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    Washoe County School District

    Every Child, By Name and Face, to Graduation

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    • Instructional Support - Materials Division (Textbooks)
    • Instructional Materials (Textbook) Adoption

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      Textbook Adoption


      WCSD follows a thorough Textbook Adoption process adhering to Nevada Revised Statues regarding Textbooks as well as following guidelines outlined in WCSD Board Policy 6160.

      Textbook Adoption Committees include: District Administrators, Teachers, Parent Volunteers, Community and Business Organizations as well as members from Higher Education.

      Links are provided to key documents as well as information pertinent to upcoming Textbook Adoptions. This information may be helpful to new vendors and textbook publishers wishing to submit textbook materials for review.


      • WCSD Board Policy Regarding Textbooks (Policy 6160)
      • Nevada Administration Code Regarding Textbooks
      • Nevada Revised Statutes Regarding Textbooks
      • Current Textbook Adoption Under Bid
      • Information for Publishers and New Vendors
      • Textbook Evaluation Committee Information

      K-5 Science Instructional Materials Evaluation Committee Announcement

      The Committee has voted to send the following to the WCSD Board of Trustees for approval for use in Kinder - 5th grade classrooms:

      3. FOSS, Delta Education

       FOSS, Delta Education Evaluations 

      *You may need to download the file to open. 

       

      The following programs were evaluated, but did not move forward in the adoption process:

      1. AmplifyScience, Amplify

      AmplifyScience, Amplify Evaluations

       

      2. Bring Science Alive, TCI

      Bring Science Alive, TCI Evaluations

       

      K-5 Science Evaluation Tools

       Community, Administrator, Family Member Evaluation Rubric 

       Teacher Evaluation Rubric

       

      K-5 English Language Arts Textbook Evaluation Committee Announcement

      The Committee has voted to send the following to the WCSD Board of Trustees for approval for use in Kinder - 5th grade classrooms:

       

      9. Grades K-1 Benchmark Advance, Benchmark Education Company

          Grades 2-5 Benchmark Advance, Benchmark Education Company

      Evaluations

      Nevada Department of Education Paperwork K-1

      Nevada Department of Education Paperwork Grades 2-5

      Master Price Agreement

      The following programs were evaluated, but did not move forward in the adoption process:

      1. ReadyGen - Pearson

      2. Journeys - HMH

      3. Open Court - McGraw Hill

      4. Wonders - McGraw Hill

      5. Fountas & Pinnell Classroom - Heinemann

      6. Core Knowledge ELA - Amplify

      7. Collaborative Literacy

      8. NG Reach for Reading - Cengage

      10. Superkids Reading - Zane Bloser

      11. Scholastic Literacy - Scholastic

      12. EL Education - Open Up Resources

      13. Raz-Plus - Learning A-Z

       

      K-5 ELA Textbook Evaluation Tools

      Kinder - 1st

      2nd

      3rd

      4th

      5th

      Community, Administrator, Parent tool

        

      World Language Textbook Evaluation Committee Announcement

      The committee has voted to send the following to the WCSD Board of Trustees for approval to use in World Language classrooms:

      Spanish (RFP 2017I)

      • 7 - Que Chevere, EMC
        • Nevada Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreements
        • Evaluations
      • 14 - Imagina, Vista (Spanish 9-10)
        • Nevada Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreements
        • Evaluations
      • 1 - En Espanol, Santillana (Heritage Speakers)
        • Nevada Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreements
        • Evaluations

      French (RFP 2017J)

      • 6 - T'es branche, EMC
        • Nevada Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreements
        • Evaluations

      German (RFP 2017K)

      • 3 - Deutsch Aktuell, EMC
        • Nevada Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreements
        • Evaluations

      Chinese (RFP 2017L)

      • 1 - Zhen Bang!, EMC
        • Nevada Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreements
        • Evaluations

       

      The following programs were evaluated but not approved for use in WCSD:

      • 2- Discover China, BFW
      • 3 - Step Up with Chinese, Cengage
      • 4 - Ni Wa Ta - Developing Chinese Fluency, Cengage
      • 1 - Deutsch: Na Klar!, McGraw-Hill
      • 2 - Kontakte, McGraw-Hill
      • 4 - Deutsch heute, Cengage
      • 6 - Stationen, Cengage
      • 1 - Contacts, Cengage
      • 2 - Sur le vif, Cengage
      • 3 - En avant, McGraw-Hill
      • 5 - Vis-a-vis, McGraw-Hill
      • 7 - Mais Oui, Cengage
      • 9 - Bravo, Cengage
      • 10 - Encore, Cengage
      • 2  - Mundo 21, Cengage
      • 3 - Sendas literarias, Pearson
      • 4 - Senderos 4-5, Vista
      • 5 - Tejidos, Wayside
      • 6 - Senderos 1-3, Vista
      • 8 - Exploremos!, Cengage
      • 9 - Avencemos, HMH
      • 10 - Asi se dice!, McGraw-Hill
      • 13 - Mundo real, Cambridge
      • 11 - Espanol, Santillana
      • 12 - Autentico/Realidades, Pearson
      • 15 - EntreCulturas, Wayside
      • 4 - Bien Dit, HMH
      • 8 - D'Accord, Vista
      • 5 - Mosaik, Vista

       

      HS Math Textbook Evaluation Committee Announcement

      The committee has voted to send the following to the WCSD Board of Trustees for approval to use in HS Math classrooms:

      Algebra 1, 2, and Honors (RFP 2017E)

      • 1 - EnVision, Pearson
        • NV Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations

      Bridges to Algebra (RFP 2017E)

      • 9 - Math Accelerated, McGraw-Hill
        • NV Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations

      Geometry and Formal Geometry (RFP 2017F)

      • 2 - Geometry, McGraw-Hill
        • NV Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations

      Probability and Statistics with Discrete (RFP 2017G)

      • 2 - Elementary Statistics and Mathematically Thinking, Pearson
        • NV Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations

      Precalculus (RFP 2017G)

      • 3 - Blitzer Precalculus, Pearson
        • NV Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations

      AP Statistics (RFP 2017H)

      • 4 - The Practice of Statistics, BFW
        • NV Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations

       

      The following programs were evaluated but not approved for use in WCSD:

      • 3 - Core Connections - Algebra, CPM
      • 7 - HS Math Solution: CCSS Algebra 1, Carnegie Learning
      • 8 - Go Math Accelerated - McGraw-Hill
      • 10- Course 3, CPM
      • 2 - Glencoe Algebra, McGraw-Hill
      • 4 - Algebra, HMH
      • 6 - Big Ideas Math, Big Ideas Learning
      • 1 - EnVision Geometry, Pearson
      • 3 - Core Connections - Geometry, CPM
      • 4 - Geometry, HMH
      • 6 - Big Ideas Math, Big Ideas Learning
      • 7 - HS Math Solution - CCSS Geometry, Carnegie Learning
      • 1 - Precalculus, CPM
      • 2 - Glencoe Precalculus, McGraw-Hill
      • 4 - College Algebra and Trig, McGraw-Hill
      • 5 - Precalculus, McGraw-Hill
      • 7 - Precalculus with Limits, Cengage
      • 8 - College Algebra with Trig
      • 9 - Precalculus - Graphical, Numerical, and Algebraic, Pearson
      • 6 - Precalculus with Limits - A Graphing Approach, Cengage
      • 1 - Understanding Basic Statistics, Cengage
      • 3 - Elementary Statistics - a Step by Step Approach, McGraw-Hill
      • 4 - Statistics with Probability with the application, BFW
      • 5 - Transition - Math and Statistics, McGraw-Hill
      • 1 - Understanding Statistics - Concepts and Methods, Cengage
      • 2 - Stats: Modeling the World, Pearson
      • 3 - Statistics, CPM

       

       

      AP/IB English, Language Arts Textbook Evaluation Committee Announcement

      The committee has voted to send the following to the WCSD Board of Trustees for approval to use in AP/IB ELA classrooms:

      • Literature and Composition, Bedford Freeman and Worth 
        • Nevada Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations
      • AP Language and Composition, McGraw-Hill School Education
        • Nevada Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations
      • English Language and Literature, Cambridge University Press
        • Nevada Department of Education Paperwork
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations
      • English Literature for the IB Diploma, Cambridge University Press
        • Nevada Department of Education
        • Master Price Agreement
        • Evaluations
       
       
      The following programs were evaluated but not approved for use in WCSD
      • Conversations in American Literature; BFW
      • Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing; Pearson
      • Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense; Cengage
      • AP Literature: Craft and Voice; McGraw-Hill
      • Compact Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing; Cengage
      • 50 Essays; BFW
      • The Essay Connection; Cengage
      • The Language of Composition; BFW
      • Writing America Language and Composition in Context; Pearson
      • Readings for Writers; Cengage 
      The Washoe County School District website may contain links that lead to resources, video, etc., which is located on servers that are not maintained or controlled by the District. The District is not responsible for the contents of any such referenced websites or for the availability of access to such websites.

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