March 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM - American Civics Committee Meeting

Rationale:  Administration has been in the process of undertaking a systematic review of the District’s K-12 Social Studies textbooks. As part of that process, the District issued Request for Proposal P014-22 for grades K-5 and Request for Proposal P024-22 for grades 6-12. Following initial review of submissions, multiple textbooks and related materials were selected for field testing. Administration will present to the American Civics Committee a summary of its findings and recommendations based on analysis of Social Studies content and standards-aligned skills, teacher reviews, field testing, bias reviews, and community reviews consistent with the Curriculum Development Cycle. Upon American Civics Committee approval of the recommendations, in keeping with the provisions of Policy 6121, Administration will present its final recommendations along with negotiated agreements with the selected vendors to the Board for approval at a future meeting.