Adoption of Curricular and Instructional Materials Montgomery County Board of Education January 8, 2019 1
What Do We Mean by New Instructional Materials? 2
Today’s Discussion • Background and Context • Evaluation and Selection Process • Recommendations: Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) Materials • Implementation and Professional Development Plan • Resolution 3
Process External Audit March 2018 RFP Process Summer 2018 RFP Released August 2018 Evaluation and October - November 2018 Selection Vendor Presentations November 2018 and Interviews Final Recommendations December 2018 - January 2019 4
Core Team Name Position School/Office Jeannette Roy ESOL Teacher Lee MS Jennifer Craft Secondary English Supervisor OCIP NAME POSITION SCHOOL/OFFICE Aaron Schwartz Instructional Specialist OCIP Jennifer Falcon PTD Coach Weller Road ES Akossiwa Lawrence Grade 5 Teacher Brown Station ES Alexa Ritchie Special Education Teacher Weller Road ES Jennifer Lucas Instructional Specialist EIC Alice Wright Instructional Specialist, OSE Jennifer Monyak Gr 3 Teacher Matsunaga ES Allison Giampapa Instructional Specialist EIC Amy Bryan Principal Germantown ES Jennifer Tucci Special Education Teacher Martin Luther King MS Amy Watkins Math RT North Bethesda MS Jessica Price Special Education Teacher Sally Ride ES Angela Martin Reading Focus Teacher Rosemont ES Arlisa Ledbetter RT Parkland MS Jessie Christopher Math CS Banneker MS Belinda Campbell ESOL teacher Gaithersburg HS Brittany Miller Special Education Teacher Clear Spring ES Jewel Sanders Principal Rosa Parks MS Candace Dingle Smith Special Education Teacher Olney ES Jill Raspen Instructional Specialist OCIP Carole Sample principal Jones Lane ES Carroll Altschuler SDT Beverly Farms Jokima Millar Instructional Specialist EIC Catharine Matthews Gr 1 teacher Bells Mill ES Jon Green Principal Poole MS Catherine Malchodi Instructional Specialist OSSI Cindy Villavicencio Instructional Specialist OCIP Julie Ziegler Gr 4 Teacher Garrett Park ES Courtney Brophy MCC Glenallan ES Crista Horn Reading Specialist Little Bennett ES Kari Cregger Kindergarten Teacher Harmony Hills ES Daniel Yip Instructional Specialist EIC Kathryn Williams Instructional Specialist AEI Danielle Epps Instructional Specialist OCIP Danillya Wilson Gr 1 teacher Wheaton Woods ES Kelly Jiron Instructional Specialist OSE Daphne Williams Special Education Teacher Rocky Hill MS Kember Kane Kindergarten Teacher Roscoe Nix ES Darrian McCarter Supervisor of Secondary Math OCIP Dionna Ricks ESOL Teacher Jackson Road Elementary Kevin Burns Principal Rock Creek Valley ES Elisa Hong Consulting Teacher OHRD Kharima Wilson Gr 3 Teacher Rock Creek Forest ES Elizabeth Fasulo Reading Specialist Rock Creek Forest ES Elliott Alter Principal Beall ES Kim Sienkiewicz Reading Specialist Wood Acres ES Elmira Young Instructional Specialist EIC Felice Erdheim Math Content Coach Strathmore ES Kimberly Browne Gr 4 Teacher Cresthaven ES Gary Einhorn Math Teacher Takoma Park MS Kimberly Leichtling Gr 4 Teacher Charles Drew ES Genevive Goodman Instructional Specialist OSE Germaine Cooley Gr 2 Teacher Great Seneca Creek ES Kimberly Lloyd Principal Burtonsville ES Heather Dysinger 7th Gr Math Teacher Montgomery Village MS Kimberly Row Media Specialist Strathmore ES Heather Stadtler Special Education Teacher Gibbs ES Jacqueline Hongdalorom Instructional Specialist OSE Kirsten Corprew English Teacher Lakeland Park MS James Allrich Principal Argyle MS Jan Daisey Instructional Specialist EIC Jane Lindsay English Teacher Poole MS 5
Core Team (continued) NAME POSITION SCHOOL/OFFICE Kristine Knight Kindergarten Teacher Wilson Wims ES Kyndal Starks Gr 3 Teacher Cannon Road ES Lauren Dagins Gr 4 Teacher Rachel Carson ES Name Position School/Office Linda Loomis Instructional Specialist OCIP Linda Wilson Instructional Specialist HIAT Sheila Berlinger Supervisor - Elementary Math EIC Lindsay Rolfes Special Education Teacher Cedar Grove Lisa Adkins Gr 3 Teacher Lakewood ES Sherilyn Moses Principal McNair ES Liz (Nora) Collins SDT Pine Crest Sonja Bloetner Secondary ESOL Supervisor OCIP Lori Tecler Instructional Specialist EIC Susan Phillips Instructional Specialist EIC Luz Ramos Special Education Paraeducator SSI MS Marcus Wiggins Math Teacher Rockville HS Tamara Carpel ESOL Teacher Sequoyah ES Marg Brennan Instructional Specialist OCIP Tamara Hewlett Instructional Specialist EIC Marita Sherbourne Principal Wood Acres Mary Rosa Cantella Instructional Specialist OSE Tamisha Sampson Elementary ESOL Supervisor EIC Marya Hay Instructional Specialist Equity Teriyanna Clark Gr 2 Teacher Takoma Park ES Marybeth Foster ESOL Teacher Lakewood Elementary Meg Knudsen-Gleason RT Ridgeview MS Tiffany Ragin Reading Specialist Flora Singer ES Meleny Weber Gr 4 teacher Oakview ES Tracy Winfrey-Edwards Elementary Literacy Supervisor EIC Morgan Payne Gr 4 teacher JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres ES Troy Horsley English Teacher Kennedy HS Nicole Wilson ESOL teacher Sargent Shriver Elementary Norka Padilla Instructional Specialist OSSI Valerie Coll Gr 3 Teacher Singer ES Rachel Bennett Instructional Specialist OCIP Vicky Christos ESOL Teacher New Hampshire Estates Rashida Thomas Grade 2 teacher Strawberry Knoll ES Rock Palmisano Principal Watkins Mill ES Vivian Aoun Instructional Specialist OSSI Rosario Velasquez Principal Intern Poolesville ES Wannakee Sheku Math RT Wood MS Ryan McNavage Instructional Specialist OCTO Sandra Ahlskog Gr 1 teacher Jones Lane ES Yared Velasquez-Guider ESOL Teacher Cedar Grove Elementary Sara Santini Special Education Teacher Great Seneca Creek ES Yvette Bobb Special Education Teacher Glenallan ES Sarah Chuk Instructional Specialist EIC Sarah O'Neill Gr 5 Teacher Bells Mill ES Sarah Straus Math Teacher Quince Orchard HS Shannon James English Teacher Seneca Valley HS Shauntae Spaugh SDT Kensington Parkwood ES 6
External Audit Findings Mathematics Stronger alignment to Common Core • Sufficient developmental or conceptual understanding • Adequate development of procedural skills • Enough detail to engage students in Standards of • Mathematical Practice Supports a variety of learners • Focus on “major work” of the grade and increased use of • modeling and application 7
External Audit Findings English Language Arts (ELA) Findings • Stronger alignment to Common Core • Read-aloud texts that are two to three years above grade-level • Regular use of complex text organized around robust topics or themes • Robust text-dependent questions and writing prompts • Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from text • A system of writing instruction embedded in lessons and tasks 8
External Audit Recommendations for MCPS ● Begin a transition toward externally developed, evidenced- based researched and reviewed instructional materials in ELA and mathematics, K through Grade 8. ● Design and implement a multiyear, phase-in of new ELA and Math materials that provide – 1. Multiple levels of stakeholder engagement; and 2. Logistical support and extensive professional assistance and learning for teachers. ● Implement new materials within the next three academic school years. 9
RFP Process Meet the Needs of ALL Students Common Core Interventions Special Learning Needs Standards and Supports Alignment Second Language Learners Highly Able Learners Culturally Balance of Parent Responsive and Assessments Digital and Print Relevant Materials Materials Materials 10
Culturally Responsive and Relevant Materials 11
Parent Materials 12
RFP Process Community Engagement • Messages to the Community • Online Engagement • Feedback Included in RFP and Final Recommendations 13
Process External Audit March 2018 RFP Process Summer 2018 RFP Released August 2018 Evaluation and October - November 2018 Selection Vendor Presentations November 2018 and Interviews Final Recommendations December 2018 - January 2019 14
Overall Evaluation and Selection Process Pre-Vetting NARROWING DOWN Core Teams Smaller Grade FINALISTS Band Review IDENTIFIED Teams Vendor Presentations Vendor Interviews FINAL and References RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendations 15
Meet the Needs of Pre-Vetting ALL Students Special Learning Needs Second Language Internal Technical Review Learners • For Basic Minimum Highly Able Learners Requirements Core Curriculum, External Reviews and Standards Ratings Alignment • For Standards Alignment, Basic Rigor and Coherence Requirements of the RFP 16
Core Team 55 people 60 people Math Core Team ELA Core Team 6 Smaller Review 6 Smaller Review Teams Teams • By grade band • By grade band Grade Band Review Teams • 8-12 people per • 8-12 people per Review Team Review Team 17
Core Team Evaluation Rubric Categories and Ratings CATEGORY RATINGS SUMMATIVE OVERALL RATINGS: Student Experiences • Highly Recommend • Recommend Teacher Experiences • Recommend with Reservation Assessments/Materials • Do Not Recommend Digital and Print Materials Differentiated Instruction Cultural Responsiveness Additional Requirements 18
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