<p>
<p>REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SAMPLES SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 CURRICULUM ADOPTION 14 January 2011 Seattle School District No. 1 is planning several curriculum adoptions to be implemented at the start of the 2011/2012 school year. Important dates to consider for this process are….. IMPORTANT DATES: SCIENCE AND MUSIC DATE INFORMATION/SAMPLES REQUESTED FROM VENDOR: 14 January 2011 LAST DAY FOR QUESTIONS TO BE E-MAILED TO THE DISTRICT IS NO LATER THAN: 20 January 2011 INFORMATION/SAMPLES REQUIRED TO BE RECEIVED AT THE DISTRICT NO LATER THAN: 24 January 2011 IMPORTANT DATES: SOCIAL STUDIES AND LANGUAGE ARTS DATE INFORMATION/SAMPLES REQUESTED FROM VENDOR: 14 January 2011 LAST DAY FOR QUESTIONS TO BE E-MAILED TO THE DISTRICT IS NO LATER THAN: 28 January 2011 INFORMATION/SAMPLES REQUIRED TO BE RECEIVED AT THE DISTRICT NO LATER THAN: 10 February 2011 The procurement process will consist of an RFI (Request for Information/Samples) which is the basis for this communication. Samples will be reviewed by the various adoption committees. The curriculum recommendations delivered by the adoption committees will result in a “short list” of finalists. The finalists will then be invited to participate in a RFP (Request for Proposal) process. The RFP process will result in a recommendation of curriculum to be purchased. Attached you will find the subject related information from each of the District’s Curriculum Adoption Managers. The categories/subjects being considered are. RFI11061 Science-High School Consists of; RFI11061A, 9th Grade Physical Science RFI11061B, 11th- 12th Grade Chemistry RFI11061C, 11th- 12th Grade Physics RFI11062 Music-Elementary RFI11063 Language Arts/Literacy-Middle School Grade 6, 7, 8 RFI11064 Social Studies-High School Consists of; RFI11064A 9th Grade World History I &amp; II RFI11064B 10th Grade World History III RFI11064C 9th- 10th Grade AP World History RFI11064D 11th Grade United States History RFI11064E 11th Grade AP United States History RFI11064F 12th Grade American Government or American Government &amp; Economics RFI11064G 12th Grade AP American Government The District requires that you adhere to the above deadlines for asking questions and delivering materials to our central warehouse. All materials delivered will be at the expense of the prospective vendor/publisher. Sample materials will not be returned by the District and will become the property of the District. Please deliver ONE (1) SET OF SAMPLE MATERIALS to the following address via freight prepaid. Please reference the particular RFI#(S) and subjects you are submitting samples for. Please use separate clearly marked/labeled shipping cartons for each individual RFI, i.e. RFI11061A, 9th Grade Physical Science, RFI11064C 9th- 10th Grade AP World History etc. , SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.1 PLC/SHAWN SIPE/ CURRICULUM ADOPTION SAMPLES RFI # (for example RFI11061A, 9th Grade Physical Science) 2445 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH SEATTLE, WA 98134 During this adoption process it is requested that you do not contact any district personnel (outside of the Procurement/Purchasing Services staff mentioned below). Failure to comply with this request could result in disqualification for your company for the review and adoption process. The District will select the finalists based on the best interests of the District, all factors considered. The District reserves the right to reject any or all responses to the RFI, waive informalities, and make the award in its best interest. Finalists identified during the RFI process are expected to be invited to participate in a future RFP (Request for Proposal). The RFP’s are expected to be issued by the end of February or early March 2011. District Procurement/Purchasing Services Contacts are: CRAIG MURPHY, PURCHASING MANAGER SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 cemurphy@seattleschools.org Phone: 206-252-0570 Fax: 206-252-0505 SUSAN JOHNSTON, BUYER sjohnston@seaqttleschools.org Phone: 206-252-0569 Fax: 206-252-0505 Best Regards, CRAIG MURPHY, PURCHASING MANAGER SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 cemurphy@seattleschools.org Phone: 206-252-0570 Fax: 206-252-0505 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SAMPLES SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 CURRICULUM ADOPTION SPECIFICATIONS 14 January 2011 RFI11064 Social Studies-High School Consists of; RFI11064A 9th Grade World History I &amp; II RFI11064B 10th Grade World History III RFI11064C 9th- 10th Grade AP World History RFI11064D 11th Grade United States History RFI11064E 11th Grade AP United States History RFI11064F 12th Grade American Government or American Government &amp; Economics RFI11064G 12th Grade AP American Government Publishers should submit materials that align with newly aligned SPS 9-12 Social Studies. Materials should include Core and/or AP texts, be aligned with the new Common Core Standards for Social Studies, support College Readiness skills including reading, research, analysis, critical thinking, and include rich resources including primary source documents and assessments,and be available in both print and electronic versions. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SAMPLES SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 CURRICULUM ADOPTION SPECIFICATIONS 14 January 2011 RFI11062 Music-Elementary Instructional Materials Adoption to Include: •<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Teacher Planning Guide (3) •<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Access to Electronic Resources (2) – could be part of supplemental resources as well as traditional music textbook package • Recordings to support student learning (3) •<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Student textbooks (2) •<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Supplemental materials (beyond teacher planning guide and students textbooks) that support student learning in the areas identified below (2) Content of Materials Should Support the Teaching and Learning of: 1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Global perspectives of music (broad range of cultural traditions) (3) 2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Note and rhythmic skill development (3) 3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Singing (2) 4. Movement (2) Other (only identified by one group as a top choice – second tier criteria) 1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Attentive listening 2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Responding to and through music 3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Composing and creating music REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SAMPLES SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 CURRICULUM ADOPTION SPECIFICATIONS 14 January 2011 RFI11063 Language Arts/Literacy-Middle School Grade 6, 7, 8 Leveled libraries Class novels Grammar text Texts to support: Analytical and critical thinking Student examination of current social issues Student discourse Readers Workshop Leveling Books should be leveled by Fountas and Pinnell (Guided Reading) levels that range from A through Z. We will want to target below grade level readers by including some L level books and higher. We would then need to compile approximately 50 books at each level (or as many as possible based on funding for the adoption). Informational/Literary Text Percentages At the middle level we want to provide approximately 40% informational and 60% literary text. We would want to connect some of these texts to the current social studies units of study (e.g. historical fiction on the U.S. to tie in with units on U.S. history), as well as other multiple genres such as science fiction, mystery, contemporary. Other considerations We want text to support current social issues explored by students at the middle years (School Board has also requested this) As per criteria for selection, we want diversity in authors and topics explored We would want texts that connect to the Units of Study in Writing such as literary essay, short story, memoir etc. and books that are listed as mentor texts in the Writing Units We also want titles that are going to engage our students of color. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SAMPLES SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 CURRICULUM ADOPTION SPECIFICATIONS 14 January 2011 RFI11061 Science-High School Consists of; RFI11061A, 9th Grade Physical Science RFI11061B, 11th- 12th Grade Chemistry RFI11061C, 11th- 12th Grade Physics A. Inquiry-Based Physical Science - 9th Grade B. Inquiry-Based Chemistry - 11th &amp; 12th Grades C. Inquiry-Based Physics - 11th &amp; 12th Grades</p>
<div></div>
</p>