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5. Action on Approval of Areas to Be Opened for Textbook Study During the 2024-2025 School Year For Texts To Be Used Beginning With The 2025-2026 School Year |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Background:
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MPS Administrative Policy 7.26 and Administrative Procedure 7.26, Textbooks/Instructional Materials Adoption, provides that as adoptions near expiration, the Administration shall report the subject areas, along with the titles of the textbooks/instructional materials for which adopted textbooks/instructional materials have been in use seven years or more and may be discontinued at the end of the following school year. The last curriculum adoption was in 2017 for K-8 Spanish. All other World Languages and grade levels have not been adopted in over 20 years.
To ensure alignment with the district’s Ambitious Instruction plan, the Administration provides general criteria for textbook/instructional material evaluations to the review committees. These criteria include the availability of high-quality materials, alignment with the ACTFL World Readiness Standards and language development goals, and consistency with adopted standards and graduation requirements. Additionally, the Curriculum Specialist will develop subject-specific criteria applicable to the materials under review.
The Administration is recommending opening World Languages for adoption during the 2024-25 school year:
World Languages (K-12)
● American Sign Language, French, German, Chinese, Japanese,
Spanish
● AP Spanish, French, German
● Spanish for Spanish Speakers
● IB Spanish, French, German
● Immersion: French, German, Italian, Spanish |
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item does not authorize expenditures. The estimated cost of implementing the textbook adoption for this area is $4,500,000. |
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Implementation and Assessment Plan: |
The procedures listed below will be implemented following Board action with respect to opening World Languages for textbook adoption study.
a. When a subject area is to be opened for adoption, an evaluation committee led by a Curriculum Specialist shall be established to study and evaluate available materials and make recommendations to the Superintendent concerning textbook/instructional materials adoptions for the subject areas.
b. Principals and teachers are notified.
c. Parents are notified and invited to serve on the parent advisory committee for textbook/instructional material evaluation. In addition, community organizations such as the District Advisory Committee, are invited to send parent representatives. To further increase parent involvement in the textbook/instructional material evaluation process, the Administration will also solicit parents through School Governance Councils.
d. Publishers are notified.
e. Teacher nominations and/or expressions of interest in serving on the textbook/instructional materials evaluation committee for the various subject and language level areas are obtained.
f. Textbook/instructional materials evaluation committee is appointed.
g. The Curriculum Specialist provides training for textbook/instructional material evaluation committee members on selecting culturally responsive materials that promote critical thinking.
h. The Curriculum Specialist establishes evaluation criteria for instructional materials based on the latest research and literature in the field. The specialist reviews and assesses available materials, consults with parents, publishers, and representatives, and seeks input from teachers, department chairs, and other stakeholders.
i. The Curriculum Specialist and the Department of Procurement review the proposals submitted by the textbook/instructional materials publisher.
j. Textbook/instructional materials evaluation committee formulates recommendations with respect to the subject and language level areas and the materials under evaluation for possible adoption and presents the recommendations for textbooks/instructional materials adoption to the superintendent in a confidential report. The textbook/instructional materials evaluation committee may recommend a single, dual, or multiple adoptions for a subject/language, or; they may recommend delaying adoption pending further study.
Based on the proposed timeline, the textbook/instructional materials evaluation committee would be appointed no later than February 2025. The committee will conduct the study during the months of March and April to submit a recommendation to the Superintendent in April 2025. After considering the evaluation committee's report, the Superintendent will submit recommendations to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors for consideration in May 2025.
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Recommendation
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The Administration recommends that the Board approve World Languages K-12 to be opened for textbook study for texts to be used during the 2025-2026 school year. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Renee Laird Adelon - Curriculum Specialist IV |
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Signed By: |
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Felicia Saffold, Ed.D. - Senior Director, Curriculum & Instruction |
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Signed By: |
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Jennifer Mims Howell - Chief Academic Officer |
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Signed By: |
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Eduardo Galvan - Interim Superintendent |
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