Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve Adoption of Recommended Titles as Flexibility Instructional Materials for HEALTH SCIENCE EDUCATION (Career and Technical Education)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The process for selection of flexibility instructional materials for Health Science Education has been completed. The recommended titles are shown on the attached memoranda from Cosette G. Whitmore, Ph.D., Supervisor, Health Science and Public Service Education. The recommended titles will be the primary textbooks. A FLEX textbook committee studied and recommended the instructional materials according to district guidelines (Policy 4.16) which include:

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 estimated cost of the primary textbooks for the Health Science Education Program is $48,145.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Carol Finch, Supervisor, Instructional Materials 
Cosette G. Whitmore, Ph.D., Supervisor, Health Science and Public Service Education

Pamela Campbell-Peralta
General Director, Career and Technical Education
(813) 231-1860
Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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