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Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item
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DATE: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Adoption of Recommended Titles as Flexibility Instructional Materials for Use in the District's Innovative Instructional Programs (Technical and Career Education)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The process for selection of flexibility instructional materials for the District's Innovative Instructional Programs has been completed. The textbook committee studied and recommended instructional materials according to district guidelines. The recommended titles are shown on the attached memorandum from Chappella Hill, Supervisor, Innovative Instructional Programs. The recommended software will be the primary instructional materials in the IMPACT (Individually Motivated Performance Assisted by Computer Technology) Lab Course.
- 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 envelope 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 operating budget for Curriculum and Instruction. The primary instructional materials will be purchased over three-years. The estimated cost for the IMPACT Lab course for the first year is $145,840; second year $250,480; and third year $355,120. Purchases are dependent on availability of categorical textbook funds.
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY:
Carol Finch, Supervisor, District Instructional Materials
Pamela Campbell-Peralta
General Director, Technical and Career Education
(813) 231-1860
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Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20060711_179 * Section E Item# 1.03
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