Reserve Your Space for Textbook Caravan!
On behalf of the team at PW, we hope all of you are having a wonderful start to the 2025-2026 school year!
One of your main tasks this year will be in leading the selection process for Social Studies & Arts Education textbooks for your district. The Alabama State Board of Education is slated to approve state committee recommendations at its Nov. 13 meeting. We are hosting Textbook Caravans for social studies around the state in inservice regions in November, December, & January (click for dates & locations). Your district's Board of Education should make its decision, based on your local committee's recommendation, at your March Board meeting. We have moved these caravan dates BACK in the calendar to the greatest degree possible so that the experience might be more beneficial for you.
This year, we are asking for district reservations by Friday, August 22nd. This is strictly NUMBERS - not names. This is so that we can fully plan the details of the events in advance.
Districts have different philosophies regarding the Textbook Caravan - & we wish for you to use this event as you best see fit. We recommend that you send district leader with a core group of your textbook committee on both the elementary and secondary days. An average size might be 10 each day - though many districts send more or less. We work collaborative time into the schedule, so the textbook caravan really could work as one of your meetings.
Some Notes
- While 90% of districts come to the caravan in their inservice region, you ARE free to bring your team to a different region, if their dates work better for you - though it will likely mean a longer travel for you.
- I'm also asking for names of others in your district whose names I should have in my contact list. This is ONLY if you haven't provided it to me already, which many of you have.
- I only need ONE form per district - & in some cases 2 to 4 people in your district may receive my emails. If that's the case, please connect with those folks to decide your numbers collaboratively - & just have one of you to complete the survey.
Please complete This short survey before August 22nd to reserve your slots for the elementary & secondary textbook caravans.
If you have questions about the Caravan & how it might could work best for your district, please give me a call before completing the survey.
As always, I am happy to connect with you in person or virtually to talk through how the process might best look for your district.
Have a great week!
-Patrick