This advisory recommendation has not been approved by the State Instructional Quality Commission

or the State Board of Education.

REVIEW PANEL ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION

2014 MATHEMATICS PRIMARY ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Publisher Series Grade Level(s)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Math Expressions California 2015 K-6

Program Summary:
The Mathematics program Math Expressions California 2015 is composed of, but not
limited to, the following items: California Teacher Edition Collection (TE); California
Student Edition Collection; California Assessment Guide; California Homework &
Remembering Collection; California Homework and Remembering Blackline Masters;
California Homework and Remembering Workbook Collection; California Online Teacher
Digital Management Center; California Student Activity Book (SAB) (Hardcover) with
Mathboards; California Student Activity Book Collection; Math Literature Library;
Classroom MathBoard; Teacher Resource Book; Online Destination Math .

Recommendation:

Math Expressions California 2015 is recommended for adoption because it is aligned

with the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and meets the rest
of the evaluation criteria approved by the State Board of Education for this adoption.
Edits and corrections required as a condition of adoption are listed under the Edits and
Corrections section of the report below.

Criteria Category 1: Mathematics Content/Alignment with Standards

The program supports teaching to the California Common Core State Standards for
Mathematics, and does cover all of the evaluation criteria in category 1.

The criteria listed below are covered:

Citations:
Criterion #1: Grade 2, 2.OA.1, SAB pp. 16; TE pp. 110.
Criterion #2: Grade 4, TE pp. xlvlvi.
Criterion #6a: Grade 5, 5.NBT.1, SAB p. 115; TE pp. 296297.
Criterion #6b: Grade K, K.CC.3, SAB pp. 5152; TE p. 125.
Criterion #7a: Grade 1, TE p. 397A (@ beginning of each unit).

Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

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The organization and features of the instructional materials support instruction and
learning of the Standards.
Citations:
Criterion #1: Grade 3, TE pp. xliiiliv.
Criterion #2: Grade 4, TE p. 134.
Criterion #3: Grade K, TE p. 80 (DI).
Criterion #5: Grade 2, TE pp. xxxviixlix.

Criteria Category 3: Assessment

The instructional materials contain strategies and tools for continually measuring
student achievement. Assessments provide guidance for the teacher in determining
whether the student needs additional materials or resources to achieve grade-level
standards and conceptual understanding.

Citations:
Criterion #1: Grade 4, TE p.102; Assessment Guide pp. 2528.
Criterion #2: Grade 3, Assessment Guide pp. 62 and 118127.
Criterion #5: Grade 6, TE pp. 121122.
Criterion #6: Grade 1, Assessment Guide pp. 8889.

Criteria Category 4: Universal Access

Students with special needs are provided access to the same standards-based
curriculum that is provided to all students, including both the content standards and the
standards for mathematical practice. Instructional materials provide access to the
standards-based curriculum for all students, including English learners, advanced
learners, students below grade level in mathematical skills, and students with
disabilities.

Citations:
Criterion #2: Grade 2, TE p. 351R.
Criterion #2: Grade 3, TE p. 103.
Criterion #5: Grade 1, TE p. 569.
Criterion #6: Grade K, TE p. 147.
Criterion #7: Grade 6, TE p. 685.

Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning

The instructional materials contain a clear road map for teachers to follow when
planning instruction.

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 Citations:
Criterion #1: Grade 5, TE pp. 1820.
Criterion #3: Grade 3, TE p. xxx.
Criterion #7: Grade 1, TE pp. 3639.
Criterion #11: Grade 4, SAB pp. 4344.

Criteria Category 6: Teacher Support

The instructional materials are designed to help teachers provide mathematics

instruction that ensures opportunities for all students to learn the essential skills and
knowledge specified for in the California Common Core State Standards for
Mathematics.

Citations:
Criterion #1: Grade 5, TE p. 203.
Criterion #2: Grade K, TE p. 229.
Criterion #4: Grade 3, TE pp. 508510.
Criterion #7: Grade 6, TE p. 703.

Edits and Corrections:

The following edits and corrections must be made as a condition of adoption.

1. Grade K, TE, p. 181, Are all the picture the same? should be pictures.
2. Grade 1, TE, pp. 194, 262, 504, 516, 538, 545, and 669 read MP.4, MP.5 Use
Appropriate Tools/Model with Mathematics and should read MP.4, MP.5 Model
with Mathematics/Use Appropriate Tools.
3. Grade 2, TE, p 148, reads MP.4, MP.5 Use Appropriate Tools/Model with
Mathematics and should read MP.4, MP.5 Model with Mathematics/Use
Appropriate Tools.
4. Grade 2, TE p. 507N Assessment objectives for Unit 5 Summative Test should
read Unit 5 Test Objectives instead of Unit 1 Test Objectives.
5. Grade 3, TE p. 293P Assessment objectives for Unit 3 Summative Test should
read Unit 3 Test Objectives instead of Unit 1 Test Objectives.
6. Grade 4, TE pp. 597s-597z is labeled Unit 6 Math Background on the right
margin and should be labeled Unit 7.
7. Grade 5, TE p. 424 Activity 1, the problem is incorrect. The problem should read
27/4 instead of 20.25/4.
8. Grade 6, TE p. 915 and SAB p. 389, <,>,= do not appear.
9. Grades K-6, Assessment Guide Answer Keys are missing answers.

This advisory recommendation has not been approved by the State Instructional Quality Commission or
the State Board of Education.

California Department of Education, Posted October 1, 2013