Upper-Level Math Curriculum Adoption

The purpose of the Math Curriculum Adoption : Upper-Level Math is to review, evaluate, and recommend quality and appropriate textbooks and instructional resources for approval by the district Governing Board.

• Learn about current best practices in secondary math education.
• Learn about Arizona Math Content Standards, Standards for Mathematical Practices, and AP College Board levels of rigor.
• Identify rubric criteria to be used to evaluate math textbooks and resources.
• Create a rubric for product evaluation.
• Review and evaluate math textbooks and instructional resources.
• Recommend textbooks and instructional resources to the Governing Board for formal approval and adoption.

The following materials are the Committee’s final recommendations for adoption and will be presented to the SUSD Governing Board.  

• AP Computer Science
  • Keeping current curriculum
• AP Statistics
  • Pausing adoption until new editions are released
• Financial Math
  • Focus on Personal Financial Literacy, Kapoor 1st Edition (2024), McGraw Hill. 
• Trig Pre-Calc, Honors Trig Pre-Calc, AP Precalculus
  • PreCalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities, Sullivan & Sullivan 9th Edition (2025), Pearson. 
• Algebra 3 w/ Trigonometry
  • Keeping current curriculum, adding My Lab digital feature by Pearson
• AP Calculus AB/BC
  • Calculus for the AP Course, Sullivan, 4th Edition (2026), BFW
• Calculus 3 / Differential Equations:  
  • Keeping current curriculum

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.

AP Computer Science

• Java Programming 10^th ed., 2024, Cengage

• Invitation to Computer Science, 8^th ed. 2023, Cengage

• Big Java, Early Objects 7^th ed., 2023, Perfection Learning

• AP Computer Science A 1^st ed., 2026, McGraw Hill

AP Statistics

• STATS Modeling the World, 6^th ed., 2023, Pearson Education

• Introduction to Statistical Investigations, 2019, Perfection Learning

• Statistics Learning from Data 2^nd ed., 2022, Cengage

• 5 Steps to a 5 AP Statistics, 2025, McGraw Hill

• The Practice of Statistics for AP, 2024, BFW

Financial Math

• Financial Algebra, 3^rd ed., 2026, Cengage

• Personal Financial Literacy, 2024, Pearson Education

• Focus on Personal Financial Literacy, 2024, McGraw Hill

• Math for Financial Literacy, 2023, Goodheart-Wilcox

• Introduction to Personal Finance, 2024, Perfection Learning

Trig Pre-Calc, Honors Trig Pre-Calc, AP Precalculus

• Precalculus Graphical, Numberical, Algebraic 11^th ed., 2024, Pearson Education

• Functions Modeling Change A Preparation for Calculus 6^th ed., 2019, Perfection Learning

• Precalculus Pathways to Calculus, 2024, Rational Reasoning

• Precalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities, 2026, Pearson Education

• Precalculus with Limits, 2022, Cengage

• Precalculus, 2022, Blitzer, Pearson Education

• Precalculus, 2023, Young, Perfection Learning

Algebra 3 w/ Trigonometry

• Trigonometry 11^th ed., 2022, Cengage

• Trigonometry 5^th ed., 2022, Perfection Learning

• Trigonometry 12^th ed., 2021, Pearson Education

• Algebra and Trigonometry, 7^th ed. 2022, Pearson Education

• Algebra and Trigonometry, 5^th ed. 2022, Perfection Learning

• Algebra and Trigonometry, 11^th ed., 2022, Cengage

• College Algebra and Trigonometry 7^th ed., 2021, Pearson Education

AP Calculus AB/BC

• Calculus for the AP Course, 4^th ed., 2024, BFW Publishers

• Calculus AP edition, 2^nd ed., 2018, Pearson Education

• Calculus AP edition Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, 6^th ed., 2020, Savvas

• Calculus Early Transcendentals 12^th ed., 2022, Perfection Learning

• Calculus Single and Multivariable, 8^th ed., 2022, Perfection Learning

• Calculus AP Edition 12^th ed., 2023, Cengage

• Calculus for AP, Cengage

• 5 Steps to a 5 for AP Calculus AB and BC, 2025, McGraw Hill

• Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 2022, Wiley

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:
• Mohave Middle School - Room 104:
  • Monday, September 29, 2025 | 3:00 - 5:00
• Mohave District Annex (MDA):
  • Monday, October 27, 2025 | 3:00 - 5:00
  • Monday, November 3, 2025  | 3:00 - 5:00
  • Monday, November 17, 2025 | 3:00 - 5:00
  • Monday, November 24, 2025 | 3:00 - 5:00
  • Monday, December 1, 2025 | 3:00 - 5:00
  • Monday, January 12, 2026 | 8:00 - 3:00

The initial meeting will take place at Mohave Middle School - Room 104:
8490 E Jackrabbit Rd ScottsdaleAZ85250

All remaining meetings will take place at:
SUSD’s Mohave District Annex (MDA): 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85250
   

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 composed 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 Application is Closed.