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Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item
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DATE: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve Adoption of Recommended Titles as State Adopted Instructional Materials for Senior High Language Arts (Secondary Education)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
We request approval to adopt the attached materials as state adopted core materials for the senior high Language Arts Program. The attached memorandum from Elizabeth Brown, Supervisor, Senior High Language Arts, 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 review submitted sample materials .
- 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 the 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 prelabeled envelope to the Supervisor of Instructional Materials.
ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)
* Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)
These items may be purchased using categorical textbook funds in the general operating budget for Curriculum and Instruction. The estimated cost is $265,000.
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY:
Carol Finch, Supervisor, Instructional Materials
Elizabeth Brown, Supervisor, Senior High Language Arts
Denny Oest
General Director, Secondary Education
(813) 272-4451
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Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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A 1.03
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20090714_356 * Section A Item# 1.03
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