Social Sciences Curriculum Adoption Committee

The purpose of the Social Sciences Curriculum Adoption Committee: AP World History: Modern, AP United States History, AP Human Geography, American and Arizona History, World History/World Geography is to review, evaluate, and recommend quality and appropriate textbooks and instructional resources for approval by the district Governing Board. 

Location: SUSD Oak Campus, 7501 E Oak Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Dates: Wednesday February 19, 2025 - Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Times: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm SUSD school days

Additional Information: Extended hours and access during non-school days is available upon request with advanced notice. Please contact Tiffany Sorensen 

Curricular Materials that have been submitted for the first round of review:

• World History/World Geography (WH)
  • WG-1: World Geography: My World Interactive, Eccles, Hudmon, & Roberts, Savvas, 2019 (will accompany WH-1)
  • WH-1: World History Interactive, Ellis & Esler, Savvas, 2022
  • WH-2: World History, Spielvogel, McGraw Hill, 2023
  • WH-3: History Alive! World Connections, 3rd Edition, TCI, 2020
  • WH-4: Nystrom World Digital Resources, Social Studies School Services
  • WH-5 World History: Voyages of Exploration, Curtis, Cengage, 2021
  • WH-6: HMH Social Studies, World History, fully digital solution
• American and Arizona History (USH)
  • USH-1: History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, 3rd Edition, TCI, 2024
  • USH-2: Nystrom US History Digital Program, Social Studies School Service
  • USH-3: US History: Interactive, Lapansky-Werner, Levy, Roberts, & Taylor, Savvas, 2024
  • USH-4: United States History, Berry et al., McGraw Hill, 2023
  • USH-5: America Through the Lens, Hiebert, Altoff, Fischer, Cengage, 2025
  • USH-6: HMH Social Studies, American History, fully digital solution
• AP Human Geography (APHUG)
  • APHUG-1: Human Geography for the AP Course, 2nd Edition, Hidebrant et al., BFW, 2025
  • APHUG-2: The Cultural Landscape, 14th Edition, Rubenstein, Pearson, 2023
  • APHUG-3: Human Geography: AP Edition, Palmer, Perfection Learning, 2022
  • APHUG 4: Human Geography, 13th Edition, Bjelland et al., McGraw Hill, 2023
  • APHUG 5: Human Geography: A Spatial Perspective, Bednarz et al., Cengage, 2022
• AP World History: Modern (APWH)
  • APWH-1: World History Modern: Traditions & Encounters, 7th edition, Bentley et al., McGraw Hill, 2023
  • APWH-2: World Civilization: The Global Experience Since 1200, 8th Edition, Stearns et al., Pearson, 2024
  • APWH-3: World History: Modern (1200-Present), AP Edition, Janis, Perfection Learning, 2022
  • APWH-4: Ways of the World, 5th Edition, Strayer & Nelson, BFW, 2023
  • APWH-5: World Together Worlds Apart, 3rd Edition, Adelman et al., Norton, 2024
  • APWH-6: The Earth & Its Peoples: A Global History, 7th Edition Update, Bulliet et al.,
  • Cengage, 2022
• AP United States History (APUSH)
  • APUSH-1: Give Me Liberty! An American History, 7th AP Edition, Foner et al., Norton, 2024
  • APUSH-2: American History: Connecting with the Past, 16th Edition, Brinkley, McGraw Hill, 2023
  • APUSH-3: United States History, AP Edition, Newman & Schmalback, Perfection Learning, 2021
  • APUSH-4: A Fabric of a Nation, 2nd Edition, Stacy & Ellington, BFW, 2024
  • APUSH-5: America's History: For the AP Course, 11th Edition, Edwards et al., BFW, 2025
  • APUSH-6: By the People: AP Edition, 3rd Edition, Fraser, Pearson, 2024
  • APUSH-7: The American Pageant: AP Edition, 18th Edition, Kennedy et al., Cengage, 2025

Materials that best meet the criteria and selected by the committee for further exploration. Vendor presentations will be added after they are presented to the committee. 

World History/World Geography (WH)

• WG-1: World Geography: My World Interactive, Eccles, Hudmon, & Roberts, Savvas, 2019 (will accompany WH-1) WH-1: World History Interactive, Ellis & Esler, Savvas, 2022
• WH-5 World History: Voyages of Exploration, Curtis, Cengage, 2021

American and Arizona History (USH)

• USH-3: US History: Interactive, Lapansky-Werner, Levy, Roberts, & Taylor, Savvas, 2024
• USH-4: United States History, Berry et al., McGraw Hill, 2023
• USH-5: America Through the Lens, Hiebert, Altoff, Fischer, Cengage, 2025

AP Human Geography (APHUG)

• APHUG 5: Human Geography: A Spatial Perspective, Bednarz et al., Cengage, 2022

AP World History: Modern (APWH)

• APWH-4: Ways of the World, 5th Edition, Strayer & Nelson, BFW, 2023
• APWH-6: The Earth & Its Peoples: A Global History, 7th Edition Update, Bulliet et al., Cengage, 2022

AP United States History (APUSH)

• APUSH-4: A Fabric of a Nation, 2nd Edition, Stacy & Ellington, BFW, 2024
• APUSH-5: America's History: For the AP Course, 11th Edition, Edwards et al., BFW, 2025
• APUSH-7: The American Pageant: AP Edition, 18th Edition, Kennedy et al., Cengage, 2025

• AP World History: Modern (2324-2325)
• AP United States History (2420-2421
• AP Human Geography (7312-7313)
• American and Arizona History (2410-2411)
• World History/World Geography (2318-2319)

Applicants must be able to meet the following commitments:

• Review committee meeting agendas and materials prior to each meeting.
• Adhere to the norms established for the committee work.
• Be willing to participate as an unpaid volunteer.
  • Eligible certified employees may receive horizontal move hours for committee meetings occurring after the school day.
• Attend and actively participate in all of the following committee meetings:
  • Wednesday, January 8, 2025: 3:30 - 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday, January 15, 2025: 3:30 - 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday, January 22, 2025: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday, February 19, 2025: 3:30 - 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday, February 26, 2025: 3:30 - 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday, March 5, 2025: 3:30 - 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday, March 19, 2025: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
  • Monday, March 31, 2025: 7:45 am – 3:35 pm
    • Classroom teachers will be provided with a substitute
  • Wednesday, April 2, 2025: 3:30 - 5:30 pm

All meetings will take place at SUSD’s Oak Campus:
7501 E. Oak Street, Scottsdale, AZ, 85257

The process for textbook and instructional material adoption is important for teachers, students, and parents.  In accordance with Arizona statute, Policy 15-721, SUSD follows a structured process for curriculum review and recommendation for adoption by the Governing Board.  Participation by various stakeholders is vital to the process. As stated in SUSD’s Information for Committee Board Policy, at least one-half (1/2) of the members of any curriculum development committee shall be District certificated teachers who possess content knowledge of the curriculum to be developed.  A three-person selection team comprised of SUSD Cabinet, Ed Services Department and/or Teaching and Learning Department team members will review applications and select applicants to ensure the committee make-up includes content experts and diverse voices from across our learning communities.  All curriculum adoption committees convened will comply with the requirements of the Open Meeting Law.

The application is designed to assist with selecting the most qualified people to support a diverse representation of teachers, administrators, parents, etc. from all SUSD learning communities.  The Social Sciences Curriculum Adoption Committee: AP World History: Modern, AP United States History, AP Human Geography application will close at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.  Applicants will be notified of selection by Thursday, December 19, 2024.

The application for this committee is closed.