Tina Rooks's List: FreeWare

• The developer charges $95,000 per year for high schools of up to 1,200 students
• For an elementary or K-8 school of 500 students, the developer charges $65,000 a year for three years. This includes up to seven days of technical assistance at the school each year, copies of America's Choice Performance Standards for each teacher, four weeks of training for a literacy coordinator, training of a design coach, workshop materials for faculty professional development, participation in periodic meetings of the principals' network, and registration for five teachers at the annual America's Choice National Conference.
• The first-year cost of adopting America's Choice is $190,000. This covers professional development, including estimated staff release time; materials; and an estimated two staff positions. However, schools can lower this to $90,000 if they reassign current staff to fill various coach and coordinator positions.

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