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<p>21/JAN/2011 RESPONSES TO VENDOR QUESTIONS RFI11061 RFI11062 RFI11063 RFI11064 ADOPTION SAMPLES REQUESTED Good afternoon WOATRA executives McNaughton, McCrain and prospective vendors, . We are receiving your samples in daily. Thank you for your interest. . To WOATRA/ McNaughton, McCrain, Please post this on your WOATRA members site and also forward via your e-mail list serve. As expected, our inquiry has generated several questions from the vendor community. Below, we are responding to the first wave of questions. Many questions are still being considered by the District’s Adoption Coordinators/Project managers. If your questions are not answered with the below communication , we are still awaiting a response from our Adoption Coordinators. We will forward additional responses as we receive replies. . RFI11061 SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL VENDOR QUESTION We have 3 textbooks with copyrights of 2010, 2005, and 2002. To determine what samples we should send, could you please let us know how far back you are willing to consider copyrights? DISTRICT RESPONSE The 2010 is most preferred. They can send the 2005. We do not want to consider 2002 VENDOR QUESTION Should pricing information be sent with the samples, or does that come later? DISTRICT RESPONSE No, pricing information is not requested at this time. The pricing issues will be addressed during the RFP stage of the process. ************************************************************************************************************** RFI11062 MUSIC ELEMENTARY VENDOR QUESTION What are some of the key issues in Seattle S.D. in regards to music i.e. Kodaly, ORFF etc.? DISTRICT RESPONSE As a district we don’t prescribe to a specific method or approach to music instruction but most of our teachers use a mixture of Kodaly/Orff/Dalcroze. I would recommend you point vendors to our K-5 curriculum map located on the alignment pages http://www.seattleschools.org/area/curriculumalign/k5mmap.pdf ****************************************************************************************************************** VENDOR QUESTION On the RFI for Instructional Materials Adoption to Include: after each of the bulleted items there is a number in parenthesis. Could you please tell me what that number means? DISTRICT RESPONSE She asks that vendors (should) disregard the numbers **************************************************************************************************************** RFI11063 LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY MIDDLE SCHOOL VENDOR QUESTION Is your adoption committee looking for an adoption sampler or do they truly want to see samples of what the actual program will look like when they order it? DISTRICT RESPONSE We want to see the actual end product which would be a collection of texts, nonfiction and fiction, at a variety of levels and including multiple genres. A sample would not allow the committee to make an informed choice. VENDOR QUESTION In RFI11063 Language Arts/Literacy-Middle School Grade 6, 7, 8 it states that you are looking for 40% informational text and that you would like to have the books leveled. Because of the nature of informational text it is hard to level informational text. Could you please ask the committee how we would need to address this? DISTRICT RESPONSE The use of lexiles would be sufficient, but certainly publishers can give an indication of the appropriate grade level in which the text should be read. Usually, this is done through lexile measures just as it is measured in fictional texts. Some publishers may also use the Common Core illustrative texts to determine appropriate grade levels. VENDOR QUESTION Also, is there a formal response form that we need to fill out to address the following? Texts to support: Analytical and critical thinking Student examination of current social issues Student discourse Readers Workshop DISTRICT RESPONSE There is no set form to complete; these reflect the desire of the Board and of the community, both staff and families, to support the work currently in place, namely, Readers Workshop. ***************************************************************************************************************************************** RFI11064 SOCIAL STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL VENDOR QUESTION Is this a District wide Adoption? DISTRICT RESPONSE We are adopting for 10th grade district wide. The priority is for Core World History, but with the intent of also purchasing additional AP World texts. If AP texts are purchased the number would be relatively small. ******************************************************************** VENDOR QUESTION How many high schools? DISTRICT RESPONSE We are not providing demographic information at this time. Demographic info will be indicated during the RFP process. You may want to review general/public information that is available on our main District website for additional insight. http://www.seattleschools.org/area/main/index.dxml ************************************************************************ VENDOR QUESTION What is the student enrollment for AP World History??? DISTRICT RESPONSE We are not providing demographic information at this time. Demographic info will be indicated during the RFP process. You may want to review general/public information that is available on our main District website for additional insight. http://www.seattleschools.org/area/main/index.dxml ************************************************************************** VENDOR QUESTION AP US History??? DISTRICT RESPONSE We are not providing demographic information at this time. Demographic info will be indicated during the RFP process. You may want to review general/public information that is available on our main District website for additional insight. http://www.seattleschools.org/area/main/index.dxml ******************************************************** VENDOR QUESTION Does this adoption also include AP Economics ? If so, what is the student enrollment for AP Economics?? DISTRICT RESPONSE No AP Economics books in this adoption. We are not providing demographic information at this time. Demographic info will be indicated during the RFP process. You may want to review general/public information that is available on our main District website for additional insight. http://www.seattleschools.org/area/main/index.dxml ************************************************************************* VENDOR QUESTION How many copies of the student textbook are you going to need to review??? DISTRICT RESPONSE For this RFI stage of the process please supply one (1) set. Those vendors that are invited to participate in the RFP stage of the process will be required to supply additional copies. ************************************************************************* VENDOR QUESTION Are you also interested in EBOOKS??? DISTRICT RESPONSE You may supply information about technology based products/solutions/content you have available. The District will likely address this issue during the RFP process. ************************************************************************* VENDOR QUESTION Who are the textbooks samples for this adoption sent to??? Please confirm mailing address. DISTRICT RESPONSE An excerpt from the original RFI communication is included here for additional clarification… 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 ********************************************************************** VENDOR QUESTION Please confirm that you need to receive the textbook samples by February 10, 2011?? DISTRICT RESPONSE An excerpt from the original RFI communication is included here for additional clarification… 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 ************************************************************************************************************ VENDOR QUESTION In regards to RFI11064 Social Studies-High School adoption call for the Seattle School District, I am curious if you are interested in reviewing programs that are designed for 9th and 10th graders that are reading below grade level? We have a program that covers the concepts of high school social studies but has been created to be accessible to students that do not read at grade level. Please let me know if that can be submitted for review. DISTRICT RESPONSE I (the District) would be interested in reviewing the 9th and 10th grade materials mentioned(above) below ****************************************************************************************************************** Thank you for your continued participation in the process. . Regards, CRAIG MURPHY, PURCHASING MANAGER SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 cemurphy@seattleschools.org</p>
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