EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

During the 2020-2021 school year, FCS will review resources for textbook adoption for ELA in Grades K-2. The process began with a review of textbooks currently being used in the metro area and other large districts. Textbooks were then reviewed using EdReports and Louisiana Believes in order to ensure that the textbooks met the needs of Fulton County Schools in the areas of Pedagogy, Instructional Design, Content, Text Quality, and Assessment. Based on the review, the following publishers were invited to participate in the FCS Virtual Vendor Fair:

• Benchmark (Benchmark Workshop, 2020)
• Open Up Resources (EL, 2018)
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Into Reading, 2020)
• Savvas (My View, 2020)
• McGraw-Hill (Wonders, 2019)

Fulton County Schools hosted two Vendor Fairs virtually for Reading/ELA resources on Wednesday, November 4^th and Thursday, November 5^th. Each elementary school was invited to send three (3) participants (Curriculum Support Teacher, Literacy Coach, K-2 teachers) to either of the fairs to help narrow the choices for a 2021-2022 adoption of resources aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence for ELA. Each vendor conducted presentations and provided resources for participants to review digitally. Participants completed a rubric to provide feedback.

Based on this feedback, we have selected the following publishers to be reviewed by all teachers and the public from November 30, 2020-January 22, 2021:

Digital resources will be posted online on the Fulton County Schools website. Displays with print and digital resources will be displayed for teacher and public review from, at the following locations:

• Administrative Center (6201 Powers Ferry Rd, NW, Atlanta, GA 30339)
• North Learning Center (450 Northridge Parkway, Sandy Springs, GA 30350)
• South Learning Center (4025 Flat Shoals Rd, Union City, GA 30291)

Feedback from parents and teachers will be gathered through an electronic survey which may be completed on a computer provided at the site or on a smart phone.

MOTION STATEMENT:

I move that the Fulton County Board of Education accept these materials from the following vendors for public display/review: Benchmark Workshop (Benchmark), Into Reading (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), and Wonders (McGraw-Hill), for action.

DIVISION SUPERVISOR:

Cliff Jones

Chief Academic Officer

Administrative Center

470-254-8998

jonesc1@fultonschools.org

PRESENTER:

Cliff Jones

Chief Academic Officer

Administrative Center

470-254-8998

jonesc1@fultonschools.org

OTHER CONTRIBUTORS:

Amy Barger, Assistant Superintendent of Learning and Teaching

Brooke Humphrey, Executive Director of Curriculum

Kelley Webb, Director of English Language Arts

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE:

This Board agenda item is classified as "on-going work," a set of recurring activities and projects central to daily district operations and support provided to schools, but outside the initiatives identified in Strategic Plan 2022.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Approximately $10,000,000 will be required for the purchase of K-2 ELA textbooks and will be ordered with funds provided by Textbooks.