Interactive Notes versus

Textbooks
PEDU 625: Public School Finance
Interactive Notes versus Textbooks
Ashley S. Sherrod
Longwood University

I have neither given nor received help on this work, nor am I aware of any infraction of the Honor Code.
Purpose

● Compare the cost of textbooks to the cost of

using Interactive Notes
● Is it cost effective?
● How much money is being saved?
● Do we get measurable data results from the
switchover?
Research Design
● Data, data, This part was the interesting part
data...and more of the project. I got to do a lot of
DATA research, talk to a lot of different
● Purchase people, and work with archived
Orders data as well as new data.
● Test pass rates
People Involved

Jake Reynolds III

Dr. Joseph Douglas Director of Assessment
Dr. Patrick Neuman Instructional Specialist
and Data
Mentor and school
principal
 The Process

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Disclosure:

Since I looked for a correlation with the VA Studies

SOL pass rate and the switchover, I would have
preferred to work with the exact cost of the VA
Studies textbooks and the exact cost of JUST the
Interactive Notes for VA Studies. These numbers
are for Social Studies textbooks K-5 and Notes +
supplemental materials K-5.
 The division
saved a total of
The Results
$39, 070.99
 SOL Pass Rate
Increase of

The Results
9.7%
immediately after the

switch.
Conclusion
● Working with multiple administrators
● Analyzing real-life data with real monetary issues and real-
life percentages involving school accreditation
● Comparing costs to see what is cost effective will be part
of future job
● Contribute to future projects
● Reassure, motivate and encourage to continue projects in
the works