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Curriculum Review Update

Dear MCPS Community:

I am writing to provide you with an update on the evaluation and selection of new curricular and instructional materials for K–8 English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, including Algebra 1. As we shared in an August message, we reissued the Request for Proposal (RFP) on August 20, 2018. We received 33 submissions and are in the initial stage of reviewing proposals. 

Proposal Review Team

We have identified a team of 118 staff members—48 teachers, two paraeducators, 19 school-based content specialists, 29 instructional specialists, 13 school-based administrators, and seven central office administrators—who are content experts in math, ELA, equity and special education. The team is responsible for:

  • Reading and evaluating proposals,
  • Evaluating vendor finalists’ demonstrations, and
  • Recommending curriculum vendors to MCPS leadership for final selection.

Community Feedback

As the review team works through the process of selecting finalists, there will be two opportunities to learn more about the vendors and the proposed curricular materials for the district.

  • The first will be attending the vendor presentations in mid-November. Approximately 300 invited community stakeholders—210 school-based personnel, 25 parent and community organization representatives, 20 students and 45 central services staff—will attend and provide feedback on the in-person presentations of the products recommended by the review team. 
  • The second opportunity is reviewing and providing feedback on an online presentation of the recommended products. The presentation will be available to all members of the community. Instructions for accessing the online presentations will be provided in the next couple of weeks..

School Adoption

Over the past several months, schools have engaged in a collaborative process with stakeholders to determine interest and investment in participating in the first cohort of schools. As a result, 77 elementary schools, 22 middle schools and 11 high schools (see Appendix A) will be implementing the new instructional materials next year. Those schools not implementing the new curriculum will continue to receive high-quality and engaging instruction aligned to the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards.

Please visit our website for regular updates on the curriculum selection process.

Thank You.

Best Regards,

Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D.
Chief Academic Officer
Montgomery County Public Schools

New Curricular and Instructional Materials

Cohort 1 Schools – Elementary Schools

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

ELEMENTARY LITERACY

Ashburton Elementary School

Bannockburn Elementary School

Beall Elementary School

Bells Mill Elementary School

Bradley Hills Elementary School

Belmont Elementary School

Brookhaven Elementary School

Bethesda Elementary School

Burning Tree Elementary School

Beverly Farms Elementary School

Burnt Mills Elementary School

Brooke Grove Elementary School

Candlewood Elementary School

Brown Station Elementary School

Rachel Carson Elementary School

Burtonsville Elementary School

Cedar Grove Elementary School

Cashell Elementary School

Cold Spring Elementary School

Clopper Mill Elementary School

Diamond Elementary School

Capt. James E. Daly Elementary School

Georgian Forest Elementary School

Darnestown Elementary School

Germantown Elementary School

Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School

Goshen Elementary School

DuFief Elementary School

Great Seneca Creek Elementary School

Fallsmead Elementary School

Harmony Hills Elementary School

Fields Road Elementary School

Jones Lane Elementary School

Fox Chapel Elementary School

Kensington Parkwood Elementary School

Glenallan Elementary School

Luxmanor Elementary School

Greencastle Elementary School

Ronald McNair Elementary School

Highland View Elementary School

Monocacy Elementary School

Lake Seneca Elementary School

Oak View Elementary School

Lakewood Elementary School

Poolesville Elementary School

Laytonsville Elementary School

William Tyler Page Elementary School

Little Bennett Elementary School

Rock Creek Forest School

Maryvale Elementary School

Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School

Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School

Bayard Rustin Elementary School

Meadow Hall Elementary School

Stone Mill Elementary School

Mill Creek Towne Elementary School

Stonegate Elementary School

Pine Crest Elementary School

Strathmore Elementary School

Judith A. Resnik Elementary School

Strawberry Knoll Elementary School

Bayard Rustin Elementary School

Viers Mill Elementary School

Sargent Shriver Elementary School

Weller Road Elementary School

Sequoyah Elementary School

Westover Elementary School

Seven Locks Elementary School

Wheaton Woods Elementary School

Summit Hall Elementary School

Wyngate Elementary School

Travilah Elementary School

 

Twinbrook Elementary School

Waters Landing Elementary School

 

Watkins Mill Elementary School

 

Wayside Elementary School

 

Wilson Wims Elementary School

Wood Acres Elementary School

New Curricular and Instructional Materials

Cohort 1 Schools – Middle Schools

ENGLISH 6

MATHEMATICS 6

Argyle Middle School

Argyle Middle School

Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School

Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School

Earle B. Wood Middle School

Earle B. Wood Middle School

Eastern Middle School

Eastern Middle School

Gaithersburg Middle School

Gaithersburg Middle School

John T. Baker Middle School

John T. Baker Middle School

John Poole Middle School

John Poole Middle School

Kingsview Middle School

Kingsview Middle School

Montgomery Village Middle School

Montgomery Village Middle School

Neelsville Middle School

Neelsville Middle School

North Bethesda Middle School

North Bethesda Middle School

Ridgeview Middle School

Ridgeview Middle School

Rosa M. Parks Middle School

Rosa M. Parks Middle School

Shady Grove Middle School

Shady Grove Middle School

Silver Creek Middle School

Silver Creek Middle School

Silver Spring International Middle School

Silver Spring International Middle School

Thomas W. Pyle Middle School

Thomas W. Pyle Middle School

White Oak Middle School

White Oak Middle School

William H. Farquhar Middle School

William H. Farquhar Middle School

Cabin John Middle School

Benjamin Banneker Middle School

Parkland Middle School

Hallie Wells Middle School

New Curricular and Instructional Materials

Cohort 1 Schools – High Schools

ALGEBRA 1

Albert Einstein High School

Damascus High School

John F. Kennedy High School

Montgomery Blair High School

Northwest High School

Poolesville High School

Quince Orchard High School

RICA

Seneca Valley High School

Watkins Mill High School

Wheaton High School