The selection of core instructional materials is governed by . The policy provides a guide for the selection, adoption, purchase, and procedures for parents/guardians/or residents to challenge adoption and/or existing materials.
In accordance with current legislation in HB 1467 -Public Participation in the Instructional Materials Review Process, requires that each district school board that holds meetings of committees convened for the purpose of selecting instructional materials for recommendation to the district school board must be noticed and open to the public, and must include parents of district students. . Additionally, the bill modifies the requirement that each school district publish on its website a list of all instructional materials to include those used for specified required instruction. In the sections below, each of the requirements in the bill are detailed.
The school year are aligned to:
For additional information on Florida State Standards visit, .
The following intervention resources are used for students who need additional academic support.
In ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ we believe that literacy is the key to unlock the big hopes and dreams of our students. School library media centers and classroom libraries play a critical role in supporting the mission and vision of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. It is our aim to provide libraries that include materials that build knowledge, support state standards, are age/grade appropriate and engaging and relevant to students.
to find materials located in your school's library media center collection. (MIND)
Although materials are carefully selected there can arise differences of opinion regarding suitable materials. Custodial parents and legal guardians may request restricted access to library media center materials for their student by completing the annual consent form located in myStudent and provided each year at registration. This form can be updated anytime throughout the school year.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Schools is currently in a K-12 Science adoption cycle click here for detailed information.
The by content is published by the FLDOE and is governed by state statute. Additional detailed information can be found on the .
Parents/Guardians or residents with objections to existing instructional materials will work directly with the teacher and school administration to discuss their concerns. A resident of the county who is not the parent or guardian of a student with access to School District materials may not object to more than one (1) material per month in accordance with State Board rules.
To facilitate a successful resolution, the parent/resident should provide the school with the following information:
Once the above information has been collected by a school representative, the building administration will respond within 48 hours. This time will allow for the administration to research the inquiry and schedule a conference to address the concern.
The principal or designee will then have an opportunity to explain the reason(s) for the use of the material and to answer questions the parent or resident has about the selection.
In the event that the complainant is not satisfied with the school-based conference and proposed resolution, please move to step 2.
In the event that the complainant is not satisfied with the school-based conference and proposed resolution, the following steps shall be taken.
If the complainant is not satisfied with the result of the outcome of the objection from the District Materials Review Committee, they may appeal the decision of the committee to the Superintendent in writing. The matter will be referred for a hearing before an unbiased and qualified hearing officer as outlined in
In the event that the District Materials Review Committee is convened for the purpose of responding to a request for review for specific instructional materials not subject to adoption, this section will be contain the publicly noticed meeting information pursuant to Florida Statute 1006.28 [2](a)2 and 1014.05 [1](c).
