Update: November 4th, 2022 - Start of Public Adoption

  • Update: November 4th, 2022 - Start of Public Feedback

    Public Review Feedback Open November 4th - January 2nd

    The Public Review Feedback Goal is to assist in the review of selected committee material resources for adoption that supports teachers and students in their ability to meet or exceed grade level proficiency targets in Social Studies standards and prepare students for secondary and post-secondary opportunities.

    Please look through the resources below and fill out the Public Review Feedback Form

    There are two different resources - One for K-8 materials & One for HS & AP materials. 

    FAQ's

    • For McGraw Hill K-8 - There is a possibility for Inquiry Journal Notebooks, which will be a consumable resource.
    • For K-2 we will discuss purchasing in-person textbooks, but everything will come down to the cost of the adoption and already present technology.
      • Teacher Editions will also be looked at for a copy in the classroom, but will not have all the available materials shown online.

Public Adoption Information K-8

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Public Adoption Information HS & AP

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Timeline of Social Studies Resource Adoption

  • K-12 Social Studies Resource Adoption
    DVUSD is in the process of adopting materials to support content standards, skills, and instructional practice for grades K-12 in Social Studies. It is our intent to purchase supplemental materials and/or adopt open education materials that align with the AZ History and Social Science standards. This will result in a composite of materials from different sources to build and reinforce our district curriculum resources for each course. 

    Target Dates

    • September 1st, 2022 - info. regarding the process will be advertised to District & Community
    • September 21st, 2022 - Close for committee members - lottery conducted (see videos on right); members & alternates notified.
      • September 28th, 2022 Committee Meeting #1 Vision, Purpose, and Rubric review
    • September 30th, 2022 - Letters of Intent & Bids due from vendors
      • October 12th, 2022 Committee Meeting #2 Evaluation of Materials - extra time & hours needed to review all materials
      • October 26th & 27th, 2022 Committee Meeting #3a & 3b Vendor Presentations
    • November 4th - January 2nd, 2023 - Materials available for public review.
      • January 3rd, 2023 Committee Meeting #4 Finalize & Recommend - Planning & Decisions with Admin Leadership
    • Planning - January 24th, 2023 - Board Recommendation  - Preview Item
    • Planning - February 14th, 2023 - Action Item  
    • Planning - March 2023 - Curriculum Work Teams begin looking at materials and revising Curriculum Guides/Pacing Guides
    • Planning - April 2023 & May 2023 - Professional Development for Teachers before PLC Summit & summer break
    • July 2023 - New Curriculum Guides/Materials/Resources are rolled out to Teachers & Students

Sept 1st, 2022 - Call for Committee Members

  • Updated: September 1, 2022

    Public Application Form (included in the picture below)  Applications for District Committee participation remained open from September 1st, 2022 - September 21st, 2022, at 12pm for all stakeholders to apply if they were interested in participating on our adoption committee. This committee is charged with looking at all materials vendors have sent in, and reviewing them based on our curriculum guides and state standards to be the best instruction for our DVUSD students. These materials will be narrowed down to just those the committee feels meet their expectations and will acquire more information and vendor presentation before choosing their semifinalists. Once this part is completed, the semifinalist materials in all the different grade bands will be opened for public review. That feedback will be used to determine final recommendations to the board. 

    Due to the overwhelmingly positive response in committee applications, we conducted a name-picking lottery for the K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and HS grade bands. Videos are posted of this process on the right. Members selected and alternates will be notified on September 23rd, 2022, along with information to all who participated about when the materials will be open for public comments, so we can be sure to hear all voices in our community. Thank you so much to everyone who applied!

    More information will be posted here about what the Committee is looking for with the standards and information on how to participate in the public review starting on November 4th, 2022 - January 2nd, 2023.

    DVUSD K-12 Social Studies Adoption Flyer

  • What to know about the DVUSD Social Studies Standards & Curriculum Guides

    • All Curriculum Guides are public & available at the beginning of every year 
      • dvusd.org/socialstudies
        • Go Under Curriculum Resources
      • They show the standards being taught.
      • Pacing Guide & Units created by DVUSD over the year
      • Tabs by Unit to show specific topics, content, and resources that are available for use by teachers
    • Teacher teams work & create the pacing guides and align our adopted curriculum to those units to help teachers with instruction.
    • When adopted materials do not meet the standards, materials are curated and linked in the curriculum guides.
      • The Social Studies CIA Specialist has a process for curating materials and vetting them for students

     

     

     
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  • K-2 Committee Selection Video

  • 3-5 Committee Selection Video

  • 6-8 Committee Selection Video

  • HS Committee Selection Video