CCSD Instructional Resouces

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Adoption Process

Gail May, Supervisor of Instructional Resources Adoption

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The mission of the Curriculum and Instructional Division is to increase student learning through the development and implementation of a rigorous and relevant curriculum and identification of effective instructional resources and strategies that challenge all students to maximize their potential.

Data Driven Decision Making
The Office of Instructional Resources oversees and facilitates the review and selection of all adopted instructional materials. In CCSD, the identification of effective instructional resources is a systematic, data driven decision making process in which curriculum supervisors and teacher committees carefully evaluate and rate instructional resources submitted for review.

Adoption Process Overview

Strategic Thinking - Determining Needs

Research Review and Current Trends Analysis
Curriculum Revisions/Updates
Needs Assessments, Test Data Analysis & Teacher Surveys
Focusing: Define/Describe (good/bad) Ideal
Consensus Building-Instructional Needs

Screening and In-depth Analysis

Evaluation 1 - Standards Match
Evaluation 2- Horizontal Trace Analysis
Evaluation 3 - Vertical Trace Analysis
Evaluation 4 - Critical Features
*Evaluation results determine the instructional materials sent to schools for local review.

Feedback - Local Review

Sample materials distributed to schools for review
Local review of materials by interested teachers, parents, community members, and administrators

Committee Recommendation

Local review feedback is compiled and reviewed by committee members
Members reviews packages offered by publishers
Final evaluation completed by committee
Results from final evaluation determine the materials to be recommended for public review and adoption

Public Display of Materials

Notification of public review in the Marietta Daily Journal, CCSD home and Instructional Resources web pages, and through local schools
Recommended materials are displayed 15 business days
Committee members summarize and discuss comments received during public review
Committee makes a final recommendation of materials to present to the Board

Recommendation to the CCSD Board of Education

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