Approve Adoption of Recommended Titles as Flexibility Instructional Materials for MAGNET SCHOOLS Program (Magnet Schools)

The process for selection of flexibility instructional materials for the District's Magnet Schools Program has been completed. The recommended titles are shown on the attached memorandum from Lynn Beer, Curriculum Integration Resource Teacher, MacFarlane Park Elementary Magnet School. The title indicated with an asterisk(*) will be the primary textbook. The textbook committee studied and recommended 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 envelope to the Supervisor of Instructional Materials.