[MOSAIC] Adopting new materials k-12

[Joan Kielhorn]

Hey Everyone,
Our district is on schedule to ³adopt² new K-12 Language Arts texts.  We are
hoping to buy the ³complete package² to meet all of the state/district
standards and benchmarks, PLUS allow for lots of differentiation.  Of
course, we will look at Glencoe, Houghton-Mifflin, Great Source, etc.  We
will pay close attention to the new 6-12 McDougal Little offering due out
soon.  We are already torn between wanting consistency in instruction and
assessment AND the BIG BUCKS involved in buying a huge anthology and all of
the bells and whistles that teachers may or may not use.  I am sure that
many of you have been through the adoption recently, and I would love to
hear your thoughts on the subject.  As we are rapidly growing district, it
is very hard to keep everyone on the same page/have enough materials, and
that fact carries weight in our decision making process.  THANKS, Joanie in
Iowa.