Any rumors on new curriculum vendor finalists?

[Anonymous]

At least according to the MCPS website, they should be in the process of evaluating vendor proposals and selecting finalists this month and next. Anyone heard any rumors about who's in the running?

[Anonymous]

You know it's Discovery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know it's Discovery.

It better not be. Even Washington Post and local news were covering the fiasco about the conflict of interest last time. If they pick Discovery, it will make the New York Times and NPR as an example of poor local governance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know it's Discovery.

It better not be. Even Washington Post and local news were covering the fiasco about the conflict of interest last time. If they pick Discovery, it will make the New York Times and NPR as an example of poor local governance.

I have heard from someone who works in central that Dr Smith wants an evidence based curriculum. Im guessing thats not Discovery.

[Anonymous]

There are parents as part of the selection committee (I think?) Hopefully they have some sense to pick a known proven curriculum (i.e. not Discovery).

[Anonymous]

This is from the email they sent in the summer. So presumably we'll see more than one finalist presentation?

August 2018

Release RFP

October-November 2018

Evaluation and Selection of Finalists

November 2018

Vendor finalist presentation to stakeholder and community groups

December 2018

Finalize recommendations

January 2019

Proposal for adoption by the Board of Education

[Anonymous]

Any news on the finalists?


November 2018: Vendor finalist presentation to stakeholder and community groups

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any news on the finalists?


November 2018: Vendor finalist presentation to stakeholder and community groups

OP here. Yeah, considering evaluation and selection of finalists was supposed to happen last month, I assumed we would have heard at least rumors of who the finalists are.

[Anonymous]

Nothing new on the curriculum review website.
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/curriculum-review.aspx

[Anonymous]

Here's the timeline based on the actual RFP. We won't know till January:

RFP issued: August 20, 2018
Questions Due: August 31, 2018
Pre-Proposal Conference: September 14, 2018
Proposals Due: September 28, 2018
Sample Material Set up: Week of October 15, 2018
Anticipated award date: January, 2019
All dates are subject to change at the discretion of MC

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Any news on the finalists?


November 2018: Vendor finalist presentation to stakeholder and community groups

OP here. Yeah, considering evaluation and selection of finalists was supposed to happen last month, I assumed we would have heard at least rumors of who the finalists are.

I don't think they would make the finalists public as it would inform the finalists on who their competition is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any news on the finalists?


November 2018: Vendor finalist presentation to stakeholder and community groups

OP here. Yeah, considering evaluation and selection of finalists was supposed to happen last month, I assumed we would have heard at least rumors of who the finalists are.

I don't think they would make the finalists public as it would inform the finalists on who their competition is.

This is verbatim from the MCPS website. So what exactly is this vendor finalist presentation?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Any news on the finalists?


November 2018: Vendor finalist presentation to stakeholder and community groups

OP here. Yeah, considering evaluation and selection of finalists was supposed to happen last month, I assumed we would have heard at least rumors of who the finalists are.

I don't think they would make the finalists public as it would inform the finalists on who their competition is.

This is verbatim from the MCPS website. So what exactly is this vendor finalist presentation?

I imagine it's when each finalist does an oral presentation to the stakeholders.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Any news on the finalists?


November 2018: Vendor finalist presentation to stakeholder and community groups

OP here. Yeah, considering evaluation and selection of finalists was supposed to happen last month, I assumed we would have heard at least rumors of who the finalists are.

I don't think they would make the finalists public as it would inform the finalists on who their competition is.

This is verbatim from the MCPS website. So what exactly is this vendor finalist presentation?

I imagine it's when each finalist does an oral presentation to the stakeholders.

But stakeholders means members of the community (i.e. parents representing different groups of students). Hard to keep the names private unless you really swear them to secrecy.

[Anonymous]

It's going to end in a dead heat between HBO and Discovery.