April 19, 2016
The 6-8 Math Adoption Committee has recommended the adoption of Glencoe Math: McGraw Hill Publishing, 2015. The adoption recommendation includes the ALEKS online math support program.

Committee members used data and information from a variety of sources to inform their final recommendation. These included:

• A thorough review of instructional materials from a variety of publishers using review rubrics. This review, conducted by the adoption committee, was used to narrow the selection of materials to finalists for piloting.
• A pilot process, involving teachers from each middle school, where finalist materials were tested in classrooms. Student and teacher feedback was also gathered during this process.
• Parent information nights in each learning community.
• A cost analysis of the materials.
• An evaluation of digital resources from each of the finalists by our Technology Operations Department.

The committee’s recommendation will now be forwarded to the Instructional Materials Committee (IMC). IMC members will review the materials and will make a recommendation to the Board. The Board will take action on the recommendation in June. Materials will be on display at the Lake Washington School District Resource Center (16250 NE 74th Street, Redmond, WA 98052) through April 29. There is an opportunity to give written feedback.


December 9, 2015
At the December meeting, the 6-8 Math Adoption Committee members narrowed the selection of materials to four programs. In the coming months, teams of teachers from our middle schools will be piloting these materials in their classrooms Teachers who will be piloting have selected lessons and units that match with what they will be teaching at this time of year. During the pilot process, teachers will be gathering information about the usability of the materials. They will also be collecting feedback from students. In March and April, materials will be made available for parents and community members to review.

The materials being piloted by school are:

• Big Ideas Math
  Pilot schools: Inglewood, International, Kamiakin, Kirkland
• Core Focus on Math
  Pilot schools: Evergreen, Finn Hill, International, Rose Hill, Stella Schola
• Glencoe Math
  Pilot schools: Evergreen, Inglewood, Kamiakin, Redmond, Rose Hill
• Math in Focus 6-8
  Pilot schools: Finn Hill, Inglewood, Kirkland, Kamiakin, Redmond

A recommendation about the adoption of math materials will be made by the committee on March 7.


September 29, October 20, November 16, November 30
An evaluation of materials from a variety of publishers is scheduled through the end of November. Using materials review rubrics, committee members will be evaluating print and digital resources for students and teachers. The committee is scheduled to meet in December to identify 3-4 sets of materials in to pilot in classrooms.

Math programs being considered include:

• Core Focus on Math
• Glencoe Math
• enVision 2.0
• CMP3
• Big Ideas Math
• Math in Focus
• Eureka Math
• Agile Mind

These programs were selected based on alignment with our state standards, the availability of current (2012 or later) materials, and use and favorable reviews in neighboring districts.


September 24, 2015
Middle school math teachers, administrators, parents, and community members met to finalize checklists (rubrics) that will be used to evaluate math materials.

Committee members will be using rubrics to determine how well these instructional materials address the following criteria:

• Effective instructional practice for middle school math
• Alignment to the Common Core State Math Standards
• Effective assessment practice for middle school math
• Integration of digital resources to support instruction
• Quality organization and design

Committee members will begin reviewing later in the month. The committee is scheduled to have a recommendation about the adoption of materials for the Instructional Materials Committee meeting on May 4, 2016. This will be followed by a recommendation to the Board on June 6, 2016.