Software Selection Forms

I am not at a school right now but have both student taught and subbed at a variety of schools and never have I heard of them using software selection forms. A lot of times I feel the school administration or technology coordinators choose the software without even consulting the teachers. This doesn't make much sense since the teachers are the ones that will be using the software.

I love the idea of a software adoption committee. Having a variety of teachers from different grade levels will really allow for opinions from all angles on specific software. These opinions can be very beneficial in the decision to purchase certain software. Having the teachers fill out software selection forms can break down the negatives and positives of a software program. These forms may help a teacher realize that the software they are requesting really isn't either reasonable price range or even going to accomplish what they want out of it. The forms can also help convince the school that the software IS worth the money. I would love to propose this idea to a school that doesn't have these and see if they would find them beneficial.