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Any rumors on new curriculum vendor finalists?
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Anonymous
Evaluators and the decision makers were likely sworn to secrecy. MD also has some very strict rules in evaluating proposals. Not sure if it's different at the county level but if it's anything like the state bids, then that stuff is on lockdown. |
Anonymous
| But it says on the website that the community will get the chance to provide input on the finalists. When will that happen? |
Anonymous
I hope that’s a joke. Discovery is just an employment farm for Ex-MCPS staff and if HBO does curriculum, I’ve never heard of it. Fingers crossed for Singapore Math and Houghton Mifflin. |
Anonymous
it says November. It's only Nov. 1. |
Anonymous
Yes, we know the date.  PP was asking for more detail. Presumably with the holidays in November, if there is going to be a major consultative process it’s been established by now.
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Anonymous
| To all the central office shills who like to hang out on this Board-it would be nice to get an update. The last one was months ago. |
Anonymous
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Dear MCPS Community:
I am writing to provide you with an update on the evaluation and selection of new curricular and instructional materials for K–8 English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, including Algebra 1. As we shared in an August message, we reissued the Request for Proposal (RFP) on August 20, 2018. We received 33 submissions and are in the initial stage of reviewing proposals. Proposal Review Team We have identified a team of 118 staff members—48 teachers, two paraeducators, 19 school-based content specialists, 29 instructional specialists, 13 school-based administrators, and seven central office administrators—who are content experts in math, ELA, equity and special education. The team is responsible for: Reading and evaluating proposals, Evaluating vendor finalists’ demonstrations, and Recommending curriculum vendors to MCPS leadership for final selection. Community Feedback As the review team works through the process of selecting finalists, there will be two opportunities to learn more about the vendors and the proposed curricular materials for the district. The first will be attending the vendor presentations in mid-November. Approximately 300 invited community stakeholders—210 school-based personnel, 25 parent and community organization representatives, 20 students and 45 central services staff—will attend and provide feedback on the in-person presentations of the products recommended by the review team. The second opportunity is reviewing and providing feedback on an online presentation of the recommended products. The presentation will be available to all members of the community. Instructions for accessing the online presentations will be provided in the next couple of weeks. School Adoption Over the past several months, schools have engaged in a collaborative process with stakeholders to determine interest and investment in participating in the first cohort of schools. As a result, 77 elementary schools, 22 middle schools and 11 high schools (see Appendix A) will be implementing the new instructional materials next year. Those schools not implementing the new curriculum will continue to receive high-quality and engaging instruction aligned to the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards. Please visit our website for regular updates on the curriculum selection process. Thank You. Best Regards, Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D. Chief Academic Officer Montgomery County Public Schools |
Anonymous
| ^^^I am not associated with the central office, shill or otherwise, or with MCPS at all except as a parent |
Anonymous
| Link to that letter, please? I can't find it on the MCPS website and would like to see the list of schools implementing the new curriculum next year. |
Anonymous
It came as an email. |
Anonymous
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New Curricular and Instructional Materials
Cohort 1 Schools – Elementary Schools ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS ELEMENTARY LITERACY Ashburton Elementary School Bannockburn Elementary School Beall Elementary School Bells Mill Elementary School Bradley Hills Elementary School Belmont Elementary School Brookhaven Elementary School Bethesda Elementary School Burning Tree Elementary School Beverly Farms Elementary School Burnt Mills Elementary School Brooke Grove Elementary School Candlewood Elementary School Brown Station Elementary School Rachel Carson Elementary School Burtonsville Elementary School Cedar Grove Elementary School Cashell Elementary School Cold Spring Elementary School Clopper Mill Elementary School Diamond Elementary School Capt. James E. Daly Elementary School Georgian Forest Elementary School Darnestown Elementary School Germantown Elementary School Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School Goshen Elementary School DuFief Elementary School Great Seneca Creek Elementary School Fallsmead Elementary School Harmony Hills Elementary School Fields Road Elementary School Jones Lane Elementary School Fox Chapel Elementary School Kensington Parkwood Elementary School Glenallan Elementary School Luxmanor Elementary School Greencastle Elementary School Ronald McNair Elementary School Highland View Elementary School Monocacy Elementary School Lake Seneca Elementary School Oak View Elementary School Lakewood Elementary School Poolesville Elementary School Laytonsville Elementary School William Tyler Page Elementary School Little Bennett Elementary School Rock Creek Forest School Maryvale Elementary School Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School Bayard Rustin Elementary School Meadow Hall Elementary School Stone Mill Elementary School Mill Creek Towne Elementary School Stonegate Elementary School Pine Crest Elementary School Strathmore Elementary School Judith A. Resnik Elementary School Strawberry Knoll Elementary School Bayard Rustin Elementary School Viers Mill Elementary School Sargent Shriver Elementary School Weller Road Elementary School Sequoyah Elementary School Westover Elementary School Seven Locks Elementary School Wheaton Woods Elementary School Summit Hall Elementary School Wyngate Elementary School Travilah Elementary School Twinbrook Elementary School Waters Landing Elementary School Watkins Mill Elementary School Wayside Elementary School Wilson Wims Elementary School Wood Acres Elementary School The schools above will receive the new instructional materials first. |
Anonymous
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New Curricular and Instructional Materials
Cohort 1 Schools – Middle Schools ENGLISH 6 MATHEMATICS 6 Argyle Middle School Argyle Middle School Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School Earle B. Wood Middle School Earle B. Wood Middle School Eastern Middle School Eastern Middle School Gaithersburg Middle School Gaithersburg Middle School John T. Baker Middle School John T. Baker Middle School John Poole Middle School John Poole Middle School Kingsview Middle School Kingsview Middle School Montgomery Village Middle School Montgomery Village Middle School Neelsville Middle School Neelsville Middle School North Bethesda Middle School North Bethesda Middle School Ridgeview Middle School Ridgeview Middle School Rosa M. Parks Middle School Rosa M. Parks Middle School Shady Grove Middle School Shady Grove Middle School Silver Creek Middle School Silver Creek Middle School Silver Spring International Middle School Silver Spring International Middle School Thomas W. Pyle Middle School Thomas W. Pyle Middle School White Oak Middle School White Oak Middle School William H. Farquhar Middle School William H. Farquhar Middle School Cabin John Middle School Benjamin Banneker Middle School Parkland Middle School Hallie Wells Middle School Middle Schools that will receive the new curriculum first |
Anonymous
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Cohort 1 Schools – High Schools
ALGEBRA 1 Albert Einstein High School Damascus High School John F. Kennedy High School Montgomery Blair High School Northwest High School Poolesville High School Quince Orchard High School RICA Seneca Valley High School Watkins Mill High School Wheaton High School High Schools that will receive the new instructional materials first. |
Anonymous
| So does that mean kids who will take Alg I next year in MS will not receive the new curriculum? |
Anonymous
It means that if you do not see your child’s school listed that they will not have the new curriculum until it’s been tried and tweaked on the schools listed above. I wouldn’t really fret about it unless it’s found that the new curriculum is fabulous. |