is recommending opening the following subject areas for textbook-adoption study during the 2017-2018 school year: Pre-Kindergarten Integrated Curriculum, General Visual Arts (Gr. K4-8), and General Music (Gr. K4-8.
MPS Administrative Policy 7.26, Textbooks/Instructional Materials Adoption, provides that the Board shall consider all matters pertaining to Instructional programs, including courses of study, textbooks/instructional materials to be used in the schools. Instructional materials include, but are not limited to, electronic resources (e-books) or other technology and manipulative materials.
Administrative Procedure 7.26, Textbooks/Instructional Materials Adoption, identifies the process which the Administration is to follow to identify, select, and make recommendations to the Board regarding these materials. |
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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The District annually budgets for textbook adoptions including a reserve for replacement copies of already adopted materials due to enrollment changes or normal wear and tear.
In the FY17 budget, $5.8 million has been set aside for this request to adopt textbooks and other instructional materials. The Administration will submit recommendations to the Board for approval, at which time the specific costs for each adoption will be identified.
Textbook/Instructional Material evaluation committees will be identified this month. The committees will conduct their study during the month of March and submit a recommendation to the Superintendent at the end of March 2017. The Superintendent will submit a formal request to the Board to adopt the selected materials no later than April 2017. |
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Implementation and Assessment Plan: |
Upon adoption, the District will begin the purchasing process based upon the information communicated to schools by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Professional development will be offered to coincide with the implementation of adoptions as materials are received and distributed to schools. |
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Recommendation
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Your Committee recommends that the Board approve the request to open areas for the textbook study for texts to be used beginning with the 2017-2018 school year for the following subject areas:
(1) Pre-Kindergarten Integrated Curriculum
(2) General Visual Arts (Gr. K4-8)
(3) General Music (Gr. K4-8) |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer |
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