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Future ELA Curriculum Procurement Guide

The document discusses the process MPA will go through to select and purchase a new English Language Arts curriculum. It outlines the context, including that the current curriculum requires teachers to find many of their own resources. It then describes the 3-step procurement process that involves approval at the network, board, and school levels. It also notes the budget constraints of a facility lease increase and classroom supply budget limit of $10,000. Finally, it raises questions about navigating the large $50,000 instructional budget within these constraints and addressing unknown future issues.

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Future ELA Curriculum Procurement Guide

The document discusses the process MPA will go through to select and purchase a new English Language Arts curriculum. It outlines the context, including that the current curriculum requires teachers to find many of their own resources. It then describes the 3-step procurement process that involves approval at the network, board, and school levels. It also notes the budget constraints of a facility lease increase and classroom supply budget limit of $10,000. Finally, it raises questions about navigating the large $50,000 instructional budget within these constraints and addressing unknown future issues.

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Turning Over a

New Leaf:
Purchasing Curriculum for
the Future
1.
The Context
The Context
- MPA is in the market for a new ELA
Curriculum
- Current resource: CAL (Comprehensive
Approach to Literacy) in use for 2 years
- Resource requires teachers to plan lessons
with authentic texts and find many of their
own resources
- Challenging for new teachers to “jump right
in”

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The Context
- School leaders have autonomy to select
curricular resource that best serves scholars
- The Chief Academic Officer (CAO) must
approve all changes to curricular resources
- Establishing a Curriculum Review
Committee of teachers at various grade
levels and K-5 Dean

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“According to a K-12 Market
Advisors report, teachers in the
United States spend an average of
12 hours a week searching for or
creating their own materials.”
SOURCE:
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-k-12/reports/2018/08/29/45
4705/curriculum-reform-nations-largest-school-districts/

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“In theory, having a high-quality

“
curriculum on which to rely allows
teachers to devote their time to the
many other important aspects of
teaching, such as deepening their
content and pedagogical knowledge;
developing relationships with students
and parents; and analyzing student data
in order to adjust instruction.”

SOURCE:
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-k-12/rep
orts/2018/08/29/454705/curriculum-reform-nations-largest-sc
6 hool-districts/
2.
Procurement
Process
The Procurement Process
- The Network Level
- CAO, CFO, Principal
- The Board Level
- Purchasing Threshold- $3,000 and
above must be approved by BoD
- Sole source procurement process
- The School Level
- Principal and Business Manager work to
complete purchase if approved

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Sole Source Identification
- Allows for there not to have to be a minimum
of 3 bids for Curriculum
- Principal and Business Manager must
present sole source document to BoD
Finance Subcommittee
- BoD reserves the right to approve or deny
sole source request

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3.
Budget
Constraints
The Budget Constraints
- Facilities Constraints
- Building Lease Increase
- Gym Roof Leak
- Line Item Limits
- Instructional Line: ~$50,000
- Classroom Supplies Line: ~$10,000

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$50,000
Whoa! That’s a big number. How on earth can we fund this with our current
budget?

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4.
Issues and
Concerns
The Issues and Concerns
- Overarching political stance for Charters in
Detroit
- Building Lease Terms
- Adding talent to the MPA Team
- At least one new classroom planned for
next year
- Unknown issues that have not yet surfaced

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5.
Future
Implications
Implications for the Future
- Increase in Expenditures
- Building Lease payment increase
- Staffing salary increases and new staff
salary increases
- Unknown issues that have not yet
surfaced

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5.
Discussion
Questions
Discussion Questions
Turn and talk to your elbow partner(s):
1. What is your knowledge of the procurement
process in your district?
2. What role have you played in the purchase of
a large ticket item for the district?
3. What are some challenges you faced when
working through the procurement process?
4. What would you change about the
procurement process at your district?

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Thanks!
ANY QUESTIONS?

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