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    Seattle Public Schools Curriculum Waiver Forms For Use of Amplify Science, April 2017

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    Waiver forms from 20 schools in Seattle Public Schools that requested waivers to use Amplify Science for the science curriculum. This as Seattle Schools was preparing to have a science adoption to meet NGSS.

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    Superintendent Procedure 2020SP Waiver of District Adopted Materials Request Form Date of request: 4/18/2017 tHe School: All Kurose Middle School ‘Name and tile of requester: Erin Rasmussen, Assistant Principal District adopted instructional materials to be waived: ‘Current 6-8 Middle School Seience Kits (FOSS and STC adopted in 2002-2003) Alternative basic instructional materials requested: ‘Amplify Science Web-based resources for grades 6-8 (developed by Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkley, CA, 2016). (Please note: This is not the interim assessment systema ‘school year alternative basic instructional materials to be used: 201718 CostandPendingsourcs - Student ecbexptons fer the online Amplify Slane plato andl cos tater reque Or tplemantaton vl be poe yt Dt! Sens efor i ire he implomentatior of these instructional materials will. Laptop computers rege forthe a. a ‘eprorided ought mitt oases luplap far encys rans ‘Please explain your rationale for alternative materials, including how ‘they allga to building-based carriculum and approach to instruction, Thscuret mal scien sdenoenatruconlmstvls(STC and FOSS kts) provided iy bb ree ped op nds He tet ste ‘Waningon Sats Kaa Seno Letnog Standard adopted in ois, Teesexs WA Sate ‘ia Sens Learn Snare ae bated onthe Net Coention Sane Store ‘not anly ecience content knowledge, but scence and engineering practices framed within srosseatting concept. Beginning in the spring of 2018, WA State will launch the new state science science ‘sssesament aligned to the 2013 WA State K-12 Scence Lexrning Standards for students in ‘grades § and 8. The new assessment will require students to not only take the exam online but also to digitally manipalste data, interpret that data and draw conclusions with, questions focused on all 3 dimensions of science learning, Our concera is that out students at Aki Kurose MS currently lack the experience they will need to succesful manipulate online data. We believe our students will beneft from multiple opportunities ‘orm ereted Fobra 6,207 [aference: Superntendest Pocedo 26208, Sehol Board Plc No, 2020 ‘Superintendent Procedure 2020SP_ ‘Waiver of District Adopted Materials Request Form ‘to engage in science through a digital platform to meet with sucess on this assessment ‘and believe tht the Amplify Science program will provide these opportunities. ilding Rationale: ‘Ald Rarowe is requesting elteraate materials because our science department has been, ‘modifying current materials to align to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), ‘This work has used an immense amount of time for staffto align the materials to the [NGSS, We need the alternate resources beoase the amount of time [snot sustainable and {Snot filly preparing sadenta forthe transition tothe NGSS. We are concerned that our ‘Students do not have adequate access to technology to be prepared for the transition to ‘the expectations of the NOSS. We need Amplify to provide students withthe experience {hey ned tera how tows technology to mode stent ‘This snot only a |e ples ofthe NGSS assessment but ako in order for students to be prepared forthe 21 (Century Sls. “As abuilding we have an instructional forus on increasing the level ofrigorin our {nstraction, This cursieulum provides more rigorous lessons that include: scenario, ‘rodaling, end written essay style asseasments, Another focus is on increasing discusslons {nthe classroom, this curiculum has plenned debates and discussions in lessons which vill support our instructional focus Adtionaly, four staff is nt having to use out of ‘thool tine to plan lessons we ean spend more time in PLCs planning instroctional ‘practices thet support student learning. Please describe how these materials align to standards and are expected to raise ‘overall achievement and close achievemant gaps. (Note that according to School Board Policy 2020, schools for which a waiver is granted mus take al relevant district and state “ri Seo research based, italy enhanced rie for Oradea KS ‘that comprehensively addresses the vision described in the NRC Framework for K-12 ‘Science Education, including the three dimensions ofthe Next Generation Science ‘Students take on the role of scientists and engineers throughout each unit “Through rich multimodal experiences and authentic problem-solving, We believe that “Amplify Science will provide teachers with the instructional resources help them develop ‘he next generation of students tobe ertical scientists and informed citizens. om etd Febery 6,200 - Fecat SuprintenentProdure 22S, Sebol Bod PlisyNo, 2020 ‘Superintendent Procedure 2020SP ‘Waiver of District Adopted Materials Request Form ‘student populetion that is 97% stents of color aa we tease profileny for students {el crete gap clolng opportunites fore of our students. Alignment to Washington State or other content area standards: * Attachment A provides a comprehensive overviow ofthe aligument of Amplify Seence ‘Materials to the Washington State Science Learning Standards (NGSS) for grades 68. Achievement Gap Closing Strategy: ‘+ Asreferenced by Oke Lea etal)" The NGSS Science and Engineering Practios create dot vid sider epprnuites or tseciesie ‘armor Be Alp aon nee aire ecto the mete ed . oe ‘ = Specie Doren ‘supports teachers with differentiating thelr slence istration for ELL staeats trough concrete, actionable strateges to implement during instruction ofthe lason abd supports HLLa ‘in completing the learning tank successfully and engaging productively in eense-making ectviten sroand thelr learaings ‘+ Building Rationale: AK Kurose has found succes in loing th opportunity gap when datas ‘used to inform instruction and instructional pructces, The online assessments teroogh Amlfy allow our dopartmest to analyzaaudent data and monitor progress. 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