*Completed* World Language Adoption 19-20
Instructional Materials Review Committee
The 2019-20 school year is year 3 of 7 of our SUSD Capital Override dollars. The Committee will review standards, look at our current materials, identify any gaps and discuss what we might need to fill those gaps.
The goal of the Committee is to make a final recommendation to the SUSD Governing Board by Spring 2020.
On February 18, 2020, the SUSD Governing Board approved instructional materials for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year.
World Language Meeting Information
Upcoming Meetings:
Completed Meetings:
February 18, 2020 - Regular Board Meeting
5 p.m., Coronado High School, Board Room, 7501 E. Virginia Ave., Scottsdale
Second Read/Consent Agenda - Adoption of Committee recommendations
February 4, 2020 - Special Meeting
5 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Rooms A & B, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
First Read/Information Item – Recommendation of Committee to be shared with the Governing Board
AP Spanish Adoption Meeting - January 7, 2020
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Room D, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
Agenda 1-7-2020
Spanish Adoption Meeting - January 7, 2020
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Room D, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
Agenda 1-7-2020
World Language Adoption Public Review (Completed)
East Lobby - Mohave District Annex, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
October 15, 2019 – December 17, 2019
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please see flyer below for dates with extended times
World Languages Adoption Flyer
Meeting 7 - December 16, 2019
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Room A, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
Final recommendation identified by Committee
Agenda 12-16-19 Final Recommendation
Meeting 6 - November 4, 2019
All day, Mohave District Annex, (MDA), Room A, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
Vendor Presentations
Agenda 11-4-19
Meeting #6 Description
Meeting 5 - October 3, 2019
3:30 - 6:30 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Room A, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
Agenda 10-3-19
Meeting #5 Description
World Language Adoption Rubric
Meeting 4 - September 5, 2019
3:30 - 6:30 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Room A
Agenda 9-5-19
Meeting #4 Description
World Language Adoption Rubric
Meeting 3 - August 21, 2019
1 - 3:30 p.m., Mohave Middle School, Room 104
Agenda 8-21-2019
Presentation: Ensuring Equal Access to Educational Resources & Compliance with Open Meeting Law
Meeting 3 Summary
Meeting 2 - May 13, 2019
Agenda 5-13-2019
Presentation - World Language Instructional Material Adoption
Article: Changing Evidence of Learning
Meeting 2 Summary
Meeting 1 - April 23, 2019
Agenda 4-23-2019
Presentation - Criteria
Article: Redesigning Instruction Through the World-Readiness Standards
Meeting 1 Summary
Tentative Timeline
Timeline updated 8/14/19
*All Committee meetings will be held at the Mohave District Annex, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale, unless otherwise indicated.
April 10, 2019
Identify all Committee members – Send Calendar Invites
April 23, 2019
Create criteria with Committee members (3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
May 13, 2019
Criteria work continued (3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
June 6, 2019
Draft letters and notify potential vendors of adoption with criteria
June 20, 2019
Response from vendors of intent to participate
July 10, 2019
All Vendor Materials must arrive on or before 7/10/19 to the District Warehouse
August 21, 2019
Identify and Research Evaluation Tool with Committee
(DISTRICT EARLY RELEASE DAY (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.) (Tentative date)
September 5, 2019
Committee members to meet to evaluate submitted Materials (3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
October 3, 2019
Committee members to meet to evaluate submitted Materials - Choose top 3 (3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
October 7, 2019
Vendor notifications sent if requested to present
October 14, 2019
Display Materials for Public Review
(from 10/15/19 to 12/17/19)
November 4, 2019
Vendor Presentations (All Day - Sub numbers)
December 16, 2019
Final recommendation identified by Committee (3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
January 7, 2020
AP Spanish Adoption Meeting (3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
January 7, 2020
Spanish Adoption Meeting (3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
**TENTATIVE DATES BASED UPON GOVERNING BOARD'S 2020 MEETING CALENDAR**
February 4, 2020
5 p.m.
SUSD Governing Board Study Session
First Read/Information Item – Share recommendation of Committee
February 18, 2020
5 p.m.
SUSD Governing Board Regular Meeting
Board Room, Coronado High School
7501 E. Virginia Ave., Scottsdale
Second Read/Consent Agenda
February 19, 2020
Order Materials
March 24, 2020
All Materials Delivered to Warehouse
May 11, 2020
Teacher Materials barcoded and sent to sites
July 29, 2020
All Student Materials barcoded and delivered to sites
Summer 2020
Workshops and training implementation of resources for all teachers
Japanese Meeting Information
Upcoming Meetings:
Completed Meetings:
February 18, 2020 - Regular Board Meeting
5 p.m., Coronado High School, Board Room, 7501 E. Virginia Ave., Scottsdale
Second Read/Consent Agenda - Adoption of Committee recommendations
February 4, 2020 - Special Meeting
5 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Rooms A & B, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
First Read/Information Item – Recommendation of Committee to be shared with the Governing Board
Japanese World Language Adoption Public Review (Completed)
East Lobby - Mohave District Annex, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
November 14, 2019 – January 16, 2020
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please see flyer below for dates with extended times
Japanese Public Review Adoption Flyer
Meeting 7 - December 16, 2019
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Room A, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
Final recommendation identified by Committee
December 5th Meeting
All day, Mohave District Annex, (MDA), Room 512, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
Vendor Presentations
12-5-19 Agenda
12-5-19 Meeting Description
Meeting 5 - October 3, 2019
3:30 - 6:30 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Room A, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale
Agenda 10-3-19
Meeting #5 Description
World Language Adoption Rubric
Meeting 4 - September 5, 2019
3:30 - 6:30 p.m., Mohave District Annex (MDA), Room A
Agenda 9-5-19
Meeting #4 Description
World Language Adoption Rubric
Meeting 3 - August 21, 2019
1 - 3:30 p.m., Mohave Middle School, Room 104
Agenda 8-21-2019
Presentation: Ensuring Equal Access to Educational Resources & Compliance with Open Meeting Law
Meeting 3 Summary
Meeting 2 - May 13, 2019
Agenda 5-13-2019
Presentation - World Language Instructional Material Adoption
Article: Changing Evidence of Learning
Meeting 2 Summary
Meeting 1 - April 23, 2019
Agenda 4-23-2019
Presentation - Criteria
Article: Redesigning Instruction Through the World-Readiness Standards
Meeting 1 Summary
Tentative Timeline
10/7/2019: See updated adoption timeline for Japanese instruction materials here.
*All Committee meetings will be held at the Mohave District Annex, 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale, unless otherwise indicated.
World Language Adoption FAQs
Which content areas are reviewing instructional materials?
Middle School:
- French Exploratory & French A/B
- Mandarin Exploratory & Mandarin A/B
- Spanish Exploratory & Spanish A/B
High School:
- French I, French II, French II Honors, French III, French IV, AP French Language and Culture
- Japanese I, Japanese II, Japanese II Honors, Japanese III, Japanese IV, AP Japanese Language and Culture
- Mandarin I, Mandarin II, Mandarin II Honors, Mandarin III, Mandarin IV, AP Mandarin Language and Culture
- Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish II Honors, Spanish III, Spanish IV, AP Spanish Language and Culture
Who will be on the instructional materials review committees?
- French, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish middle and high school teachers, administrators, ELD and Gifted coaches, SPED and parents from different learning communities.
- Teacher volunteers are recruited through site administration and curriculum specialist. Parents are recruited through site administration.
What will the committee do?
The responsibility of the instructional materials review/ adoption work committee is to thoroughly review standards while evaluating our current materials as well as deciding what gaps we have and what we might need to fill those gaps. All decisions are made by consensus.
What is the focus work of the committee?
- Review content standards
- Identify needs
- Investigate and understand research and best practices within the content area
- Identify instructional materials that will match District needs, and that are consistent with recommendations from research
- Participate in the implementation and monitoring of new resources/materials
- Investigate and understand research and best practices within the content area
What funds will be used for the instructional materials?
The 2016 Capital Override will fund all World Language instructional materials.
Communication
Committee members will be expected to share the work of the committee with their stakeholder groups.