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K-12 English/Language Arts Resource Adoption

School Board Meeting May 19, 2020

• Dr. Ashley Cramp

Director of Instruction Heather James PK-12 ELA Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment Specialist

Process

• Driven by data
• Streamlined
• Transparent
• Consistent

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Resource Adoption Goals

Outcome

• Teacher excitement about

instructional possibilities

• Adoption of resources that

are: ฀ Comprehensive ฀ Balanced ฀ Realistic ฀ Flexible ฀ Supportive ฀ Culturally relevant

June: Invite teachers to participate in the resource adoption process September – October: Initial committee meetings, evaluation rubric finalization, first review of all resources using evaluation rubrics November: Discuss evaluation data; narrow selections for vendor Q & A January: Resources available for public input February: Vendor Q & As; final committee meeting April: Recommendations presented to all staff via Google presentation May: Recommendations presented to the Academic Committee and School Board

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Resource Adoption Process at a Glance

Step I- Committee Formation K-6

Baldwin ES:

• Mary Stookey – K/Coach
• Elicia Ansick – 1st
• Connie Judd – 1st/SPED
• Robyn Joyce – 2nd
• Hailey Varner – 2nd

Haydon

• Brittney McMullan, K
• Gabriella Moreno, 1st/Dual Language
• Tori Savas, 2nd/Dual Language
• Sarah Verjinski, 3rd/Dual Language
• Eauna Freeman, 4th
• Carol Holtslander, 4th/Coach

Jennie Dean

• Sara Ridgell, K
• Robin Smith, 3rd
• Jen Roberson, 4th/Coach

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Round:

• Jayme Welsh, 3rd
• Natalie Weatherby-Nance, 4th/Coach

Weems:

• Amanda Megee, K
• Jen Thompson, K/Coach
• Chelsea Kelly, 1st
• Amberli Cho, 2nd/SPED
• Kristen McKeown, 2nd
• Melissa Wittig, 3rd
• Danielle Harcup, 3rd
• Dhanel Brown, 4th

Baldwin IS:

• Jen Weiser, 5th
• Kerry Lyn Hazelwood, 6th

Mayfield:

• Amanda Coombs, 5th
• Helen Wise, 5th
• Stephanie Maldonado,

6th/Coach

Step I- Committee Formation 7-12

Metz:

• Patrick Jennings, 7th
• Jeanne Riley, 7th/SPED
• Elizabeth Schoenberger, 8th

Osbourn:

• Denise Gubitosa,

9th/School Psychologist

• Eryn Reece, 9th/AP
• Maureen Sewell, 10th
• Christos Zodiatis, 12th
• Michelle Rannells, 9th AP

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Division Leadership

• Guin Bruner - Purchasing Agent
• Bobby Barrett - Director of Informational Technology
• Debra Nash - Application Support Engineer
• Pedro Hernandez - Supervisor of Digital Learning & Innovation
• Carrie Pendleton - Instructional Specialist, SPED

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Committee Communication

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Rubric Components

• Evaluator Information
• ELA Content
• Program Goals
• Assessment
• Equity
• Teacher Support
• Overall

○ Overall support rating

○ Possible vendor questions

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Step II- Rubric Development

Scoring Categories

• Adequate
• Limited
• Not Evident

○ A rating of “Not Evident” required the respondent to state their reasoning

Step III- Resource Review & Evaluation

• K-2
• SuperKids
• K-4
• Benchmark Advance
• K-5
• Benchmark Workshop
• Mondo Bookshop
• Reach for Reading
• Into Reading
• Open Court
• K-6
• Scholastic Literacy
• Wonders
• 6-8
• Connections: ELA
• 6- 12
• Mirrors & Windows
• Into Literature
• StudySync ELA
• myPerspectives ELA
• Writing with Power
• 9-10
• Foundations of Language

& Literature

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• Evergreen: A Guide to

Writing with Readings

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○ November: committee members were presented with evaluation data, top vendors were selected, and grade level groups were asked to finalize questions for vendor Question & Answer sessions ○ January: Vendor invitations sent, RFP prepared, public input

• Public Input window: Jan. 6th-24th
• Elementary: 1 teacher, 1 admin
• Intermediate: 3 grade 5 teachers, 6 grade 6 teachers
• Metz: 5 teachers
• OHS: 1 teacher
• Public: 0 participants
• Feedback Needs: assessments included, online access to materials,

wide range of visually stimulating text, cultural relevance, teachers support, flexibility, option for print materials as needed,

• pportunities for differentiation

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Step III- Resource Review & Evaluation

○ February: Q & A sessions were held with each committee

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Step III- Resource Review & Evaluation

K-6 Vendor Q&A Sessions:

• Into Reading
• Benchmark Workshop
• Scholastic Literacy
• Wonders
• Bookshop

7-12 Vendor Q&A Sessions:

• StudySync ELA
• myPerspectives ELA
• Mirrors & Windows
• Writing with Power
• Into Literature

Step IV - Vendor Q&A

• Vendor Q & A Rubric:

○ Positives ○ Challenges ○ Overall Support:

■ Strongly Support ■ Can Support ■ Do NOT Support

• Committee members were asked to attend all

sessions in order to have a full understanding of product offerings before selecting a final recommendation

• In total, the following number of committee members

completed all evaluations and Q & As: ○ K-6: 29 committee members ○ 7-12: 8 committee members

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Step V- Finalize Resource Recommendations

Questions leading to a recommendation:

• What was the overall level of committee support for

each product?

• What were the positives and challenges of each

product?

• What perspective did those who participated in the

public input provide?

• Which product aligns best with the direction the

division is moving based on literacy research?

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Step V- Finalize Resource Recommendations

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Step VI- Presentation of Recommendation to Staff

Due to COVID-19, committee members were not able to present our recommendations to the staff. Recommendations were shared via Google slides which included: ➢ The names of committee members ➢ A high level overview of the process ➢ Committee recommendations ➢ Highlights of recommendation ➢ A Google form confirming who has viewed the presentation and space for comments/questions

K-6: Scholastic Literacy

Costs Paid in Year 1: ฀ Total Cost Per Student K-6 (with 6 year subscription): $679,850 ฀ Leveled Bookroom Cost: $33,571 X 5 = $167,855 ฀ Total Cost for SPED Self-Contained: $8,795 ฀ Total Cost for Haydon Dual Language: $24,697 (including Leveled Library shipping) ฀ TOTAL: $881,197 TOTAL w/ 3% Shipping & Handling: $907,633 Costs Paid Year 2-6: replacement or enrollment growth Costs Paid Year 7: consumables/digital renewals in year 7 - $40.00 per student K-4

$31.00 per student 5-6

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Estimated Cost

Grade K 1 2 3 4 5 6

Price Per Student

$174.78 $174.78 $174.78 $174.78 $174.78 $141.87 $141.87

# of Students

586 598 602 558 579 598 593

Total Cost K-4, 5-6

$510,882 $168,968

Leveled Bookroom Cost

$167,855 $38,674 - Gratis

Self-contained SPED

$8,795

Haydon Immersion

$24,697 NA

7-12: StudySync ELA, McGraw Hill

Costs Paid in Year 1: ฀ Total Cost of Digital Subscriptions (with 7 year subscription): $344,500 ฀ Print teacher’s editions, digital access for teachers, and 1-2 novels per student - Gratis w/ possible 5% shipping 17

Estimated Cost

7 8 9 10 11 12

Digital Subscription Cost Per Student

$100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00

# of Students

620 577 568 595 557 528

Digital Subscription Total

$344,500

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Budgeted Amount: 1.2 Million

➢ Overage: $52,133 Accounted for overage by reevaluating C & I budget

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Total Cost

Level / Course Total Cost K-6 $907,633 7-12 $344,500 K-12 Total $1,252,133

• Provide teachers with digital access for the

summer

• Provide teachers with access to pre-recorded

webinars to help teachers navigate these new platforms

• Continue work to connect the resources with

curriculum maps and the division curriculum framework

• Work with Scholastic and StudySync to plan

effective PD for the fall

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Next Steps

• May 13, 2020:

– The committee submitted its’ recommendations to the Academic Committee of the MCPS School Board.

• May 19, 2020

– Recommendations presented to the MCPS School Board for approval.

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Step VII- Submit Recommendation

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K-12 English/Language Arts Resource Adoption

School Board Meeting May 19, 2020

• Dr. Ashley Cramp

Director of Instruction Heather James PK-12 ELA Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment Specialist