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English Language Arts

6-8 ELA Digital Instructional Materials Adoption 2023-24

Grades 6-8 ELA Digital Instructional Materials Adoption

The English language arts content area of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction is launching an English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 Digital Instructional Materials Adoption in the 2023-24 school year. 数字教学材料的采用过程将遵循十大正规网赌软件选择和采用教学材料, Policy No. 2015.  If approved by the Seattle School Board, 新的数字教学材料将在2024-25学年准备好实施.

6-8 ELA Instructional Materials Update:

After an extensive review, 6-8 ELA采用委员会在教学材料采用过程中提名了三名决赛选手. The finalists are:

  • Into Literature, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Inquiry By Design, Middle School ELA
  • Study Sync, McGraw Hill

During the month of February, 2024, 这些资源将在我们地区的中学教室进行实地测试. The selected field test teachers will represent all five regions of the city.

Community Curriculum Review

十大正规网赌软件正在为6-8年级的英语语言艺术(ELA)选择新的教学材料。. 我们将在2024年2月1日至3月6日期间接受家长和社区成员的反馈.

请您就委员会正在考虑的一个或几个选择提供反馈. Please complete one form per instructional material choice. Your feedback will be shared with the adoption committee. 我们感谢您花时间完成调查,因为您的声音对我们非常重要.

Staff Feedback Survey

Community/Parent Feedback Survey

SOMALI Feedback Survey

AMHARIC Feedback Survey

CHINESE Feedback Survey

VIETNAMESE Feedback Survey

SPANISH Feedback Survey

http://my.mheducation.com/login

Enter the following credentials 

Username: SeattleStudySync 

Password: studysync68MH

 

Go to http://www.hmhco.com/ui/login/?connection=91008320 

For State: Type EVALUATOR 

For District: Type REVIEW Into Literature v2-91008320 

Enter USERNAME and PASSWORD: 

User View  Username  Password 
Teacher View  Teacher76_91008330  E!8azaleas 
Student View  Student76_91008330  E!8azaleas 

IMC Approved Documents

The English language arts content area of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction is launching an English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 Digital Instructional Materials Adoption in the 2023-24 school year. 数字教学材料的采用过程将遵循十大正规网赌软件选择和采用教学材料, Policy No. 2015.  If approved by the Seattle School Board, 新的数字教学材料将在2024-25学年准备好实施.

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, Technology, and Academics/Athletics Capital Levy V (BTA V). 采用将包括所有学生资料和教师资源,将通过在线平台或学习管理系统访问. 采用将不包括购买教科书或练习册的硬拷贝.

6-8 ELA Adoption Timeline

  • May 2023: Request for Information released​ 
  • May 23, 2023: RFI closed​ 
  • May 23, 2023: Committee applications close (opened June 5)​ 
  • June 5-30, 2023: Needs assessment for teachers, family, community​ 
  • June 26 , 2023: Committee members selected ​ 
  • June 29, 2023: IMC开会审查/批准时间表、委员会成员和沟通计划 
  • June 30, 2023: Adoption Committee members notified of acceptance to the committee 
  • Sept. 16, 20, 23 2023: 委员会开会并制定甄选标准、类别和准则 
  • Sept. 25-29, 2023: Selection criteria approved by IMC​ 
  • October 23, 2023: Request for Proposals (RFP) released 
  • November 21, 2023: RFP closes 
  • Nov. 30, Dec. 2, 9, 2023: Committee reviews materials and selects finalists for field test 
  • December 2023: Materials displayed online for community review 
  • December 4, 2023: Field Test Teacher application released (closes Dec. 15)  
  • December 12, 2023: Second Request for Proposal released 
  • January 5, 2024: Field Test Teachers notified of acceptance 
  • January 23, 2024: Second RFP closes 
  • January 2024: Field Test Teacher training 
  • Feb. 1 – March 1, 2024: Materials displayed online for community review for finalists
  • Feb. 1 – March 8, 2024: Field test conducted 
  • March 6, 2024: Panel Discussion with field test teachers and committee 
  • March 14, 2024: Committee makes final recommendation 

Adoption Committee Schedule and Timeline

The committee will meet several times between September 2023 and February 2024. 周六的会议将在约翰·斯坦福卓越教育中心亲自授课. 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:

最后的审查和选择推荐给监督和十大赌博正规平台在线:2024年5月

委员会成员将在预定的会议之前通过审查提供的材料来准备会议, and attend and participate in schedule meetings. 连续两次缺席会议将导致自动退出委员会的参与.

Adoption Committee Vision, Purpose, and Goals

The 2023-24 English Language Arts 6, 7, 数字教学材料采用委员会将代表十大正规网赌软件(SPS)社区的不同声音. The committee will review and make a recommendation for a high-quality, standards-aligned, culturally relevant, rigorous digital instructional materials for English Language Arts 6, 7, 8 courses that embodies the SPS 2019-24 Strategic Plan, Seattle Excellence. In particular, educators, families, 以及代表有色人种学生的社区,这些学生远离教育公正,他们将在英语语言艺术问题上发出有意义的声音, 7, 8 Digital Instructional Materials Adoption Committee.

The English Language Arts 6, 7, 数字教学材料采用委员会将研究提交给他们的所有教学材料,作为通过中概述的流程的选择 Superintendent Procedure 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 Seattle Excellence; i.e. 为远离教育公正的有色人种学生提供高质量的教学和学习体验,加速他们的成长.

  • 制定由教学材料委员会批准的选择标准,该标准以西雅图卓越与政策0030为基础
  • Review submitted materials for potential bias
  • Evaluate submitted materials using the approved selection criteria
  • 审查员工和社区的反馈,特别关注员工的反馈, families, 以及代表远离教育公正的有色人种学生的社区
  • Narrow selection of materials to be field-tested
  • 审查实地测试的结果,特别关注远离教育公正的有色人种学生的经历
  • 向教学材料委员会提交最终选择,由其批准并推荐给督学和十大赌博正规平台在线
  • 为教育工作者和学校员工推荐专业发展培训,以支持新采用的英语语言艺术6的成功实施, 7, 8个数字教学材料,以确保高质量的教学和学习体验,加速远离教育公正的有色人种学生的成长
  • Engage district staff, educators, principals, 确保审查和选择过程包括来自我们社区的声音的输入和反馈, especially those furthest from educational justice

Digital Materials Adoption Committee Membership and Selection

该委员会将由大约15-20名成员组成,他们为当前和/或过去的英语语言艺术6学生提供主题专业知识或家庭成员的观点, 7, 8. The committee will include:

  • 中学ELA教师和领导代表了中学和K-8学校的横截面
  • ML, SpEd, 具有ELA课程和教学经验和/或专业知识的小学和高中教师
  • Parents, guardians, 或其他离教育公正最远的现任或前任中学生的家庭成员,代表了SPS的广泛学校和项目
  • Members of the community-at-large with relevant expertise or experience, 和/或具有英语语言艺术或公平英语语言艺术教学专业知识的高等教育代表
  • Although students are not included in the adoption committee, 学生将有机会就教材向领养委员会提供意见

Members will be selected and appointed in accordance with School Board Policy 4110: Family & Community Advisory and Oversight Committees, and Procedure 4110SP. 地区应向合理有兴趣担任收养委员会成员的个人及组织提供公告.

标准化的申请表格如下,注明申请截止日期和指定通知日期.