| Item Title: | Approval of Psychology Textbook Adoption for Alameda High School and Encinal High School | | Item Type: | Consent | | Background: |
The Psychology Textbook Adoption Committee is recommending that AUSD adopt “Thinking about Psychology” 4th edition Bedford, Freeman, and Worth (BFW), as the Psychology textbook. The adoption purchase will cover 5 years and includes 150 textbooks, along with 150 online student platforms called Launchpad, and 4 teacher editions of the curriculum.
The online platform Launchpad, includes an electronic version of the textbook and other features such as quizzes and online psychological experiments where students pose a research question and design experiments while figuring out how to measure, interpret, and draw conclusions from data. The document attached to this agenda item describes the selection and pilot process the committee followed, AUSD Psychology teacher's feedback about the curriculum, and the cost for a 5-year adoption of the curriculum.
| | AUSD LCAP Goals: | 1. Eliminate barriers to student success and maximize learning time.| 2a. Support all students in becoming college and career ready.| 2b. Support all English Learners (ELs) in becoming college and career ready.| 4. Ensure that all students have access to basic services. | | Fund Codes: | | Fiscal Analysis
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N/A | | Recommendation: | Approve as submitted. | | | | AUSD Guiding Principle: | #1 - All students have the ability to achieve academic and personal success.| #2 - Teachers must challenge and support all students to reach their highest academic and personal potential.| #3 - Administrators must have the knowledge, leadership skills and ability to ensure student success.| #6 - Allocation of funds must support our vision, mission, and guiding principles. | | Submitted By: | Dr. Vernon Walton, Jr., Director of Secondary Education |
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