Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Adoption of Recommended State-Adopted Titles as Instructional Materials for the District's SECONDARY SCIENCE Program (Secondary Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The process for selection of state-adopted instructional materials for SECONDARY SCIENCE has been completed. The recommended titles are shown on the attached memorandum from Nancy Johnson Marsh, Supervisor of Secondary Science. The recommended textbooks will be the primary textbooks. The textbook committee studied and recommended the instructional materials according to District guidelines (Policy 4.16) which include:

  • District textbook selection committee is trained and reviews sample materials submitted.
  • Committee evaluates submissions using the Florida Department of Education instructional materials evaluation packet.
  • Committee rank orders all submissions evaluated.
  • Committee recommends two choices per subject for teacher use by using the same evaluation form provided by the state and also used in the state's textbook adoption process. In the event that two choices are not available, teachers will use the one submission being recommended by district committee.
  • An official ballot is prepared and distributed to all teachers using sample sets of instructional materials selected for possible adoption.
  • Teachers vote for their top choice and send sealed ballots in pre-labeled enveloped to the Supervisor of Instructional Materials.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

Goal 3 - Student performance on FCAT science will increase a minimum of 5 percentage points.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

These items may be purchased using categorical textbook funds included in the general fund/divisional budget for Curriculum and Instruction. The estimated cost of the primary textbooks for the Secondary Science courses is $1,907,422.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Carol Finch, Supervisor, District Instructional Materials

Chuck Fleming
General Director, Secondary Education
(813) 272-4451
Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20060314_172 * Section E Item# 1.06