On April 10th, 2012 the ELA Committee agreed to recommend the following for adoption:

K-3:  Treasures -- Glencoe/McGraw Hill

4-5:  Journeys -- Houghton Mifflin

These materials will be on public display for sixty days at The Learning Center [Room 24] before the recommendation for purchase is presented to the CCUSD Governing Board on June 12th.  Please contact Cara Herkamp at 480.575-2034 with any questions.

• The K-5 ELA Adoption Committee will review the materials from the following three major publishers in the industry:

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Glencoe/McGraw Hill - Treasures:  Access Information
2012  Intervention Materials

Scope and Sequence:  Kinder through 5th Grade
Common Core Correlations:  Kinder through 5th Grade

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Houghton Mifflin - Journeys for Teachers;  Journeys for Parents

Scope and Sequence:  Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Common Core Correlations:  Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th 

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Pearson - 
Reading Street Online Access  Username:  CaveCreek  Password:  CaveCreek
Grade Level Online Access
Reading Street Components

All materials under review have alignment to the newly adopted Arizona Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

MEETING DATES:  

Introduction to the Process: February 21st, 2012

Evaluation: February 28th, 2012

Evaluation: March 6th 2012

Evaluation: March 13th, 2012

Evaluation: March 20th, 2012

Presentation: March 27th, 2012

Presentation: March 29th 2012

Evaluation Decision:  April 10th 2012

All meetings will be held in Room 24 - The Learning Center from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The public is invited to observe the selection process. Please contact Cara Herkamp at 480-575-2034 for more information.

Evaluation Process:

The K-5 ELA Adoption Committee is committed to selecting materials that align to the new Arizona 2010 ELA Standards which consist of the Common Core State Standards and include Arizona additions in the area of writing.

Please click here to access the evaluation tool.