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Social Studies Textbook Adoption |
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Goal 2: Instructional Excellence ACPS will ensure that all students have access to and engagement with high-quality instruction.
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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In 2015, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) adopted the revised Standards of Learning for History and Social Science. In March of 2018, the Board of Education approved a list of recommended textbooks for K-12 history and social science. The complete list of approved textbooks is available here. In January 2020, Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) initiated a local textbook review process to provide needed materials for the 2020-2021 school year and beyond, in accordance with Policy IIAA, Textbook Selection and Adoption. An RFP process was initiated to allow for a review of materials beyond the VDOE-approved list to provide a more extensive selection with the potential to meet the needs of students in ACPS. |
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Background:
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Recommendation
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The Textbook Selection Committees (TSC) recommends Board approval for the following textbooks (complete list of titles included in the attachment):
- Grades K-2: Five Ponds Press Materials
- Grades 6-12: National Geographic/Cengage (Grades 6, 7, World History, US/Virginia History, and US/Virginia Government) and McGraw Hill (Grade 8)
- Advanced Placement (AP): Cengage, Bedford Freeman and Worth, McGraw Hill, and WW Norton |
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Approvals:
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Dr. Terri H. Mozingo - Chief Academic Officer |
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Dominic Turner - Chief Financial Officer |
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Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Margaret Lorber Moved, Member Jacinta Greene seconded to approve the Original motion 'The Textbook Selection Committees (TSC) recommends Board approval for the following textbooks (complete list of titles included in the attachment):
- Grades K-2: Five Ponds Press Materials
- Grades 6-12: National Geographic/Cengage (Grades 6, 7, World History, US/Virginia History, and US/Virginia Government) and McGraw Hill (Grade 8)
- Advanced Placement (AP): Cengage, Bedford Freeman and Worth, McGraw Hill, and WW Norton'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 9 - 0 | | | | | Ramee A. Gentry | Yes | | Margaret Lorber | Yes | | Cindy Anderson | Yes | | Veronica R. Nolan | Yes | | Meagan L. Alderton | Yes | | Christopher A. Suarez | Yes | | Jacinta Greene | Yes | | Dr. Michelle Rief | Yes | | Heather Thornton | Yes | |
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