The Instructional Resources Department is seeking the permission to adopt and purchase K-12 Science Textbooks. The Pre-Adoption Selection Committee was comprised of a teacher representative from each of the 41 campuses and  in each content/grade band, a union representative for each group, and a campus administrator. The committees met on Oct 20th-(K-2), Oct 23rd-(Grades 3-8), Oct 25th-(Biology), Oct 26th- (Grades 9-12). The committee thoroughly reviewed all available curriculum options from the state adoption list. The teams worked to apply rigorous alignment criteria using evaluation tools provided by the Instructional Resources Department and the Science Curriculum Specialists to each selection to determine the top two products that would best meet the needs of the students of Clay County.

The top two products selected for each grade/subject were then posted on the Instructional Resources page of the District website. The public was encouraged to view the products and there were corresponding surveys posted for them to compare and express their individual comments and/or concerns about each one. In addition to the website surveys, the Instructional Resources Team sent a survey to each teacher of a grade/subject being considered in this adoption. This helped gather additional information for stakeholders and identified the products they believed would best serve our students’ science needs. The results were as follows for K-12 Science Adoption:

K-12 Science Adoption Final Results

Resources that will come with this adoption package for students and teachers:

Grade K

Student:

Florida Student Edition Interactive Worktext Print Subscription (5-Year)

Florida ED Online Student Edition (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Student Edition PDF

Teacher

Florida Teacher Edition Florida ED

Online Teacher Digital Management Center (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Teacher Resource Tool

Florida Big Book of Science Vocabulary

Florida Inquiry Flip Chart Picture Sorting Cards

Florida Big Book of Songs and Rhymes

Grade 1-2

Student

Florida Student Edition Interactive Worktext Print Subscription (5-Year)

Florida ED Online Student Edition (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Student Edition PDF

Teacher

Florida Teacher Edition

Florida ED Online Teacher Digital Management Center (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Teacher Resource Tool

Florida Assessment Guide

Grade 3-5

Student

Florida Student Edition Interactive Worktext Print Subscription (5-Year)

Florida ED Online Student Edition (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Student Edition PDF

Florida Statewide Science Assessment Review and Practice Student Edition (5-Year)

Teacher

Florida Teacher Edition

Florida ED Online Teacher Digital Management Center (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Teacher Resource Tool

Florida Assessment Guide

Florida Statewide Science Assessment Review and Practice Teacher Edition

Grade 6-8

Student

Florida Student Edition Interactive Worktext Print-Subscription (5-Year)

Florida Online Student Interactive Digital Curriculum (5-Year)

Florida Online Student Edition eTextbook ePub (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Student Edition PDF

Florida Statewide Science Assessment Review and Practice Student Edition Print Subscription (5-Year)

Teacher

Florida Teacher Edition

Florida Online Teacher Digital Management Center (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Teacher Resource Tool

Florida Assessment Guide

Florida Lab Manual

Florida Statewide Science Assessment Review and Practice Teacher Edition

Biology

Student

Florida Student Edition Florida

Interactive Online Student Edition (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Student Edition PDF

Biology Florida Interactive Reader Print Subscription (5-Year)

Biology Engineering Design Guide Student Edition

Biology Florida Standards Workbook Student Edition

Biology Florida Standards Review and Practice

Teacher

Florida Teacher Edition Online

Florida Hybrid Teacher Digital Management Center (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Teacher Resource Tool Biology

Florida Interactive Reader Answer Key

Biology Engineering Design Guide Teacher Edition

Biology Florida Standards Workbook Teacher Edition

Biology Florida Standards Review and Practice Answer Key

Chemistry

Student

Florida Student Edition

Hybrid Florida Interactive Online Student Edition 5-Year

Florida Downloadable Student Edition PDF

Chemistry Interactive Reader 5-Year

Print Subscription Chemistry Engineering Design Guide Student Edition

Chemistry Florida Standards Workbook Student Edition

Teacher

Florida Teacher Edition Online

Florida Hybrid Teacher Digital Management Center 5-Year

Florida Downloadable Teacher Resource Tool

Chemistry Interactive Reader Answer Key

Chemistry Engineering Design Guide Teacher Edition

Chemistry Florida Standards Workbook Teacher Edition

Physics

Student

Florida Student Edition

Hybrid Florida Interactive Online Student Edition

5-Year Downloadable Florida Student Edition PDF

Physics Interactive Reader 5-Year Print Subscription

Physics Engineering Design Guide Student Edition

Physics Florida Standards Workbook Student Edition

Teacher

Florida Teacher Edition Online

Florida Hybrid Teacher Digital Management Center (5-Year)

Florida Downloadable Teacher Resource Tool

Physics Interactive Reader Answer Key

Physics Engineering Design Guide Teacher Edition

Physics Florida Standards Workbook Teacher Edition

Environmental Science

Student

Student Edition

Student Edition eTextbook ePub (5-Year)

Study Guide

Teacher

Teacher Edition Interactive Online Edition (5-Year)

Anatomy & Physiology

These are a different publisher (Goodheart-Wilcox). Since CTE adopted the same textbook for their A&P courses, we get to piggyback off of that pricing set two years ago. We buy these directly from FSBD. Total for every student and teacher to have hard copy and online access for 6 years is $105,886.29.  

Resources that will come with this adoption package:

Student edition and online student center 6 year classroom subscription

Teachers online instructor resources 6 year subscription. Teacher hard copy of TE.

Instructional materials for Science were last up for adoption in 2012. The District purchased only 3-8 materials, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. K-2 was last purchased in 2002, and Anatomy and Physiology was last purchased in 2006. K-12 Science Core data determined that materials were needed that were more closely aligned to current standards of study. The instructional materials that have been selected will provide the teachers of Clay County with high quality materials that they feel will best serve the students of our county.

Professional Development required to implement new instructional materials in the past  has been necessary as indicated by teacher input and scores. The following is an Implementation Plan for the new Science Instructional Materials that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and Goodheart-Wilcox will provide to ensure our teachers are properly trained.

HMH

Upcoming Dates:

Feb 5/6 – Community Science Fair; gr 6-12 – set up on the 5th  

May 11th – Train the Trainer Getting Started (Instructional Coaches)

June 11 - Teachers – Virtual Overviews – K8: 9-10:30; HS: 1-2:30; K8: 5-6:30

July 25th – FL Science Leadership Training (APs)

Aug 1 – Teachers – Getting Started with FL Science K5 – 2 sessions (am/pm; 8:00-11:00/12:00-3:00)

Aug 2 – Teachers – Getting Started with FL Science 9-12 (am, 8:00-11:00); 6-8 (pm, 12:00-3:00)

Aug 8-10 – Teachers – Getting Started with FL Science K-12

1. Multiple half-day sessions held concurrently; 35 participant max per session.

2. Jasmine Floyd will be determining if these will be central locations or campuses (Elementary only)

3. Seventh and Eighth grade will have 2 half-day sessions on one of these dates, and Chris Okamoto will determine location and coordinate.

4. High School (9th-12th) will have 2 half-day sessions on one of these dates (however, not on the same day as the 7th-8th grade) Toyia Hale will determine needs and coordinate.

Environmental Science teachers will have a virtual session not concurrent with other Getting Started sessions. These will be set up by Chris Okamoto and Toyia Hale.

Goodheart-Wilcox

Feb 5/6 – Community Science Fair; gr 6-12 – set up on the 5th      

Aug 8-10 – Teachers – Getting Started with Anatomy and Physiology (both Science and CTE teachers who deliver instruction with these materials).

K-12 Science is currently up for adoption 2017-2018. Statute requires a district to adopt within two years and fully purchase within three years. F. S 1006.283 requires a public hearing to be posted in a publication 20 calendar days prior to the event for the public to be made fully aware of the District’s intentions. The Legal Public Notice was published in the Clay Today on Jan 11,2018.

This adoption would provide the teachers of Clay County current, quality materials to enable them the ability to deliver and plan engaging lessons, and provide students with the resources to maximize learning and increase student outcomes in science. By providing the teachers with training and a complete adoption package, the expected result would be an increase in classroom rigor and aligned instruction, which would yield an increase in state science assessment scores.

Engage community members and teachers to establish their voices as advocates for Clay County students.

Instructional Resources is asking the Clay County School Board to approve the purchase of the newly vetted science textbook. A textbook Adoption Committee of certified teachers met to vet the options for science. The District Committee approved the teacher’s first choice after reviewing their consensus forms.