Merced Union High School District

Math and Science Textbook Adoption

In Fall 2023 the Merced Union High School District began the textbook adoption process for 23 courses covering core math, science, ag science, AP Math and AP Science courses, listed in the table below. As part of this process, we have been inviting teachers, administrators and students, along with parents and guardians to participate and share their thoughts and opinions. If you have questions about this textbook adoption process, please reach out to Stacey Cool.

Math	Science
Integrated Math A	Biology of the Living Earth Ag Biology of the Living Earth
Integrated Math B	Bio and the Community Health
Integrated Math 1	Investigations in Life Science
Integrated Math 2	Chemistry in the Earth System Ag Chemistry in the Earth System
Integrated Math 3	Physics of the Universe
Financial Algebra	Earth & Space Science Ag Earth & Space Science
Statistics	AP Biology
AP Statistics	AP Chemistry
AP Precalculus	AP Physics
AP Calculus	AP Environmental Science

This is the Textbook Adoption Timeline that shows in detail what has been done and what is still to come. Below is a summary of milestones.

Completed milestones:

Sourcing potential curricula
Surveying staff, students and families about textbook needs and wants
Collecting of textbook samples
Evaluating materials to ensure they meet the MUHSD board criteria
Evaluation by the Instructional Materials Evaluation Committees

Upcoming steps:

Allowing teachers, students, parents/guardians to evaluate the materials and submit their opinions
Final recommendations to be made encompassing all of the information gathered
Submit final recommendations to the School Board for approval and purchase

Preliminary Screening

In early 2024 publishers were contacted and sample titles were ordered for materials that were still being considered. Once collected, the materials needed to be evaluated using the MUHSD Board Policy 6161.1 AR regarding Selection and Evaluation of Instructional Materials. A team of librarians, as well as our digital curriculum administrator, conducted this review and eliminated several titles for not meeting student needs or having poor technology integration with our existing digital environment.

Also during Spring 2024, various surveys were conducted in order to gather information about textbook wants and needs.

Surveys

This document summarizes all of the survey results from teachers, students and parents/guardians that were collected in Spring 2024. Surveys were open for a minimum of two weeks to give people ample time to reply. In this time, 104 staff responded, 116 students responded and 156 parents/guardians responded.

Evaluation Committees

In late Spring 2024, teachers were invited to submit their names to be part of a textbook review committee.

A math committee was convened and met on May 8, 2024 and science met on May 9, 2024. Committees were composed of one or more math, science, ag science, special education, and ELD teachers as well as an instructional coach.

Committee members were given an extremely detailed rubric to evaluate a textbook according to different criteria. The rubric was created using the NGSS TIME process (science), the IMET tool (math), in addition to rubrics sourced from other California school districts.

Evaluators had physical copies of the books plus online access. They could use teacher, student, and any ancillary material the publisher provided. They were asked to cite evidence and document their findings in support of their ratings. A summary of their findings is included below.

Science

The table below has the science publishers being considered as well as the score they earned with evaluation. Clicking on the name of the publisher takes you to the detailed rubric with ratings and comments.

Publisher	Score	Format
Discovery Science Textbook	37.9%	hardcover textbooks and online resources
HMH	62.1%	student workbooks and online access
McGraw Hill Inspire Science	64.8%	hardcover textbooks and online access
Savvas Experience Science	65.2%	Biology & Physics: hardcover textbook, student workbook and online access Chemistry: student workbooks and online access

This document compares all four science publishers side by side so reviewers can see how they compare to each other in each category.

The image below is an example of what you will see on that document.

Math

The table below has the math publishers being considered as well as the score they earned with evaluation. Clicking on the name of the publisher takes you to the detailed rubric with ratings and comments.

Publisher	Score	Format
Carnegie Learning Math	83.5%	student workbooks and online access
enVision by Savvas	80.0%	hardcover textbook, student workbook and online access
Reveal Math by McGraw Hill	45.2%	hardcover textbook and online access

This document compares all three math publishers side by side so reviewers can see how they compare in each category.

The image below is an example of what you will see on the document.

	More Information	View demo materials
Carnegie Learning Math	With Carnegie Learning’s Community Review Site, interested parties can explore the student textbooks, skills practice books and MATHia demos for Integrated Math 1,2, and 3. Carnegie Learning Math Program Overview	Here are direct links to a MATHia demo and the Integrated Math 1 Student MATHBook Volume 1.
McGraw Hill Reveal Math	McGraw Hill offers the Reveal Math series for high school integrated math. Here you can download their 9–12 Integrated Overview Brochure	Go to: McGraw Hill Education Username: mcgrawhillmath Password: MUHSDreview24
Savvas enVision Math	Savvas brings the enVision Integrated Math program for high school students. This website gives more information about their program. At this link, Savvas provides resources for virtual review.	Go to: SavvasRealize Username: Merced.Public Password: Savvas2024
Discovery Education Science	Discovery Education offers the Science Techbook for High School This is Discovery’s website that has more information about their resources
HMH Science	The website at HMH provides more information about what their Science Dimensions curriculum offers.
McGraw Hill Inspire Science	McGraw Hill offers the Inspire Science series for high school NGSS-aligned high school science. Here you can download their Overview Brochure	Go to: McGraw Hill Education Username: CAInspireStudent Password: ExploreInspire24
Savvas Experience Science	Savvas Science offers several well-known programs: Miller and Levine Biology (digital reviewer’s guide) Experience Chemistry (digital reviewer’s guide) Experience Physics (digital reviewer’s guide) Earth Science (digital reviewer’s guide)	Go to: SavvasRealize Username: Merced.Public Password: Savvas2024

Please let Merced Union High School District know your preferences for science and math textbooks by completing this survey by Monday, October 21, 2024.