Middle School Math Adoption

Final Recommendation

The MS Math Adoption Committee has recommended Core Focus on Math to the Instructional Materials Committee for implementation in IMT1 and IMT2 beginning in the 2014-15 school year.

Questions?

Contact the Teaching & Learning Department at (425) 456-4056

Purpose

The purpose of the Integrated Math Topics 1 (IMT1) and Integrated Math Topics 2 (IMT2) |6th and 7th Grade Math Instructional Material Adoption Committee is to carry out the textbook selection process and make a recommendation to the Instructional Materials Committee based upon objective evidence gathered during the process. The committee will include teacher representatives, building/district administration, and a parent representative. The committee will be facilitated by the K-12 Math Curriculum Developer.

Role

The IMT1/IMT2 Instructional Material Adoption Committee members will:

Attend scheduled meetings
Serve as a communication link to the community they represent
Assist in collecting data regarding the instructional materials under consideration

Through a consensus process, make a formal recommendation to the Instructional Materials Committee

Timeline

May 2013: Form Adoption Committee
Tuesday, May 21st: Adoption Committee Release Day to Review Materials
September 2013: Materials sent to schools for review (publisher dependent)
Monday, October 14: Adoption Committee selects 2 sets of materials to pilot
2013-14

- Fall-Spring: Pilot in classrooms
- Spring: Adoption recommendation to Instructional Materials Committee
2014-15: Implement – Goal!
- Smarter Balanced Assessment Spring 2015

Should additional materials become available, the pilot may continue with new materials

Members

Jami Hoeger	Facilitator
Jonathan Shearer	Administrator
Faraz Doan	Parents and Community
Sue Kelly	ELL
Kristin McChesney	Special Education
Erin Thomas	Gifted
Abigail Horsfall	Chinook Middle School
Sara Clarke	Highland Middle School
Hope Isitt	Odle Middle School
Jessica Jolly	Tillicum Middle School
Mary Boettcher	Tyee Middle School
Eileen Wilcox	Big Picture School
Merrill Tucker	International School
Kerry Rogahn	Teaching & Learning Department

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