Informational (no action required by Board) Action Report (Board will be required

to take action)
DATE: May 9, 2014 3:00 PM
FROM: Jo! Banda, "u#erintendent
LEAD STAFF: Mic$ael %olley, &itant "u#erintendent 'or %eac$in( ) *earnin(
"$auna +eat$, ,-ecuti.e /irector, 0urriculu1 and 2ntruction
"$awn "i#e, 2ntructional Material "#ecialit
&da1 /yart, 0urriculu1 "#ecialit, ,le1entary Mat$e1atic
I. TITLE
345 Mat$e1atic Material &do#tion For Introduction: May 21, 2014
For Action: June 4, 2014
II. WHY OARD A!TIO" IS "E!ESSARY
%$e "c$ool Board #olicy require Board a##ro.al o' an &do#tion 0o11ittee6 reco11endation
'or new intructional 1aterial7 (Adoption of a#ic Material#, 8%$e 1aterial are a.ailable 'or
"c$ool Board re.iew and t$en .oted on by t$e "c$ool Board 1e1ber78 Board Policy 2015,
9ctober 1:, 2013)
III. FIS!AL IM$A!T%RE&E"'E SO'R!E
;ical i1#act to t$i action will be a##ro-i1ately <2,000,0007 (<1,500,000 'or 1aterial and u#
to <500,000 'or t$e ado#tion #roce, includin( Pro'eional /e.elo#1ent cot) 2n addition,
on(oin( cot are eti1ated at <500,000 annually 'or conu1able 1aterial in t$e 'ollowin( i-
year7
%$e re.enue ource 'or t$i 1otion i t$e =eneral ;und7
,-#enditure: 9ne4ti1e &nnual 9t$er "ource
I&. $OLI!Y IM$LI!ATIO"
%$i action i1#le1ent Board Policy >u1ber 2015, "election and &do#tion o' 2ntructional
Material7 2n addition, t$e #roce 'or reco11endin( t$i 1otion 'ollowed "u#erintendent
Procedure >u1ber 2015"P7B7 By ado#tin( t$e reco11ended 1at$ 1aterial, t$e "eattle "c$ool
Board will #ro.ide co11on te-tual 1aterial and reource to all current "eattle Public "c$ool
345 tudent and (eneral education teac$er to i1#le1ent t$e ditrict6 ele1entary 1at$ #ro(ra1
in ali(n1ent wit$ t$e 0o11on 0ore "tate "tandard 'or Mat$e1atic (00"")7
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Sc(ool oard riefin)%$ropo#ed Action Report
&. RE!OMME"DED MOTIO"
2 1o.e t$at t$e "c$ool Board a##ro.e t$e ado#tion o' en?iionMat$ @ealiAe 2015 edition
1aterial 'ro1 Pearon a t$e ado#ted 1at$ curriculu1 'or (rade 345, and aut$oriAe t$e
"u#erintendent to e-ecute a contract in t$e eti1ated a1ount o' <4,2:B,::1723 and to take t$e
neceary te# to i1#le1ent t$i deciion7
&I. OARD !OMMITTEE RE!OMME"DATIO"
%$e ado#tion #roce and 'inal 1otion to ado#t en?iion $a been dicued at 1ulti#le 1eetin(
o' t$e 2ntructional Material 0o11ittee (2M0), includin( 4C1C13, 11C:C13,11C:C13,11C2:C13,
12C5C13, 3C5C14 and t$e 0urriculu1 and 2ntruction Policy 0o11ittee o' t$e Board, includin(
4CBC13, BC12C13, 10C14C13, 11C4C13, 12C9C13, 1C13C14, 2C10C14, 3C10C14, 4CDC147
9n May 12, 2014 t$e 0urriculu1 and 2ntruction Policy 0o11ittee re.iewed t$e 1otion and
reco11ended EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE7
&II. A!*+RO'"D I"FORMATIO"
%$e 2ntructional Material 0o11ittee, a outlined in Board Policy >u1ber 2015, conit o' t$e
/irector o' 0urriculu1 ) 2ntructional "u##ort, t$e Mana(er o' *ibrary "er.ice, and an
2ntructional Material "#ecialit7 2n addition, t$e /irector o' 0urriculu1 2ntructional "u##ort
$all a##oint two #rinci#al (one ele1entary and one econdary) and two #arent (one
ele1entary and one econdary) to ta((ered two4year ter17 %$e 2M0 i c$ar(ed wit$ aurin(
t$at t$e ado#tion #roce i 'ollowed correctly and $a #eci'ically a##ro.ed t$e ti1eline and
co11unication clan, t$e Mat$ &do#tion 0o11ittee (M&0) election #roce, and t$e ado#tion
co11ittee 1e1ber$i# roter7 (&ttac$1ent 1, 2, 3, 4)
%$e Mat$ &do#tion 0o11ittee (M&0) 'or ele1entary c$ool 1et o.er t$e coure o' t$e 20134
14 c$ool year 'or a total o' 40 $our7 /etail o' eac$ 1eetin( are #oted on t$e "eattle
Public "c$ool webite at: * , - Mat(ematic# In#tructional Material# Adoption
!ommittee
2n >o.e1ber o' 2013, t$e Mat$ &do#tion 0o11ittee 1et 'or t$e 'irt ti1e and de.elo#ed
criteria 'or t$e initial election #roce in order to narrow t$e c$oice 'or 'urt$er conideration7
By Board #olicy, ado#tion i a two ta(e #roce, o t$e co11ittee 'irt deter1ined t$e criteria
by w$ic$ a 1aller lit o' #ro(ra1 would 1o.e 'orward 'or 'urt$er conideration7 (&ttac$1ent
5, 2nitial "creenin( %ool) %$ee criteria #ro.ided t$e bai 'or $ow eac$ #ro(ra1 would be
aeed on a ran(e o' criteria:
Focu#
de(ree to w$ic$ eac$ #ro(ra1 addreed and aeed t$e 1aFor work o' eac$ (rade
Ri)or and alance
de(ree to w$ic$ eac$ #ro(ra1 equally treated tudentG conce#tual undertandin(,
'luency, and a##lication
!on#i#tent $ro)re##ion#
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de(ree to w$ic$ eac$ #ro(ra1 'ollowed t$e de.elo#1ental #ro(reion o' kill and
knowled(e wit$in and acro (rade le.el, a deter1ined by 00""
!o(erent !onnection#
de(ree to w$ic$ #ro(ra1 acti.itie are linked and addre bi( idea wit$in 1at$e1atic
Mat(ematical $ractice#
de(ree to w$ic$ eac$ #ro(ra1 de.elo# t$e 1at$e1atical $abit o' 1ind
Ea#e of Implementation
de(ree to w$ic$ eac$ #ro(ra1 1eet t$e need o' all uer and enable t$e educator,
tudent, and 'a1ily to 1ot readily acce intruction, 1onitorin(, and #ro(ra1
co1#onent

%$e creenin( tool wa alo de.elo#ed uin( t$e "P" docu1ent H=eneral 0riteria 'or ,.aluatin(
%e-tual Material 'or 0ultural @ele.ancy and &nti4bia7I (&ttac$1ent :)
&lo attac$ed are t$e /eciion41akin( 1odel and >or1 o' collaboration dicued at t$e 'irt
M&0 1eetin(7 (&ttac$1ent D)
M&0 1e1ber a##lied t$e creenin( tool to t$e ei($t 1at$ reource #ro#oal recei.ed 'or
re.iew7 %$e #ublic wa alo in.ited to re.iew t$e a1e 1aterial and #ro.ide 'eedback7
(&ttac$1ent B, 0o11unity @e.iew ;or1) %$e co11ittee co1#iled co11unity in#ut,
conducted re.iew o' eac$ #ro(ra1, and a##ro.ed t$e #ro1otion o' 'our #ro(ra1 'or
conideration in ta(e two7 %$e bai 'or t$i deter1ination wa 1ade on a co1bination o'
co11unity in#ut and co11ittee core (a.era(e) 'ro1 t$e creener7 (ee t$e attac$ed @eult
and @ationale docu1ent and it &ddendu1, &ttac$1ent 9)7 J$ile t$e $o#e wa to only conider
243 #ro(ra1 in t$e econd ta(e, t$e reult 'ro1 t$e creen #ro.ed too cloe to de'initi.ely
1o.e 'orward wit$ Fut t$ree #ro(ra17
;or ta(e two, t$e co11ittee re'ined creenin( tool criteria lan(ua(e to better dicri1inate
tren(t$ and weaknee o' eac$ #ro(ra1 (&ttac$1ent 10, 0o1#re$eni.e "creenin( %ool)7
9ne o' t$oe 'our wa ubequently eli1inated due to a breac$ o' #rotocol related to t$e requet
'or #ro#oal (@;P)7 Jit$ t$ree #ro#oal re1ainin(, t$e co11ittee 'inaliAed two i1#ortant
#rocee: one, t$e 1ean by w$ic$ #ublic in#ut would be taken (&ttac$1ent 11, 0o11unity
@e.iew ;or1 K ;inal Pro(ra1 "election) and two, t$e 1ean o' decidin( a reco11ended
#ro(ra1 a'ter creenin( and data collection concluded (ee /eliberation below)7
"ubequently, #ro(ra1 co1#onent and 'eedback 'or1 were ditributed to i- location and
a.ailable online ('i.e "eattle Public c$ool and one #ublic library)7
0at$erine Blaine 34B
Bryant ,le1entary
>ort$(ate ,le1entary
Jet "eattle ,le1entary
3
Jin( *uke ,le1entary
/ou(la4%rut$ Public *ibrary
%$e ite were o#en 'ro1 &#ril 1425, wit$ t$e e-ce#tion o' t$e c$ool buildin( bein( cloed
durin( "#rin( Break, &#ril 1441B7 %$ee ite were elected wit$ care'ul conideration to co.er
all (eo(ra#$ic area o' t$e city7 %$e c$oice o' #ublic library, w$ic$ wa o#en durin( t$e "#rin(
Break w$ile t$e c$ool were cloed, wa 1ade to be located centrally7 %$e 1aterial were alo
on di#lay at t$e Jo$n "tan'ord 0enter durin( t$e w$ole 'our week cycle7
;lyer, tranlated into #redo1inately #oken lan(ua(e, were ditributed in kid 1ail and .ia
nor1al ditrict co11unication c$annel ad.ertiin( t$e o##ortunity to #ro.ide 'eedback7
0oncurrently, M&0 co11ittee 1e1ber conducted t$eir own creenin( o' eac$ o' t$e re1ainin(
t$ree #ro(ra1, creatin( a #re4deliberation rank7 (&ttac$1ent 12, #a(e 1 )
/ay o' /eliberation, 4C25C2014
%$e 1at$e1atic ado#tion co11ittee 'inaliAed a 'inal Lday o' deliberationG #roce to deter1ine
t$e 'inal o#tion c$oen 'or reco11endation7 %$e #roce entailed 'irt collectin( e.idence:
M&0 co1#re$eni.e creener data
0o11unity in#ut
0ot conideration
Pro'eional /e.elo#1ent conideration
@ele.ant benc$1ark data
/urin( t$e #ublic di#lay #eriod (t$ree week M #rin( break #recedin( 4C25 1eetin(), M&0
1e1ber conducted t$eir own creenin( in #ri.ate and recei.ed weekly u#date o' co11unity
in#ut7
N#on arri.in( at t$e 1eetin(, 'inal creenin( data wa ued to (enerate a rankin( 'or eac$ M&0
1e1ber7 @ankin( included t$e t$ree re1ainin( #ro(ra1 creened, #lu a Lno reco11endationG
o#tion7 (&ttac$1ent 12 alo re'lect c$an(e in rankin( durin( eac$ round o' deliberation,
decribed below7) ;inal co11unity in#ut data wa alo tabulated and #ro.ided electronically7 &
yno#i o' di#lay ite and online 'eedback wa alo #ro.ided 'or re'erence7 (&ttac$1ent 13)
& a(reed by t$e M&0, an Lintant runo''G yte1 wa ado#ted, wit$ an o##ortunity 'or
dicuion in order to work t$rou($ t$e 'our o#tion one by one7 %$e #roce in.ol.ed t$e initial
rankin( (baed on creener data and c$oice o' w$ere to #lace t$e Lno reco11endationG o#tion),
t$en dicuion in uccei.e round, eli1inatin( t$e #ro(ra1 wit$ t$e leat 'irt #lace rankin(
.ote at t$e end o' eac$ round7 ,ac$ M&0 1e1ber wa alo (i.en t$e ri($t to c$an(e rank
a'ter eac$ round, de#endent on dicuion $eard and criteria adFuted a a reult7 %$ee c$an(e
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were docu1ented and i(ned7 (&ttac$1ent 14, /eliberation @ankin( "$eet, 2ndi.idual M&0
1e1berG $eet are a.ailable in t$e Board 9''ice u#on requet) /icuion aroe around w$en
a Lbindin( .oteG would actually occur and w$at #eci'ically neceitated takin( a Ltraw .oteG
(.ote o' $and)7 Pleae ee 1inute 'or detail7 (&ttac$1ent 15,/@&;% 'or1)
2n re#one to M&0 1e1berG concern around cot, it wa reiterated #rior to be(innin(
deliberation t$at cot $ould not be conidered a a #ri1ary criterion 'or rankin(7 Baed on
&itant "u#erintendent Mic$ael %olleyG directi.e, M&0 1e1ber were intructed to only
e.aluate eac$ #ro(ra1 on 1erit, not o.erall cot7
@eult
%$e 'ollowin( i t$e 'inal rankin(, a'ter deliberation:
17 en?iion
27 =o Mat$O
37 Mat$ in ;ocu (Mi;)
47 >o @eco11endation
%o reac$ t$i rankin(, M&0 conducted t$e Lday o' deliberationG, be(innin( wit$ teti1ony and
ar(u1ent 'or t$e o#tion 1ot likely to (et eli1inated (baed on #re4deliberation rankin(), >o
@eco11endation7 &'ter $earin( teti1ony and clari'yin( t$e #roce by w$ic$ a bindin( .ote
would be taken, >o @eco11endation wa eli1inated 'irt7
>e-t, M&0 .iewed 10 1inute o' .ideo #reentation on t$e t$ree re1ainin( o#tion: en?iion,
=o Mat$, and Mat$ in ;ocu (Mi;)7 ;urt$er dicuion and deliberation enued, wit$ a bindin(
.ote bein( taken, w$ic$ eli1inated Mat$ in ;ocu 'ro1 conideration7 "o1e o' t$e reaon
tated by co11ittee 1e1ber 'or t$e deciion included:
Mi; i not a well ali(ned to 0o11on 0ore "tate "tandard 'or Mat$e1atic a t$e ot$er
two7
9##ortunitie 'or t$e Mat$e1atical Practice were not a e.ident a in t$e ot$er two7
9##ortunitie and u((etion 'or w$ere tudent could a##ly t$eir undertandin(
t$rou($ ric$ tak were alo not a e.ident7
Mi; $a an o.erreliance on bar 1odel drawin( 'or o#eration #roble1, 1akin( it li1itin(
co1#ared to t$e ot$er #ro(ra1, w$ere 1ulti#le olution 1et$od are introduced and
#racticed7
Mi; i lackin( 0o11on 0ore re.iew7
Mi; i weaker on di''erentiation and ae1ent7
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&'ter Mat$ in ;ocu wa eli1inated, and co11ittee 1e1ber were allowed to re4rank baed on
teti1ony and ar(u1ent, t$e 'inal two #ro(ra1 under conideration were dicued7 &'ter
$earin( u##ortin( ar(u1ent 'or and a(aint eac$ #ro(ra1, deliberation wa concluded wit$ a
'inal rank analyi, a##ro.in( en?iion 'or ado#tion o.er =o Mat$O by a .ote o' 214:7
"o1e o' t$e reaon M&0 1e1ber tated 'or t$e deciion included:
Meet tron( #ractice tandard and "P" tandard 'or cultural rele.ance and 'reedo1
'ro1 bia
9' t$e t$ree 'inalit #ro(ra1, i bet ali(ned to t$e 0o11on 0ore "tandard
;eature tron( di''erentiated $o1ework 1aterial
9''er 1ore #roble1 et leadin( to 1atery and better #ro(reion o' leon buildin(
Pro.ide a .ariety o' ae1ent 1aterial adFutable to tudentG need, includin( online
i11ediate 'eedback
9''er quality (ra#$ic #reentation a##ro#riate to t$e te-t and t$e tudent
"o1e reaon 1e1ber tated t$at en?iion wa #re'erred o.er =o Mat$ include:
*e .olu1e o' tudent 1aterial
"i(ni'icantly better core on t$e creener criteria
0o$erence between tandard 1ore #ronounced in en?iion t$an =o Mat$
0o11ittee 1e1ber wit$ 'a1iliarity ad.ocated 'or it e''ecti.ene
%$e entire #roce wa 1onitored by t$e "c$ool BoardG 0urriculu1 and 2ntruction Policy
0o11ittee and t$e 2ntructional Material 0o11ittee (2M0) t$rou($ re(ular u#date7
"OTE: & 1inority re#ort 'ro1 one 1e1ber o' t$e co11ittee i attac$ed7 (&ttac$1ent 1:)
0o11unity 2n#ut
&'ter "ta(e one, w$en quetion aroe around w$at 'actor co11unity in#ut #layed in t$e
#roce, M&0 1et and .eri'ied a #roce t$ey 'elt wa 'air and in'or1ati.e7 2n "ta(e 2,
co11unity in#ut would in'or1 M&0 1e1ber, but not er.e a a data #oint t$at directly
in'luence #ro(ra1 rank7 & 'eedback 'or1 wa de.elo#ed to re'lect a #roce by w$ic$
co11unity 1e1ber could indicate e.eral i1#ortant identi'yin( c$aracteritic, uc$ a
:
w$et$er t$ey were a #arent, teac$er, or ot$er and w$ere t$ey li.ed7 ;urt$er, t$e 'or1 aked
co11unity 1e1ber to co1#are all t$ree #ro(ra1, indicatin( w$et$er eac$ one would work 'or
"P" by 1arkin( a ye or no7 Mot i1#ortant, t$e M&0 decided t$ey wanted to ee co11entary
1ore t$an anyt$in( ele7 %$ere'ore, #ace wa a''orded to 1ake #eci'ic co11ent on eac$
#ro(ra1 andCor 1ore (eneral co11ent below7
%$e M&0 alo .oted to recei.e t$e in#ut a it ca1e in durin( t$e entire di#lay #eriod, t$u
allowin( t$e in#ut to be read and $eard wit$ a1#le ti1e be'ore deliberation7 %$i on(oin(
analyi o' co11unity in#ut wa e#ecially i1#ortant (i.en t$e ado#tion ti1eline and inability
to 1eet #at t$e lat day o' #ublic di#lay, 4C25C147 +owe.er, all in#ut recei.ed on 4C25 wa
added to t$e 'ile and die1inated in t$e a1e 'a$ion a t$e ret o' t$e in#ut7 %$e M&0 did not
read all o' t$e in#ut t$at ca1e in on t$e day o' t$e 1eetin(, but all 'eedback i incor#orated in
t$e attac$ed co11unity 'eedback #read$eet7 %$e added 'eedback wa not i(ni'icantly
di''erent t$an w$at wa already recei.ed7 (&ttac$1ent 1D)
& tated abo.e, co11unity in#ut wa conidered durin( t$e entire creenin( #roce and
notably on t$e day o' deliberation, wit$ o1e .ery $ealt$y dicuion around #articular #oint,
uc$ a:
/ia((re(ated reult 'or teac$er and #arent
0o11entary 1ade in addition to ye or no indicatorP
Pall co11unity in#ut wa trancribed 'ro1 t$e #a#er entrie, a well a all t$e canned, 1ailed,
and 'a-ed co#ie, and 1ade a.ailable to t$e M&0 durin( t$e creenin( #eriod7 ("ee &ttac$1ent
1D, #read$eet and canned indi.idual 'or1 wit$ all co11unity re.iew co11ent)
0o11ittee 1e1ber not only read all t$e co11unity in#ut t$at ca1e in #rior to t$e day o'
deliberation, t$ey alo $eard dicuion eac$ round durin( deliberation7 /ata wa u11ariAed
'or t$e co11ittee in c$art 'or1 $owin( ye and no .ote broken u# into 4 cate(orie: #arent
and teac$er, bot$ online and in #eron7 (&ttac$1ent 13)
2n concluion, all co11unity in#ut wa taken into conideration a a #art o' t$e #roce, a
outlined in Board Policy7 0o11entary and in#ut were dicued durin( deliberationQ 'urt$er,
#eci'ic 1erit o' eac$ #ro(ra1 were diected 1ore cloely by t$e M&0, #articularly on t$e
creener criteria de.elo#ed to identi'y t$e 1ot alient attribute uc$ a ali(n1ent and eae o'
ue7
2M0 &##ro.al
%$i reco11endation wa re.iewed by t$e 2M0 on May :, 20147 %$e 2M0 .oted unani1ouly
to a##ro.e t$e #roce o' t$i ado#tion and to 1o.e t$e reco11endation to t$e "u#erintendent to
take to t$e "c$ool Board7 %$e co11ittee e#ecially reco(niAe t$at co11unity in#ut wa taken
into conideration and t$at t$e Mat$ &do#tion 0o11ittee 'ollowed t$e #recribed #roce
'ait$'ully7
09"%
D
%$e cot #ro#oal 'ro1 Pearon i a 'ollow:
Year.# /,0 co#t for en1i#ion
1 <1,5:1,1097:9
2 < 451,25B759
3 < 451,25B759
4 < 451,25B759
5 < 451,25B759
: < 451,25B759
D < 451,25B759
Total price for all 0 2ear# 345678577/.69
%$i include 1aterial, tec$nolo(y, and t$e 'irt tier o' Pro'eional /e.elo#1ent o''ered by t$e
.endor7
0o1#arati.e cot between all t$ree 'inal #ro(ra1 are $own in &ttac$1ent 1B7
>e-t "te#
0oordinate and i1#le1ent a Pro'eional /e.elo#1ent #lan (&ttac$1ent 19 : en?iion
P/ outline, "P"4#eci'ic #lan bein( de.elo#ed)
"c$edule orderin( and deli.ery o' 1aterial7
&III. STATEME"T OF ISS'E
J$et$er to ado#t en.iion 'or t$e /itrict 345 1at$ curriculu17
I:. ALTER"ATI&ES
&7 /o not ado#t a new curriculu17 %$e currently ado#ted curriculu1 'or 345, ,.eryday Mat$,
$a been in ue in t$e ditrict 'or e.en year7 "o1e c$ool $a.e u##le1ented or ubtituted it
ue due to lack o' ali(n1ent to 0o11on 0ore "tate "tandard 'or Mat$e1atic (00""4M), in
$o#e o' tren(t$enin( t$eir o.erall 1at$ curriculu1, andCor in an atte1#t to i1#ro.e t$e o.erall
ri(or o' intruction7 0ontinued ue o' t$i #roduct will 'urt$er #linter t$e ditrict6 conitent,
co$erent a##roac$ to 00""4M ali(ned intruction acro t$e entire 345 #ectru17 J$ile o1e
c$ool $a.e #urued an alternati.e core #ro(ra1 t$rou($ Parent %eac$er &ociation or ot$er
'undin( 'or t$e reaon tated, #articularly better ali(n1ent to 00""4M, a 1aFority o' c$ool
cannot a''ord to #ay 'or uc$ c$an(e on t$eir own, creatin( an i1balance and inequitable
intructional ettin( acro "P"7
%$e current ado#ted intructional 1aterial 'or 345 ele1entary 1at$ are not ali(ned to 00"",
wit$ increain( nu1ber o' c$ool eekin( alternati.e 1aterial to u##le1ent or outri($t re#lace
B
,.eryday Mat$7 ;or c$ool t$at $a.e t$e ca#acity to #urc$ae uc$ 1aterial, t$ey $a.e done
o already, creatin( an at1o#$ere o' inequity acro t$e yte17
2t i i1#ortant to $a.e all teac$er uin( conitent intructional 1aterial 'or equity #ur#oe
and to better ali(n u##ort acro t$e ditrict7 ;urt$er, in order to equi# teac$er wit$ t$e bet
#oible reource 'or teac$in( 1at$e1atic e''ecti.ely, t$e a1ount o' ti1e t$ey #end
1odi'yin( and ada#tin( e-itin(, 1iali(ned reource need to be reduced7 Pro'eional
de.elo#1ent 'or teac$er i i1#erati.e to i1#ro.e tudent ac$ie.e1ent and can be acco1#li$ed
1uc$ 1ore e''ecti.ely w$en teac$er ue co11on intructional 1aterial, $are reource, and
collaborati.ely work on i1#ro.in( intruction7 %$e ado#tion o' a new, co11on ele1entary
1at$ #ro(ra1 will better ali(n t$ee obFecti.e, #oitionin( "eattle Public "c$ool to 1eet core
trate(ic #lan (oal uc$ a Henurin( educational e-cellence and equity 'or e.ery tudentI and
Hi1#ro.e yte1 ditrictwide to u##ort acade1ic outco1eI7
>o ado#tion o' 345 1aterial at t$i ti1e would reult in 'urt$er #linterin( o' 345 co$ei.e
1at$ intruction acro t$e ditrict and caue 'urt$er inequity between c$ool7
B7 Many #ubli$er, tate #roduced curricula, and 'ree, online baed 1at$ #ro(ra1 de.elo#er
are till 'inaliAin( c$an(e to t$eir re#ecti.e #ro(ra1 w$ile t$e country tranition to 00""4
M7 ;or .ariou reaon, 1any o' t$ee #roduct and #ro(ra1 are not co1#lete currently7 ;or
t$i reaon, 1any ditrict (includin( "#okane) $a.e o#ted to eit$er co1bine #re4e-itin(
reource wit$ newer, 'ree #ro(ra1 a.ailable 'or download or 1ake a1end1ent to currently
ado#ted 1aterial until 00""4M tetin( $a be(un and #ro(ra1 o#tion are 1ore co1#lete on t$e
1arket#lace7 "eattle could #urue a i1ilar coure o' action, wit$ t$e rik 'actor abo.e till in
#lace, in w$ic$ teac$er are directed to 'ree core 1at$ curricula or uc$ 1aterial a #ro.ided by
t$e ditrict7 %$e ditrict alo doe not currently $a.e a le.el o' ta''in( to u##ort t$i alternati.e7
07 &do#t one o' t$e co1#etin( #ro#oed curricula7 %$i o#tion i not reco11ended 'or t$e
reaon tated abo.e7
/7 %$e alternati.e o' a dual ado#tion, or c$oice, $a been u((eted w$ile re.iewin( t$i Board
&ction @e#ort7 %$i o#tion wa ne.er dicued by t$e M&07 Jit$ t$e current landca#e o'
1ulti#le #ro(ra1 ua(e t$rou($out t$e ditrict, a detailed in alternati.e &, o1e c$ool would
requet to continue wit$ one o' t$e t$ree 'inalit #ro(ra1 'ro1 t$e ado#tion #roce, rat$er t$an
eek a wai.er or ado#t en?iion 1at$7 9t$er c$ool co11unitie 1ay deire to ue an
alternati.e #ro(ra1 re(ardle o' current ua(e7 %$e bene'it 'ro1 uc$ a c$oice yte1 include
#otentially increain( co11unity controlCin#ut and c$ool continuity in cae w$ere an
alternati.e c$oice i already in ue7
;or reaon tated in alternati.e B and in ection ?222, t$i i not t$e coure o' action
reco11ended by lead ta''7 2n order to u##ort ditrict wide, co11on intructional trate(ie
and enure equitable acce to uc$ reource 'or e.ery tudent, t$i o#tion would create inequity
in t$e yte17
;urt$er1ore, due to renewal o' a well4articulated deciion 1akin( #roce (current #olicy doe
not account 'or uc$ an o#tion), #otential rene(otiation o' contract (wit$ cot likely to (o u#),
de.elo#1ent o' an equitable #roce 'or c$ool co11unitie to elect te-tual 1aterial (no uc$
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deciion 1akin( #roce currently e-it), and rea##raiin( #ro'eional de.elo#1ent
deli.erable, t$e rik o' #ro(ra1 not bein( in #lace 'or t$e 201442015 c$ool year increae
coniderably7
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:. RESEAR!H A"D DATA SO'R!ES % E"!HMAR*S
& indicated in Board Policy, and dicued durin( co11ittee eion, t$e idea o'
benc$1arkin( #er'or1ance o' #ro(ra1 under re.iew 'or conideration 'ro1 i1ilar ditrict or
c$ool wa #ro#oed a a #otential data #oint 'or 'inal conideration7 +owe.er, t$ere were
e.eral barrier to utiliAin( uc$ data e''ecti.ely7 J$ile co11ittee 1e1ber were encoura(ed to
conduct t$eir own reearc$, #eak to any 'irt$and e-#erience wit$ t$e #ro(ra1 in an in'or1al
way, and allow any uc$ data collection to indi.idually in'or1 t$eir .ote, benc$1ark data on
t$ee #ro(ra1 wa not looked at 1ore cloely durin( creenin( or deliberation 'or t$e 'ollowin(
reaon:
"eattle Public "c$ool doe not o''icially reco(niAe or conduct #ilot tudie on 1at$
#ro(ra1, o data 'ro1 c$ool uin( any o' t$e #ro(ra1 under re.iew could not be
co1#ared or die1inated cienti'icallyP
"o1e o' t$e #ro(ra1 are new, 1odi'ied, or $a.e been releaed wit$ li1ited ti1e 'or
well conducted reearc$ to e1er(e
@eearc$ around t$e direct i1#act o' te-tual 1aterial on tudent #er'or1ance in
ele1entary 1at$e1atic i rat$er #uriou7
Jit$ 'ull i1#le1entation o' 0o11on 0ore "tate "tandard be(innin( in t$e 'all o' 2014,
coincidin( wit$ t$i ado#tion, and wit$ new ae1ent tool and 1eaure co1in(
online a well, t$e $i't in tandard and tudent #er'or1ance data in kind 1ade
benc$1arkin( un#redictable in nature7 (wit$ teac$in( #ractice c$an(in(, te-tual
1aterial till bein( ada#ted, and ae1ent #re# and #er'or1ance till 'or1in(,
benc$1ark data on #ro(ra1 under re.iew re1ain unubtantiated by any .alid or
#redicti.e reearc$)
+owe.er, durin( deliberation, co11ittee 1e1ber wit$ any direct e-#erience or knowled(e o'
#ro(ra1 #oke to uc$ e-#erience in 1ore quali'yin( ter17
0o11ittee 1e1ber utiliAed a creenin( tool to 1ore clearly de'ine deirable attribute o' an
e''ecti.e ele1entary 1at$ #ro(ra1 and wit$ :0R o' t$e tool cate(orically addrein( ali(n1ent
to and e''ecti.e i1#le1entation o' 00"", t$e iue o' benc$1arkin( a(aint uc$ criteria would
$a.e er.ed a a #riority i' uc$ data could $a.e been 'ound7
:I. TIMELI"E FOR IM$LEME"TATIO" % !OMM'"ITY E"+A+EME"T
N#on a##ro.al o' t$i 1otion, t$e 0o11unication /e#art1ent will end a #re releae o' t$e
BoardG .ote broadly to take$older and 1edia7 Princi#al and 1at$e1atic teac$er will be
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in'or1ed o' t$e outco1e o' t$e Board .ote and brie'ed on Pro'eional /e.elo#1ent (P/) #lan7
%$e Purc$ain( /e#art1ent will do t$e neceary work to #lace t$e order in ti1e 'or initial P/
in &u(ut7
$ropo#ed implementation timeline
2014 %ak @e#onibility
June 4 B&@ 'or a##ro.al to board "c$ool Board
June 5 /eciion in'or1ation to Purc$ain(
'or 'inal order #re#aration
&do#tion 0oordinator
*at week o'
June
;inal order #laced 'or 1aterial Procure1ent /e#art1ent
&#ril
May
Pre#are ali(n1ent and intructional
(uide 'or new 1aterial
Mat$e1atic Pro(ra1 "ta''
June
July
&u(ut
Pro'eional /e.elo#1ent on new
ado#ted intructional 1aterial
/e.elo# leon to 'ill identi'ied
(a# in intructional 1aterial
0ontinue to co1#lete ali(n1ent and
intructional (uide 'or new
1aterial
Mat$e1atic Pro(ra1 "ta''
&u(ut B @equeted recei#t o' teac$er
1aterial at J"0,, ware$oue
Jare$oue
&u(ut 15 @equeted recei#t o' all 1aterial at
J"0,, ware$oue, allowin( ti1e
'or arri.al at c$ool by t$e econd
week o' c$ool
Jare$oue
9ctober P/ on initial ue4'or new $ire Mat$e1atic Pro(ra1 "ta''
>o.e1ber 9ber.ation and u##ort 'or new
uer4 re#ort 'indin(
Mat$e1atic Pro(ra1 "ta''
/ece1ber @e#ort to "c$ool Board Mat$e1atic Pro(ra1 "ta''
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:II. ATTA!HME"TS ;#ome form# <ere reformatted to fit t(i# report=
1. %i1eline
2. 0o11unication #lan
3. *it o' M&0 1e1ber
4. &##lication 'or M&0 1e1ber$i# and criteria 'or c$ooin( 1e1ber
5. 2nitial creenin( tool
6. "eattle Public "c$ool docu1ent H=eneral 0riteria 'or ,.aluatin( %e-tual Material 'or
0ultural @ele.ancy and &nti4biaI
7. M&0 /eciion41akin( 1odel and nor1 o' collaboration
8. 0o11unity @e.iew ;or1, 'irt round o' (at$erin( 'eedback on B #ro(ra1
9. 2nitial creenin( reult and rationale docu1ent #lu addendu1 docu1ent
10. 0o1#re$eni.e "creenin( %ool and 0o11unity @e.iew ;or1 K ;inal Pro(ra1
"election
11. "econd round co11unity 'eedback u11ary
12. 0$art o' M&0 rankin( and re4rankin( #oint durin( deliberation
13. 0o11unity ;eedback "u11ary, econd round
14. Pro(ra1 @ankin( and /eliberation $eet and indi.idual M&0 1e1ber $eet (%$ee
indi.idual rankin( $eet are a.ailable in t$e Board 9''ice u#on requet)
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15. /@&;% 1inute o' "P" Mat$ &do#tion 0o11ittee Meetin( K &#ril 25, 2014
16. Minority re#ort
17. 0o11unity 'eedback co11ent (%$ee attac$1ent are a.ailable in t$e Board 9''ice
u#on requet)
18. 0o1#arati.e cot between t$ree 'inal #ro(ra1
19. Pro'eional /e.elo#1ent #ro#oal
ATTACHMENT 12
Chart of MAC program rankings after final screener
Name A B C D E F G H I
1st
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM NR NR GM MIF
2n MIF GM MIF MIF
EN
V GM
EN
V
EN
V ENV
3! GM NR GM GM MIF
EN
V GM NR GM
4t" NR MIF NR NR NR MIF MIF MIF NR
Name # $ % M N & ' ( R
1st MIF NR
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM GM MIF
2n
EN
V GM GM GM NR MIF MIF
EN
V ENV
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3! GM
EN
V NR MIF GM GM NR NR GM
4t" NR MIF MIF NR MIF NR
EN
V MIF NR
Name ) * + V , - . /
1st
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM MIF MIF
EN
V MIF MIF
2n GM GM MIF
EN
V GM
EN
V MIF
EN
V GM
3! MIF MIF NR NR
EN
V NR GM GM ENV
4t" NR NR GM MIF NR GM NR NR NR
Rankings after first round of deliberation
Name A B C D E F G H I
1st
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM GM GM GM MIF
2n MIF GM MIF MIF
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V ENV
3! GM MIF GM GM MIF MIF MIF MIF GM
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2n'or1al $ow o' $and re.eal t$at one #eron c$an(ed $iC$er 'irt #lace c$oice a
a reult o' t$e #re.iou dicuion7
Name # $ % M N & ' ( R
1st MIF GM
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM GM MIF
2n
EN
V
EN
V GM GM GM MIF MIF
EN
V ENV
3! GM MIF MIF MIF MIF GM
EN
V MIF GM
Name ) * + V , - . /
1st
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM MIF MIF MIF MIF MIF
2n GM GM MIF
EN
V GM
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM
3! MIF MIF GM MIF
EN
V GM GM GM ENV
Rankings after second round of deliberation
Name A B C D E F G H I
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"$ow o' $and at t$i ti1e $ow a re4rank a 'ollow:
1
t
2
nd
3
rd
,>? 11 13 3
=M 9 9 B
M2; D 5 14
1st
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM GM GM GM ENV
2n GM GM GM GM
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM
Name # $ % M N & ' ( R
1st
EN
V GM
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM GM ENV
2n GM
EN
V GM GM GM GM
EN
V
EN
V GM
Name ) * + V , - . /
1st
EN
V
EN
V
EN
V GM
EN
V GM
EN
V
EN
V GM
2n GM GM GM
EN
V GM
EN
V GM GM ENV
MI ! Math in ocus
"M ! "o Math#
EN$ ! en$ision
NR ! No recommendation
Each letter at the top of the grid represents one MAC member
ATTACHMENT 1%
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&'& Math Adoption 2(1) Communit* eedback &ummar*
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ATTACHMENT 1)
$ro)ram Ran>in) and Deli?eration #(eet
"eattle Public "c$ool ,le1entary Mat$ &do#tion 0o11ittee 1e1ber:EEEEEEEEEEEEEE
1D
$ro)ram Ran>in) and Deli?eration #(eet
9#tion code: en?iion (,?) =o Mat$ (=M) Mat$ in ;ocu (M;) >o @eco11endation
(>@)
@ound 1 (be(innin( rank) (end rank)
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
2' c$an(ed, reaon 'or
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@ound 2 (be(innin( rank) (end rank)
1 1
2 2
3 3
2' c$an(ed, reaon 'or
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@ound 3 (be(innin( rank) (end rank)
1 1
2 2
2' c$an(ed, reaon 'or
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;"OTE : Indi1idual MA! mem?er ran>in) #(eet# are a1aila?le in t(e oard
Office upon re@ue#t.=
ATTACHMENT 1+
1B
C,&T ANA-.&I& ,R INA- 'R,"RAM& / &'& MATH A0,'TI,N
C,MMITTEE / A'RI- 2(1)
The o1erall *earl* cost as 2uoted b* the publishers3 4ith the professional de1elopment
costs 5not including our cost to pa* teachers6 built into the first *ear3 and also into the
second *ear b* Math in ocus7
.ear8s 1 9: costs for Go Math!;
1 > 125132041.00
2 > 3052387.00
3 > 3052387.00
4 > 3052387.00
5 > 3052387.00
6 > 0.00
7 > 0.00
Total price for all : *ears <23:%)7=++7()
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
.ear8s 1 9 : costs for Math in Focus?
1 > 422692506.00
2 > 7472354.00
3 > 5582954.00
4 > 5582954.00
5 > 5582954.00
6 > 0.00
7 > 0.00
Total price for all : *ears9 <?3+=131??7?(
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
.ear8s 19: cost for en1ision
1 >125612109.69
2 > 4512258.59
3 > 4512258.59
4 > 4512258.59
5 > 4512258.59
6 > 4512258.59
7 > 4512258.59
Total price for all : *ears $4,268,661.23
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