East+Input

Questions: If we choose, let's just say, Scott Foresman and East wants certain components and other buildings want other components can we get what we want? Or does everyone have to get the same thing?

We need to decide on one thing. If we need additional resources each building will have to come up with the funds.
If Scott Foresman is the most expensive will we still be able to get it?

The focus is on getting the best resource for the teachers.
We used to be able to pay over 2 years will that apply now?

You do not need to worry about how it is paid for. You just need to give you input.
If we choose a program with a Spelling component do we quit what we are doing now and start this one? Spelling talk isn't even supposed to take place until next semester?

===I don't think we need to even look at Spelling right now. If a spelling component is there that is great and that may be the one we choose but it doesn't HAVE to be. Let's focus on one thing at a time.===

Making Meaning didn't seem like it had much support for Guided Reading.

Making Meaning is a read loud component. McGregor teaches a Making Meaning mini-lesson then take that lessons focus into their guided reading groups.
We want mini lessons but we also want lesson plans for guided reading. Which one has this? ===Guided reading books and lesson plans will come with the books we buy from Book Source to enhance our guided reading library. Therefore we won't have to come up with lessons for the books we buy. However books that are currently in our guided reading library that don't have lesson plans, hopefully over the years we have developed and share lesson plans with each other.===

We want A to Z with authentic books. We don't think Scott Foresman goes low enough. Wright groups packets - a little more than authentic books -

There is the possibility we can get these as well.
Is there anything out there that we haven't looked at?

Right now we are looking at things that other districts are using successfully.
If we make a decision by Dec. 20 when will we decide which components we are going to purchase?