Secondary English Language Arts (ELA) Adoption 2020-2021
Instructional Materials Review Committee
The 2020-2021 school year is year 4 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 2021.
On April 20, 2021, the SUSD Governing Board approved instructional materials for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.
Adoption Timeline(s)
Please CLICK HERE to view the timeline for the 6-8 ELA instructional materials adoption.
Please CLICK HERE to view the timeline for the 9-12 ELA instructional materials adoption.
Committee Recommendations
Please click on the link below to go to the Committee Recommendations page to view the recommended English Language Arts Adoption materials.
Secondary English Language Arts Committee Recommendations
*Note: Completed Meetings can be found at the bottom of this page.
Grades 6-8
Completed Meetings:
Meeting #1 - September 21, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Create Criteria with Committee Members
Meeting #2 - September 29, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Criteria Work Continued
Meeting #3 - October 20, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Identify and Research Evaluation Tool with Committee
Meeting #4 - November 18, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Committee Members Meet to Evaluate Submitted Materials
Meeting #5 - December 9, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Committee Members Meet to Evaluate Submitted Materials - Choose Top 3
Meeting #6 - January 26, 2021
12:10pm-4:00pm, Location: Virtual Presentations
6th-8th Grade ELA - Vendor Presentations
Meeting #7 - March 17, 2021
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Final Recommendation Identified by Committee
April 6, 2021
6:00pm Board Meeting
First Read/Information Item - Share Recommendation of Committee
- SUSD Governing Board Meetings
- The link above will direct you to the Governing Board Meeting page that contains links for all meeting notes, videos, and spotlights.
April 20, 2021
6:00pm Board Meeting
Second Read/Consent Agenda - Adoption of Committee Recommendations
- SUSD Governing Board Meetings
- The link above will direct you to the Governing Board Meeting page that contains links for all meeting notes, videos, and spotlights.
Adotpion Timeline
Please CLICK HERE to view the timeline for the 6-8 ELA instructional materials adoption.
Grades 9-12 & AP
Completed Meetings:
Meeting #1 - September 22, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Create Criteria with Committee Members
Meeting #2 - September 30, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Criteria Work Continued
Meeting #3 - October 21, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Identify and Research Evaluation Tool with Committee
Meeting #4 - November 19, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Committee Members Meet to Evaluate Submitted Materials
Meeting #5 - December 7, 2020
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Committee Members Meet to Evaluate Submitted Materials - Choose Top 3
AP - Meeting #6 (Day 1) - January 27, 2021
12:10pm-2:50pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
AP ELA - Vendor Presentations
9th-12th - Meeting #6 (Day 2) - January 28, 2021
12:10pm-5:10pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
9th-12th Grade ELA - Vendor Presentations
Meeting #7 - March 18, 2021
3:30pm-6:30pm, Location: Virtual Teams Meeting
Final Recommendation Identified by Committee
April 6, 2021
6:00pm Board Meeting
First Read/Information Item - Share Recommendation of Committee
- SUSD Governing Board Meetings
- The link above will direct you to the Governing Board Meeting page that contains links for all meeting notes, videos, and spotlights.
April 20, 2021
6:00pm Board Meeting
Second Read/Consent Agenda - Adoption of Committee Recommendations
- SUSD Governing Board Meetings
- The link above will direct you to the Governing Board Meeting page that contains links for all meeting notes, videos, and spotlights.
Adoption Timeline
Please CLICK HERE to view the timeline for the 9-12 ELA instructional materials adoption.
Secondary English Language Arts (ELA) Adoption FAQs
Which content areas are reviewing instructional materials?
Middle School:
- 6th - 8th Grade ELA Instructional materials
- 6th - 8th Grade Honors ELA Instructional materials
High School:
- 9th -12th Grade ELA Instructional materials
- 9th - 10th Grade Honors ELA Instructional materials
- AP III English Language Instructional materials
- College English 101/102 Instructional materials
- AP IV English Literature Instructional materials
Who will be on the instructional materials review committees?
- English Language Arts (ELA) 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 specialists. 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 English Language Arts (ELA) instructional materials.
Communication
Committee members will be expected to share the work of the committee with their stakeholder groups.