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1Georgia Department of Education

Division of Curriculum Division of Curriculum and Instructional and Instructional

ServicesServices

Textbook CoordinatorTextbook Coordinator404-651-7272404-651-7272

Everything You Wanted to Know

about Textbooks…


Web SiteWeb Site

http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_servhttp://public.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_services.aspx?PageReq=CIServBooksices.aspx?PageReq=CIServBooks


BackgroundBackground

Georgia's Legislative Provision of 1937, known as Georgia's Legislative Provision of 1937, known as the Free Textbook Law, directed the Georgia the Free Textbook Law, directed the Georgia Board of Education to provide textbooks for use in Board of Education to provide textbooks for use in the elementary, middle, and high schools.the elementary, middle, and high schools.

In order that the core instructional materials are In order that the core instructional materials are of the highest quality, the state board has of the highest quality, the state board has established procedures for evaluating and established procedures for evaluating and recommending textbooks in state-funded courses recommending textbooks in state-funded courses (Georgia Board of Education Rules 160-4-4-.10 (Georgia Board of Education Rules 160-4-4-.10 and 160-4-4-.20).and 160-4-4-.20).


Georgia – Georgia – State Textbook State Textbook

Recommendation ProcessRecommendation Process

Instructional MaterialsInstructional Materials 6-Year Cycle6-Year Cycle State List one year; State List one year;

Systems adopt nextSystems adopt next ’’06-’07 List(K-8 Math)06-’07 List(K-8 Math) ’’07-’08 List(K-12 Science & 9-12 07-’08 List(K-12 Science & 9-12

Math)Math)


State State Recommendation Recommendation

ProcessProcess Intent to Bid from PublishersIntent to Bid from Publishers Publishers Submit Full InformationPublishers Submit Full Information State Textbook Advisory CommitteeState Textbook Advisory Committee Publisher PresentationsPublisher Presentations 13 Evaluation Sites 13 Evaluation Sites Recommendations to State BoardRecommendations to State Board


Evaluation SitesEvaluation Sites

State Textbook Advisory Committee State Textbook Advisory Committee

Evaluation FormsEvaluation Forms Compile Forms Compile Forms Make Recommendations to State Make Recommendations to State

BoardBoard


Re-AlignedRe-Aligned Adoption Adoption CycleCycle

2006-2006-20072007

K-8 MathematicsK-8 Mathematics

2007-2007-20082008

K-12 Science K-12 Science

9-12 Mathematics9-12 Mathematics

2008-2008-20092009

K-8 English/Language ArtsK-8 English/Language Arts

K-12 Health and Physical EducationK-12 Health and Physical Education

2009-2009-20102010

9-12 English/Language Arts9-12 English/Language Arts

K-12 Foreign Language & ESOLK-12 Foreign Language & ESOL

2010-2010-20112011

K-12 Fine Arts and Social StudiesK-12 Fine Arts and Social Studies

2011-2011-20122012

6-12 Career, Technical and 6-12 Career, Technical and Agricultural EducationAgricultural Education


Advantages of Process Advantages of Process – ABCs– ABCs

AAvailability – materials stored vailability – materials stored in GA in GA

BBinding - NASTA Specsinding - NASTA Specs CCorrelation – GA Curriculumorrelation – GA Curriculum CCost – Price Fixed for 6 Yearsost – Price Fixed for 6 Years


SAVING MONEYSAVING MONEY

Distributors List Distributors List – Check It!– Check It!


What Else?What Else?

Computerized Files for Braille Computerized Files for Braille ConversionConversion

GA Instructional Materials CenterGA Instructional Materials Center

www.gimc.orgwww.gimc.org

Electronic Versions - Student Electronic Versions - Student TextbooksTextbooks


What about materials?What about materials?

Using state $$$ to buy materials:Using state $$$ to buy materials:

State money must be obligated by June 30.State money must be obligated by June 30. May be used on subject areas other than May be used on subject areas other than

specified areas.specified areas. Systems may split between grade levels.Systems may split between grade levels. 18 months: The supposed length of time 18 months: The supposed length of time

during which LEA adopts textbooks, NOT tied during which LEA adopts textbooks, NOT tied to $$$.to $$$.


What about materials?What about materials? Publisher agreement with state (K-8 Math)

•Set price & materials•Valid April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2013•Price holds whenever LEA enters contract

If LEA wants to extend contract past 2013•Ask publisher for extension of state bid price


TIPSTIPSon on

TextbookTextbookAdoptionAdoption


Remember That the Textbook Remember That the Textbook Is a Resource, Not the Is a Resource, Not the

CurriculumCurriculum

Look closely at your local curriculum Look closely at your local curriculum and do any needed revisions and do any needed revisions beforebefore you begin your textbook selection you begin your textbook selection process.process.


Look at a Series, Not at a Look at a Series, Not at a BookBook

Your committee should select the Your committee should select the series which best matches your series which best matches your curriculum. No series has curriculum. No series has everything, and every series has everything, and every series has more than you need. Make sure more than you need. Make sure that you make a selection based that you make a selection based on a review of the entire series, on a review of the entire series, not based on just one book at one not based on just one book at one grade level.grade level.


Look at the Words, Look at the Words, Not at the Pictures Not at the Pictures

Pictures are important for young Pictures are important for young readers, but the textbook committee readers, but the textbook committee should look at the content, not at the should look at the content, not at the glitter.glitter.

Sometimes what is pleasing to the Sometimes what is pleasing to the eye does not enhance the brain.eye does not enhance the brain.


Base Selections on Core Base Selections on Core Materials, Not on AncillariesMaterials, Not on Ancillaries

Teachers may want to know what Teachers may want to know what comes “free” with the series. In reality, comes “free” with the series. In reality, nothing is free. The resources you nothing is free. The resources you know teachers will use daily are the know teachers will use daily are the student edition and the teacher edition. student edition and the teacher edition. Many times the elaborate ancillary Many times the elaborate ancillary package is rarely used.package is rarely used.


Choose Staff DevelopmentChoose Staff Development

The success of a textbook The success of a textbook implementation depends on whether implementation depends on whether teachers know how to use the teachers know how to use the materials. If you obtain more materials. If you obtain more comprehensive staff development, comprehensive staff development, you will more likely have a successful you will more likely have a successful implementation.implementation.


Provide Teachers With Provide Teachers With Time to Evaluate Time to Evaluate

Given no time to evaluate, many teachers Given no time to evaluate, many teachers will simply do the “thumb test” to select will simply do the “thumb test” to select textbooks. Teachers should be able to do textbooks. Teachers should be able to do skills and concept traces to make sure that skills and concept traces to make sure that the crucial elements they teach are the crucial elements they teach are enhanced and continued at each grade enhanced and continued at each grade level. Provide enough time for teams of level. Provide enough time for teams of teachers to examine the entire book at teachers to examine the entire book at each grade level.each grade level.


Go With What Go With What the Teachers Want the Teachers Want

If you trust your teachers to examine If you trust your teachers to examine the books and make a decision, the books and make a decision, respect the decision they makerespect the decision they make..


Possible TimelinePossible Timeline

In year In year priorprior to adoption: to adoption:

February/March February/March (1) Set up and meet with curriculum (1) Set up and meet with curriculum committees for revision.committees for revision.(2) Define curriculum and look at the current (2) Define curriculum and look at the current curriculum.curriculum.(3) Look at scope and sequence, format, and (3) Look at scope and sequence, format, and content.content.(4) Establish a survey to determine strengths (4) Establish a survey to determine strengths and weaknesses of the current curriculum.and weaknesses of the current curriculum.

April/May April/May (1) Get results of curriculum survey. (1) Get results of curriculum survey.



In year In year ofof adoption:adoption: July July

(1) Review results of curriculum survey.(1) Review results of curriculum survey.

(2) Revise, restructure, rewrite curriculum (2) Revise, restructure, rewrite curriculum guides.guides.

(3) Issue new guides in draft form to use for one (3) Issue new guides in draft form to use for one year.year.

August August

(1) Establish criteria for evaluating books.(1) Establish criteria for evaluating books.

(2) Establish guidelines and procedures for (2) Establish guidelines and procedures for adoption.adoption.



In year In year ofof adoption: adoption: September September

(1) Establish descriptors for each criterion(1) Establish descriptors for each criterion

(2) Look at methods of evaluation(2) Look at methods of evaluation

November November

(1) Ask publishers to begin sampling books to (1) Ask publishers to begin sampling books to schoolsschools

February February

(1) Get evaluations from schools(1) Get evaluations from schools

(2) Eliminate to three series(2) Eliminate to three series



In year In year ofof adoption: adoption: MarchMarch

(1) Hear presentations from publishers and (1) Hear presentations from publishers and choose serieschoose series

March/AprilMarch/April

(1) Submit choice(s) for local school board (1) Submit choice(s) for local school board approvalapproval

AprilApril

(1) Order books(1) Order books


Division of Curriculum and Division of Curriculum and Instructional ServicesInstructional Services

Textbook CoordinatorTextbook Coordinator

Georgia Department of Georgia Department of EducationEducation

1754 Twin Towers East1754 Twin Towers East

Atlanta, GA 30334-5040Atlanta, GA 30334-5040

404-651-7272404-651-7272

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