CURRICULUM ADOPTION RECOMMENDATIONS Governing Board Presentation May 12
CURRICULUM ADOPTION RECOMMENDATIONS Governing Board Presentation • May 12, 2016
Publishers Considered English-Language Arts (ELA) Amplify, K-8 Grades 6 -8: Digital curriculum Benchmark, K-6 Spanish version - Adelante Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 6 -8 TK materials will be available this summer and fall
CUSD ELA Pilot Plan, 2015 - 2016 September 2015 IS Dept. members reviewed materials at SCCOE October 2015 ELA Committee members reviewed materials at SCCOE November 2015 All teachers invited to apply to pilot. 17 teachers applied November – December 2015 Materials on display at district office for public viewing December 2015 2 Meetings with Piloting teachers to determine and assign curricula January 2016 Pre-launch trainings January – April 2016 Piloting of curricula and feedback May 3, 2016 Piloting teachers and IS team convened to make final curriculum decision By May 15 th Selected materials will be ordered August 2016 Job-alikes and Professional Development before school starts
Publishers Considered MATH (6 -8 only) Eureka Math Go Math (Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt) Spring 2015 6 -8 Math teachers attended county office training. Identified curricula to pilot (Eureka, Go Math) September 2015 – April 2016 Teachers piloted and provided feedback April 2016 Piloting teachers recommend Go Math for adoption beginning 2016 -17
Next Steps Order materials, pending approval Deliver materials to school sites Hold Job-alikes in August Conduct Professional Development, August 19 th Follow-up Professional Development, based on teachers’ feedback and identified needs throughout school year
Adoption Recommendations ELA � Sherman Oaks: Benchmark/Adelante � K: Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) � 1 st-5 th: Benchmark � 6 th-8 th: Extend Pilot, Fall 2016 Math � 6 th-8 th: Go Math (Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt)
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