Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Adoption of Recommended Title as Flexibility Instructional Materials for Use in the AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION Program (Technical and Career Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The process for selection of flexibilty instructional materials for the District's AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION Program has been completed. The recommended titles are the primary textbooks as shown on the attached memorandum from Mark Hunt, Supervisor, Industrial and Technology Education. 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. 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 1 - The percentage of students scoring at Level 3 or higher on FCAT reading 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 AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION Program is $2,350.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Carol Finch, Supervisor, District Instructional Materials

Pamela Campbell-Peralta
General Director, Technical and Career Education
(813) 272-4180 		Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent , Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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