New Textbooks Available for Public Review

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 | 05:23am

NASHVILLE – New Mathematics textbooks proposed for use in the public schools are now on display in ten district textbook collection sites located across Tennessee.

Citizens interested in reviewing the textbooks being considered for use beginning with the 2011-2012 school year should contact the director of the textbook collection site in their area. Parents, family members, educators and the general public are encouraged to visit the textbook sites and to participate in the review process. 

“It is very important for the public to have access to the textbooks under consideration," Morgan Branch, Director of Textbook Services, said.  “Our goal is to provide a wide variety of materials that enrich and support the curriculum and to address the varied interests, abilities and learning styles of students.”

In addition to citizen input, a state review committee of 25 public school teachers is assisting the Tennessee Textbook Commission members with their evaluation of the textbooks.  Commission members can also use the professional expertise of teachers in their local school systems.

The state committee will meet September 9, 2010. Following, a workshop will be held for textbook publishers to respond to the reviews of their books and to answer questions from a representative panel of the reviewers and from commission members.  Textbook commission members will vote October 4, 2010 on the new editions to recommend to the State Board of Education for the 2010 Official List of Textbooks.

State Board of Education members make the final decision for the official list. Local school systems can then adopt textbooks from the official state textbook list for a six-year period.

Public comments should be sent to Morgan Branch, Director of Textbook Services, Tennessee Department of Education, 5th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0379 by August 31, 2010. Citizens with questions about the process may also call Morgan Branch at 615-253-3160.
For more information, contact Amanda Maynord Anderson at (615) 532-7817 or Amanda.Anderson@tn.gov.
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MID-CUMBERLAND DISTRICT
 PLAN OS
Commissioner Timothy Webb/ATTN: Sue Thetford
Curriculum Library, Box 150
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
(615) 898-2543
e-mail: sthetfor@mtsu.edu

FIRST TENNESSEE DISTRICT            PLAN B
Ms. Debbie O’Brien, Acquisitions Librarian
Sherrod Library, Acquisitions Dept.
East Tennessee State University
Lake St. & Seehorn Drive, Box 70665
Johnson City, TN 37614-1701
(423) 439-5815
e-mail: obriend@etsu.edu

 

NORTHWEST TENNESSEE DISTRICT    PLAN C
Ms. Cindy Gaylord
University of Tennessee
Paul Meek Library
10 Wayne Fisher Drive
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 881-7078
e-mail: cgaylord@utm.edu

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT             PLAN C
Ms. Bonnie Maples
Technology Enhanced Curriculum Laboratory
University of Tennessee
401 A Claxton Addition
Knoxville, TN 37996
(865) 974-8143
e-mail: bmaples@utk.edu

 

UPPER CUMBERLAND DISTRICT           PLAN C
Dr. Carl Owens
Learning Resources Center
Tennessee Tech University
Bartoo Hall, Room 204
Cookeville, TN 38505
 (931) 372-3851
e-mail: cowens@tntech.edu

MID-CUMBERLAND DISTRICT             PLAN C
Ms. Christa Beckner
Learning Resources Center
Austin Peay State University
104 Claxton Building
Clarksville, TN 37044
(931) 221-7546 or 7547
e-mail: becknerc@apsu.edu

 

MID-CUMBERLAND DISTRICT                PLAN B
Ms. Debra Jackson
Tennessee State University/College of Education
Curriculum Laboratory
3500 John Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561
(615) 963-5480
e-mail: djackson@tnstate.edu

SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT   PLAN B
Ms. Valarie Adams
Lupton Library
University of Tennessee/Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 425-4095
e-mail: valarie-adams@utc.edu

 

SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE DISTRICT    PLAN B
Mr. Scott Cohen
Library
Jackson State Community College
2046 North Parkway
Jackson, TN 38301
(731) 425-2615
e-mail: scohen@jscc.edu

MEMPHIS DELTA DISTRICT               PLAN C
Ernie Rakow
Learning Resources Center
University of Memphis
Ball Education Building, Room  320
Memphis, TN 38152
(901) 678-2362
e-mail: erakow@memphis.edu

 

 

PLAN A: Student Text Only
PLAN B: Student Text and Teacher’s Edition Only
PLAN C: Student Text, Teacher’s Edition, and Ancillaries Bid For Contract
PLAN OS:  Official Sample Collection, All Materials Bid, Including Priced and Free Materials

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