1. Northwest Independent School District
Instructional Materials Adoption
CTE 6-12
World Languages 6-12
Algebraic Reasoning
Special Topics in Social Studies
Presenter: Stephanie Espinosa, Ed.D.

2. State Adopted Instructional Materials – Selection Timeline
September
Review instructional materials adoption guidelines in accordance with Board of Education policies
October
Principals & Coordinators finalize committee
Review process & committee members
with Board of Trustees
November
Board approves committee and
process
Request publishers to send instructional
materials samples to campuses

3. December/January
Develop & train on instructional materials evaluation criteria
Committee meets to begin TEKS review for instructional materials
Committee meets to begin evaluation & make 1st and 2nd cuts
Committee will develop feedback rubrics
February
Publisher representatives showcase
instructional materials for teachers
Materials available for public viewing
Selection committees meet to continue TEKS
analysis; second cut leaving 2-3 textbook choices
Software specifications to Instructional Technology
Campuses vote on choices

4. March
Advisory committee members bring campus results forward and arrive at a consensus.
Selection committee brings campus results to arrive at recommendation for Board of Trustees
Selections submitted to Board of Education for consideration (first reading)
April
Selections submitted to Board of Education for
consideration (second reading)
Instructional materials report is filed with the
Texas Education Agency in Austin
Instructional materials report is sent to
district textbook clerk
May
Instructional adoption order placed with TEA

5. Alignment We will consider only state-adopted materials
Use additional resources to evaluate materials
Product Reviews
Rubrics

6. 2017-2018 World Languages Instructional Materials Selection Committee Members
Course
Teacher
ASL
Rachel Key, Tiffany Glawson
French
Clinton Kolacek, John McClellan, Kathryn Watson
German
Kerstin Hellwege, Cody Cox, Vera Sweet
Middle School Spanish
Elizabeth Tinius, Juanita Bruce, Leslie Lopez, Mica Tucker, Dolores Laughlin
High School Spanish
Mathew Condon, Amanda DeSimone,
Fabiola Valdez, Julie Rivera,
Virginia Santana, Leigh Anne Swingle,
Patricia Salazar

7. 2017-2018 CTE Instructional Materials Selection Committee Members
Course
Teacher
Hospitality, Human Services, Education & Training
Jana Hamby, Leslie Malone, Kelly Broughton, Stacy Fanning
Health Sciences
Debby Schneemann, Glenn Huff, Jennifer Kinzbach, Monica Valenta
Information Technology
Brenda Orth, Shannon Hallmark, Carol Schluter, William Gilbert
Business, Finance, Marketing
Jake Browarski, Chrystal
Woodard, Estie Cuellar, Cathy
Slagel, Patti Hayes
Agriculture
Walker Cleveland, Kristen
Stockard, Mark Goggins
STEM, Transportation
Tim Gamache, Jeff Taylor,
Kim Garrett

8. 2017-2018 CTE Instructional Materials Selection Committee Members
Course
Teacher
Architecture
Carlos Ornelas, Kristal Holmes, Amy Miller
Law
Pilar Foo, Tara Box
Arts and AV
Jeremy Rawe, Natalie Moeckel, Chris Olson
College & Career Readiness
Deborah Adley, Kim Hardy, Tonya Romine, Steve Bates, Kim McKinnie,
Monica Valenta, Casey Helmick

9. 2017-2018 Additional Areas Instructional Materials Selection Committee Members
Course
Teacher
Personal Financial Literacy
(Social Studies)
Craig Owen, David Wolf, Tony Deel, Robert Kiplinger
Algebraic Reasoning
(Math)
Becky Spasic, Rachel Grier, Brad Clark, Ryan McCurley, Rebecca Gieri,
Alisen Adcock

10. Thank you!