Textbooks and Instructional MaterialsPublishers Pre-Bid Conference

January 12, 2015

Tammy SheltonExecutive Director, Content and Resources

Monty WilsonDeputy Director, Content and Resources

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The Office of Textbook Services

The Office of Textbook Services administers the adoption process for textbooks used in

the schools of Tennessee.

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The Office of Textbook Services

That process consists of:• the bidding of books by publishers, • the reviewing of the books by an advisory panel

of educators and professionals, • the establishment of an Official List, • the adoption of textbooks by the Local

Education Agency

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Revised Textbook Adoption Cycle

Section Curriculum & Instruction Career & Technical Education* Notes**Standards Deadline

State Review

Local Adoption Contract Period

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Instructional Technology

Advanced ManufacturingInformation TechnologyHuman ServicesEducation & Training

Includes Computer Applications and Keyboarding

12/31/2014 2015 Spring 2016 6/1/16 - 6/30/22

B

SciencePE/Wellness

Agriculture, Food & Natural ResourcesSTEMHealth ScienceTransportation, Distribution & LogisticsArchitecture & Construction

12/31/2015 2016 Spring 2017 6/1/17- 6/30/23

C

Foreign Language Fine Arts (Art, Music, Theatre Arts, Dance)

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications 12/31/2016 2017 Spring 2018 6/1/18 - 6/30/24

D

ELA (Reading, Writing, Literature, etc.)ESL

12/31/2017 2018 Spring 2019 6/1/19-6/30/25

E

Social Studies

Law, Public Safety, Corrections, SecurityGovernment & Public AdministrationMarketingFinanceBusiness Management & AdministrationHospitality & Tourism

Includes Personal Finance 12/31/2018 2019 Spring 2020 6/1/20-6/30/26

FMath 12/31/2019 2020 Spring 2021 6/1/21-6/30/27

*Career & Technical Education subject areas are representative of the 16 Nationally Recognized Career Clusters.** Notes column includes instructional materials that are encouraged (or required) for all LEAs but are not a part of a specific subject area group.

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Categories To Be BidAdvanced Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing Subjects

5925 Digital Electronics

6090 Advanced Electromechanical Technology

6091 Introduction to Electromechanical

5926 Manufacturing Practicum

6156 Mechatronics I

6157 Mechatronics II

5929 Principles of Machining I

5923 Principles of Machining II

5922 Principles of Manufacturing

6143 Robotics & Automated Systems

0649 STEM Explorers

0749 STEM Innovators

0849 STEM Designers

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Categories To Be BidInformation Technology

Information Technology

6093 Cabling and Internetworking

6094 Computer Systems

TBD Programming & Software Development Practicum

6095 Information Technology Foundations

6142 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

6096 Information Technology Clinical Internship

6097 Networking

6098 Programming & Logic I

6099 Programming & Logic II

6100 Web Design Foundations

6101 Web Site Development

TBD Web Design Practicum

3635 Advanced Placement Computer Science

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Categories To Be BidHuman Services

Human Services

5972 Barbering I

5973 Barbering II

5974 Barbering III

5984 Chemistry of Cosmetology

5986 Design Principles of Cosmetology

6015 Early Childhood Education Careers I

6016 Early Childhood Education Careers II

6017 Early Childhood Education Careers III

6135 Early Childhood Education Careers IV

6136 Family Studies

6138 Human Services Practicum

6137 Introduction to Human Studies

6013 Lifespan Development

6005 Nutrition Across the Lifespan

6007 Nutrition Science & Diet Therapy

5983 Principles of Cosmetology

0562 Introduction to Social Health

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Categories To Be BidEducation & Training

Education and Training

6016 Early Childhood Education Careers II

6123 Fundamentals of Education

6124 School Counseling

6010 Teaching as a Profession I

6125 Teaching as a Profession II

6126 Teaching as a Profession III

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Section A Schedule

TENNESSEE TEXTBOOK and INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION SCHEDULE (Draft)*

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Invitation to Bid

• 1: Invitation to Bid Memo*• 2: Categories to be Bid*

(Form I)• 3: Checklist to Accompany

Bid*• 4: Instructions For

Completing Official Bid List (Form CB)*

• 5: Official Bid Certificate (Form CC)

• 6: Official Bid List (Form CB)*

• 7: Statement of Publisher’s Representatives (Form D)

• 8: MSST Form B• 9: MSST Form M• 10:Replacement Warranty

Agreement (Form K)• 11:

Publisher Contact Update Form and Publisher Info Sheet Bid*

• 12: W-9 Form• 13: Publisher Commitments• 14: Assurances Form (Coming)

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Invitation to Bid

Assurances Document

Review Process – Part 1

SECTION I Criteria Important Dates

Train Advisory Panel Members (May 2, 2015) Publisher Hearings (May 3, 2015) Teacher Review Committees Debriefing (June 8, 2015) Reviews shared with Publishers (June 15, 2015) Deadline for publishers to submit revised content (both in print and online) for

review (August 14, 2015) Publishers Responses to Section 1 (August 15-16, 2015) Deadline for Advisory Panel’s Final Recommendations (Sections 1 and 2) (August

24, 2015) Final Advisory Panelists’ Reviews (Sections 1 and 2) shared with Publishers

(August 29, 2015)

Review Process – Part 2

SECTION 2 Criteria Important Dates

Train Advisory Panel Members (May 2, 2015) Publisher Hearings (May 3, 2015) Train Teacher Review Committees (June 9, 2015) Teacher Review Committees Debriefing (August 15-16, 2015) Deadline for Advisory Panel’s Final Recommendations (Sections 1 and 2) (August

24, 2015) Final Advisory Panelists’ Reviews (Sections 1 and 2) shared with Publishers

(August 29, 2015)

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Textbook Caravans

The Tennessee Department of Education will not coordinate or facilitate any Textbook Caravans with the Section A Adoption.

Publishers will have the option of submitting a Digital Caravan (pre-recorded). This presentation will be available via a weblink on the TDOE website.

Further information will be made available once the Official List of Approved Textbooks has been approved by the State Board of Education (October 2015).

2014 Textbook Legislative Changes

Tammy SheltonExecutive Director, Content and Resources

Monty WilsonDeputy Director, Content and Resources

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Key Changes All changes went into effect January 1, 2015

Textbook Commission name changed to State textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission

Commission was vacated on December 31, 2014• Governor appoints 3 members• Speaker of House appoints 3 members• Speaker of Senate appoints 3 members• All nominations must be confirmed by joint resolution of state

legislature• Commissioner of Education serves as 10th member, and may

appoint a designee (Dr. Candice McQueen – Commissioner of Education, start date January 20, 2015)

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Key Changes

Seven member quorum required. Affirmative vote of the majority of members of the Commission required to make action of Commission valid.

Textbook bond reduced from $1,000,000 to $10,000

All samples bid will be available online for public review.

Public feedback must be reviewed by both advisory panelists and Commission members.

Commission meetings are required to be live streamed and archived meetings must be posted on the TDOE website. (All meetings are currently scheduled at Legislative Plaza, room LP16.)

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Key Changes

State advisory panelists and members of the local education agency’s review committee may include subject matter experts in addition to public school educators.

At the local level, review committees must include parents of children currently enrolled in the school district.

Commission must conduct a public hearing if the reviews by the members of the advisory panel for a specific textbook/instructional material do not lead to a clear recommendation as to the approval or rejection of the reviewed textbook/instructional material or if the Commission finds that the public comments indicate that further review of a textbook/instructional material is called for.

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Publisher Assurances

Ensure the information in the textbook/instructional material is accurate

Certify each textbook/instructional material has been thoroughly examined and reviewed by qualified content experts for factual accuracy (will require the names of three reviewers)

Certify that the textbook/instructional material has been thoroughly examined and reviewed by qualified editors for typographical errors and errors in grammar, written expression, spelling, formatting, and other sustentative elements that may effect student learning

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Publisher Assurances

Agree to collect all factual and editing errors found in any textbook / instructional material, at the publisher’s expense.

• Tennessee Department of Education will send error notifications to publishers

• Publishers must submit a Corrective Action Plan to the State Board of Education for approval

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Contact Information

Tammy SheltonExecutive Director, Content and

Resources

Andrew Johnson Tower, 11th Fl.710 James Robertson Pkwy.

Nashville, TN 37243Phone: 615-253-3620

Fax: 615-741-1837 TT

Tammy.L.Shelton@state.tn.us

Monty WilsonDeputy Director, Content and

Resources

Andrew Johnson Tower, 11th Fl.710 James Robertson Pkwy.

Nashville, TN 37243Phone: 615-253-3160

Fax: 615-741-1837

James.M.Wilson@state.tn.us