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Board selects McGraw Hill Glencoe health textbooks for middle and high school; staff to negotiate price
Summary
After committee review and classroom trials, the board approved McGraw Hill Glencoe Teen Health for middle school and Glencoe Health for high school and authorized staff to negotiate pricing and return with a contract.
The board approved the adoption of McGraw Hill's Glencoe Teen Health for middle school and Glencoe Health for high school as the district's new health textbooks. Curriculum director Amy Carter described a multi-year, teacher-led selection process in which teachers piloted lessons in classrooms and scored options against the district's curriculum rubric. Two vendors rose to the top: McGraw Hill and SASUS (identified in materials as the second-choice vendor).
Carter said the district will now enter price negotiations with the McGraw Hill representative and return to the board with a formal contract action. Board members praised the committee process and the teacher vetting.
Why this matters: Adopting updated health materials replaces an edition the district described as dated (one example cited was a 2008 edition) and aligns classroom materials to updated Arkansas health standards.
Process and next steps
- The district's adoption process included teacher pilots and rubric scoring over multiple years and subject cycles (science, social studies, health). - Staff will negotiate price with the McGraw Hill representative (named in meeting materials as Krista) and return with a contract. - The board approved the adoption and authorized staff to negotiate, by voice vote.
No estimated contract price was presented at the meeting; staff said negotiations are planned and that a later action item will record the final cost.
