District Textbook Committee 2013 14 WELCOME Frenship ISD

District Textbook Committee 2013 -14 WELCOME! Frenship ISD Seek Perfection. . . Capture

Proclamation 2014 • District Textbook Coordinator Emily Nowlain: 866 -9541 ext: 272 • Technology Applications Emily Nowlain: 866 -9541 ext: 272 • Science K-12 Gail Smith: 866 -6902 ext: 275 • Math K-8 Cassandra Slayton: 866 -6902 ext: 277 Frenship ISD Seek Perfection. . . Capture

Textbook Responsibility Flow Chart State Board of Education Sets state textbook policies TEA Textbook Division Sets state textbook procedures Local Board of Trustees Sets local textbook procedures Superintendent Sets local procedures and enforces state and local policies District Textbook Coordinator Enforces state and local policies Campus Administrator Sets campus procedures Teacher Enforces campus procedures Frenship ISD Student/Parent/Guardian Is responsible for the care and return of instructional materials to the campus Seek Perfection. . . Capture

Vision and Mission Vision Provide instructional materials that will ensure the success of all students. Mission To provide each student and teacher with the best state adopted instructional material. Frenship ISD Seek Perfection. . . Capture

Adoption Process • • • Form a committee Preview Samples Compare Content to Standards Complete District Rubrics Narrow it Down Bring in Individual Sales Reps Compare Costs Compare Free Materials Come to a Conclusion Frenship ISD Seek Perfection. . . Capture

Role of the Committee Member • Campus liaison • Support the committee by attending and participating in meetings • Preview samples • Facilitate teacher discussions • Collect Rubrics • Provide timely collective feedback Frenship ISD Seek Perfection. . . Capture

Potential Pitfalls • Shall not accept meals, entertainment, gifts, or gratuities in any form, or any promises thereof, from any publishers or their agents at any time, including publisher or publishersponsored textbook adoption events. • No dissemination of any e-mail, announcements, flyers, invitations, letters, or other publisher information. • No communications with any publisher representative/agent via e-mail, phone, face-to-face meetings, text messages, etc. Frenship ISD Seek Perfection. . . Capture

Save the Date • ESC 17 -Textbook Fairs (All Day) – January 17: Science – February 4: Math – February 6: Technology Applications – FISD Decision Date March 25 th (Questions please contact the content coordinator) Frenship ISD Seek Perfection. . . Capture