We request approval to adopt the recommended state-adopted instructional materials for the Middle School Reading Program. The attached memorandum from Lynn Dougherty-Underwood, Supervisor, Middle/Secondary Reading, indicates the textbook committee studied and recommended the instructional materials according to District guidelines (Policy 4.16) which include:

• The District textbook selection committee is trained and reviews sample materials submitted.
• The State Committee evaluates submissions using the Florida Department of Education instructional materials evaluation packet.
• The State Committee rank orders all submissions evaluated.
• The State 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.