Instructional
Materials Adoption
Recommendations
Mathematics (High School)
Social Studies (K-12)
Fine Arts (K-12)
Northwest Independent School
District
Rob Thornell, Ed.D.
Stephanie Espinosa, Ed.D.
State Adoption Materials Adoption Timeline
Task
Date
Principal nominations for textbook committee
September 2014
District committee members names and timeline
for Board review
October 2014
Review conforming publisher materials
November 3, 2014
Send publishers guidelines for adoption in NISD
November 2014
District selection committee “Criteria for Selection
of Instructional Materials” meeting
November 6, 2014
Publisher Showcase presentations
February 3, 2015
Public Viewing of materials
February 9-13, 2015
District Committee Vote
February 20, 2015
Board Presentation 1st Reading
April 13, 2015
Board Presentation 2nd Reading
April 27, 2015
Textbook reports filed with Texas Education Agency May 2015
Committee Members – High School Mathematics
Algebra 1
Tom Horn, Misty Taylor Jenny Coons, Sandra Lambes
Algebra 2
Sandra Stover, Becky Spasic, Domingo Ponce, Rebecca
Compton
Geometry
Keith Smith, Adam Biwan, Rebecca Redman, Christy Edgar
Pre-Calculus
Elizabeth Haines, Donna Speer, Lynette Llewellyn
AQR
Rebecca Compton, Elizabeth Elliot-Norman
MMA
Elizabeth Elliot-Norman, Keith Smith
AP Stats
Christy Edgar, Donna Speer
AP Cal
Brandy Morrissey, Diane Caldwell
Advisory
Melanye Griffin, Secondary Mathematics Coordinator
Jessica Deaso, Mathematics Instructional Coach
Rosa Rankin, Textbook Coordinator
Committee Members – Elementary Social Studies
Kindergarten
Maria Young, Kristy Walters
Grade 1
Jeigh Reed, Laura martinez, Christy Gonce, Beth
Dickie, Carol Phillips, Kristin Garza, Julieanne Orr,
Catherine Vasquez
Grade 2
Angela Jeffcoat, Melinda Tanos, Colleen Main, Kim
Sinclair, Amanda Aslin, Brenda Franks
Grade 3
Jennifer Gill, Valerie Underwood,
Samantha Bonnette, Linda Nowlin,
Lori Lucas, Jeffrey Kurt
Grade 4
Ashley Smith, Shannon Sprowls, Tami
Rasberry, Teresia Clmons, Tanya Lane,
Brittani Raney, Amy Wessells, Tara Heady
Grady 5
Emilie McDowell, Barbi Longbrake, Kelly
Walterschi, Amy Swearingen, Corbett Ratcliff
Advisory
Darsi Bickley, K-12 Social Studies Coordinator
Rosa Rankin, Textbook Coordinator
Committee Members – Social Studies Secondary
Grade 6
Wanda Shannon, Adam Aldridge, Michelle Rouleau,
Jordyn Neiswender
Grade 7
Mirk Reyff, Katie Scholler, Carol Garvey, Dale Diskill
Grade 8
Kelly Thompson, Brett Butler, Andrea Roach, Mallory
Malone
World Geo
Jason Thomas, Chris Haney, Kendra Langston
World
History
Philip Salyer, Ashley Enis, Megan Tompkins
US History
Dena Saunders, Megan Hiatt, Kendra Langston
Gov/Eco
Dan Martin, Tony Deel, Kendra Langston
Psychology
/Sociology
Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Golding
Advisory
Darsi Bickley, K-12 Social Studies Coordinator
Rosa Rankin, Textbook Coordinator
Committee Members – Fine Arts
Elementary Art
Debbie Caillet, Carla Gamache, Sarah Ascher, Adriann Yannis,
Chelsea Rhoads, Christina Lincoln, Rebecca Dornai, Angela
Monaghen, Mark Fisher, Lauryn Erickson, Courtney Partridge, Pamela
Ausdemore, Kasey Snow
Elementary
Music
Roel Garza, Lauren McCready, Kayla Gentry, Debi Bullard, Milton
LeDoux, Patti Lewis, Courtney Teters, Marie Nassiff, Erin Pitts, Tiffany
Howe, Alicia Dayalu
Middle School
Art
Carol Johnson, Becky Irland, Sherry LaRue, Christine Roberts, Holly
Smethers, Dorothy Rios
Middle School
Choir
Stephanie Thurston, Rebecca O’Donovan, Olivia Epperson,
Amberly Sneed, Suzanne Hughes, Laura Molina
Middle School
Band
Ray Hilley, Olivia Tucker, Ashley Kahler,
John Weeks, Jack Forbis
Middle School
Orchestra
Michelle Gauthier, Sarah Lacefield, Cecilia
Dixon, Chris Scheufele, Sarah Harris, Emily Quinn
Middle School
Theatre
Jenna Hill, Craig Robertson, Elizabeth Jernigan, Teri McCarthy, Corliss
Monk
Committee Members – Fine Arts
High School
Art
Marcia Baggs, Austin Haynes
High School
Band
Michael Moore, Frank Gonzalez
High School
Dance
Natalie Eddleman, Heather Sponsel, Shannon Besette
High School
Theatre
Nick Kougias, Wendy Bramlett
High School
Choir
John Sidon, Kaitllyn Carty
High School
Orchestra
Jennifer Fox, Gary Keller
Textbook Selection Rubric
• Area district coordinators
developed a rubric for the
current textbook adoption.
• Northwest curriculum
coordinators revised the
rubric to meet NISD Mission,
Vision and Goals.
• Committee members
reviewed textbooks using
the rubric.
Total
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High School Mathematics
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Focusing on depth of instruction, with an equal
emphasis on conceptual understanding and procedural
fluency, the program integrates the Mathematical
Process Standards into every lesson. A robust student
digital experience offers students access to powerful
learning aids such as video tutorials, simulations, virtual
manipulatives, animated math and the Personal Math
Trainer, powered by Knewton, through a Student
Dashboard. The Personal Math Trainer is an adaptive
learning system that pinpoints students’ needs to deliver
targeted remediation, extension, and enrichment in
order to help them learn more efficiently and effectively.
High School Mathematics
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
SpringBoard delivers a highly engaging,
student-centered mathematics program in print
and online. The program is characterized by:
focused instructional design, an emphasis on
learning strategies, connections to Advanced
Placement, and interactive professional
learning. SpringBoard students are savvy,
active learners who take responsibility for their
education. They work toward clear learning
targets and know why the skills they’re
developing matter.
High School Mathematics
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
This book is
designed to help
prepare students for
success in Algebra II,
college level
mathematics
courses, and life.
Modeling with Mathematics helps
solidify understanding by providing a
different kind of learning experience.
Students model real-world applications
with a functions approach, netting a
deeper grasp of the important concepts
necessary for success in Algebra II.
The Practice of Statistics (TPS) is
written specifically to address the
College Board AP® Statistics Course
Description. With new problem-solving
and test preparation features and a
dramatically enhanced
suite of media tools,
the fifth edition
provides everything
teachers and students
need to succeed in the
course and on the AP®
Statistics exam.
High School Mathematics
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
This textbook teaches quantitative
literacy, statistics, and modeling. It
meets a need for many high school
seniors. Advanced Quantitative
Reasoning is designed for students who
have completed Algebra I, Geometry,
and Algebra II.
Multi-step, real-life exercises
that reinforce problem-solving
skills and mastery of concepts
by giving students the
opportunity to apply the
concepts in real-life situations.
Provides exercise sets that are rigorous,
relevant, and organized in a way so students
can easily see the connections between
examples and exercises. Reflects the latest
AP guidelines and includes preparation for
take the AP examination.
K-12 Social Studies
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
myWorld Social Studies utilizes storytelling to bring
Social Studies content to life. This program connects
Social Studies content and literacy instruction with
materials that are streamlined, flexible and attuned to
today’s classroom. myWorld Social Studies will allow
teachers to seamlessly integrate Social Studies content
into their readers and writers workshops with high
interest content, leveled readers and resources to help
develop Social Studies skills.
K-12 Social Studies
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
The mix of print and digital resources in McGrawHill Networks focuses on depth of instruction and
works to help students gain a deep conceptual
understanding through rigorous, differentiated
instruction.
Built to the TEKS to ensure comprehensive
coverage and learning targets, it engages
students with interactive resources and targets
critical writing, primary and secondary source
analysis, and connections to today.
K-12 Social Studies
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
The mix of print and digital resources in McGrawHill Networks focuses on depth of instruction and
works to help students gain a deep conceptual
understanding through rigorous, differentiated
instruction.
Built to the TEKS to ensure comprehensive
coverage and learning targets, it engages
students with interactive resources and targets
critical writing, primary and secondary source
analysis, and connections to today.
K-12 Social Studies
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Accurate, comprehensive, and
developmentally appropriate,
Understanding Psychology is written
to meet both the TEKS and the new
American Psychology Association
National Standards for an introductory
high school course. Case Studies,
Projects and Psych Labs create a
rigorous inquiry based program that
engages students and
prepares them for
AP Psychology.
Sociology & You is
based on the TEKS and
written exclusively for
high school to introduce
students to the discipline
of sociology and the
sociological study of
society. The rigorous
program engages
students with real world
case studies and creates
a solid foundation for
further studies in
Sociology.
AP Government and Economics
Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
American Democracy Now transforms
the Government course through
innovative, adaptive technology that
makes government relevant to today’s
students. The Then, Now, Next
framework provides contemporary
examples and historical context that
challenge students to think critically
about how the American Democracy will
continue to evolve.
AP Government and Economics
Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
A practice-oriented learning system that
breaks the traditional textbook mold.
To help students focus on the most
important concepts–and effectively
practice application of those concepts–
Foundations of Economics is structured
around a Checklist/Checkpoint system.
The result is a patient, confidencebuilding program that prepares students
to use economics in their everyday
lives, regardless of what their future
career will be.
K-8 Art
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Explorations in Art sets a new standard in K–6 art
textbook programs, with more studios, more art images,
more art criticism based on images—both fine art and
student artwork—and more student artwork than any
other K–6 art textbook program.
Explorations in Art Explorations in Art, Middle School
provides the type of relevant, engaging learning that is so
critical to motivating the middle school/junior high
student. We know that hands-on learning is the
foundation of the middle school art program. A wide
range of dynamic studio activities focuses on issues and
ideas of particular interest to the middle school age
group.
Adopt all titles
9-12 Art
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
The Visual Experience is the leading art appreciation
program in the country, with more images of student
artwork, art by women artists, and contemporary and
multicultural art than any comparable high school art
program.
Adopt all titles
9-12 Dance
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Experiencing Dance: From Student
to Dance Artist, Second Edition,
presents a complete dance
education curriculum for high
school students who have more
than an introductory experience in
dance. The text, with more than 45
lessons, will help students create,
perform, respond to, analyze,
connect, and understand dance in
various styles and settings.
Discovering Dance opens up a world of
opportunities for high school students who
have little or no dance experience. The
text, available in print and electronic forms,
helps students understand the
fundamentals of creating, performing,
analyzing, understanding, responding to,
connecting with, and evaluating dance in
its various genres. It meets national and
state dance education standards and
addresses 21st-century learning goals. As
such, it offers a complete introductory
dance curriculum with the flexibility of
being used for one or more years of
instruction.
Adopt all titles
6-12 Orchestra
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Sound Innovations for String Orchestra is a
revolutionary new method that combine time-tested
educational concepts, input from thousands of teachers,
advances in modern technology, and solid pedagogy that
follows state and national music education standards.
Sound Innovations for String Orchestra is available in
two versions: the Standard Edition (Book 1, Book 2, and
Sound Development), selected by our industry-leading
author team and available anytime at your local retailer,
and the Director's Choice Edition (Book 1) which, for the
first time in history, gives teachers the ability to customize
their own method and use their own experiences in
creating the best method book for their unique classrooms.
Adopt all titles
6-12 Theatre
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
This revised edition retains the structure
and features that theatre teachers love with
invaluable new features. Perfect for both
beginning and advanced theatre and
technical theatre courses—students are
actively involved in learning, a must in a
drama course. 642 pages.
This creative and energetic theatre
resource book for the theatre arts instructor
features hundreds of hands-on, on-yourfeet activities for the novice to advanced
theatre student.
Adopt all titles
6-12 Band
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Essential Elements has continued as
the standard of band pedagogy. Its
carefully designed curriculum makes
student learning efficient, yet fun, at
all levels. In addition, Essential
Elements continues its innovation
with powerful technology-based
learning tools, supplementary
components, and correlated
performance materials.
Adopt all titles
6-12 Choir
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Experiencing Choral Music is a four-level
series designed to build music literacy and
promote vocal development for all students
and voice categories in grades 6 - 12. The
series is a multi-textbook program
supported with print materials and audio
recordings that enables students to
develop music skills and conceptual
understanding, while providing teachers
with a flexible, integrated program.
Adopt all titles
9-12 Music Theory
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Adopt all 4 publishers
K-5 Elementary Music
District Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Quaver takes kids on an exciting journey through his imaginative
music shop, inspiring them to discover and love music! With the
help of a music laboratory, live recording studio, time-traveling
phone box, and cast of hilarious characters, Quaver is an energetic
teaching-assistant, helping teachers engage young people in the
marvelous world of music like never before.
9 – 12 Principles and Elements of
Floral Design
Textbook Committee
Recommendations for 2015-2016
Principles of Floral Design is a beautifully illustrated, comprehensive floral design
textbook written to meet the demand for a new, practical, technically accurate
classroom text and to support the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD)
initiative to educate a new generation of up-and-coming floral designers. Dozens of
Step-by-Step illustrated procedures have been created for this text as effective
teaching and learning tools. Four fully-illustrated glossaries contain over 400 color
images of flowers and foliage used in floral design and student floriculture competitions
such as the FFA’s Career Development Events. Students can use interactive activities
in an online environment. Vocabulary activities, drill and practice exercises and selfassessments are available to all students. The online textbooks may be accessed with
browser-based devices, including iPads, netbooks, PCs, and Macs.
Instructional
Materials Adoption
Recommendations
Mathematics (High School)
Social Studies (K-12)
Fine Arts (K-12)
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