ELA Textbook Adoption

The School Board of Alachua County curriculum department formally announces the review process for the 2020-2021 Instructional Materials Adoption for English Language Arts (ELA). The core resources that have been submitted for evaluation have come from the state adoption bid list and other submitted resources from publishers when available.

Dates • Committee Presentations

December - Course Call to publishers sent through EdCredible

January - Materials delivered for TSA review

February - K-5 Committee/Secondary Committees are formed

February - Materials are delivered to schools for review using Instructional Materials Evaluation Tool

March - District Review Team is formed consisting of divers stakeholders and trained on Sunshine Guidelines

March 9 - English 1-4 Presentations

March 10 - M/J Presentations

March 16 - March 17 - ELA Presentations

We encourage parent and community participation in our adoption process. If you are interested in attending any/all of the adoption meetings, please email imadoption (@gm.sbac.edu) for attendance information.

Material Review

  • All committee members will receive hard copies of materials to review.

  • Members of the public interested in reviewing materials can email imadoption (@gm.sbac.edu) to set up appointments for viewing.

  • All questions can be sent to imadoption (@gm.sbac.edu).

Reconsideration of Instructional Materials

Please note the following Florida statute that pertains to input regarding instructional materials:

F.S. 1006.28 (2)(a)(2)(a,b) Each district school board must adopt a policy regarding an objection by a parent or a resident of the county to the use of a specific instructional material, which clearly describes a process to handle all objections and provides for resolution. The process must provide the parent or resident the opportunity to proffer evidence to the district school board that:

a. An instructional material does not meet the criteria of s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(d) if it was selected for use in a course or otherwise made available to students in the school district but was not subject to the public notice, review, comment, and hearing procedures under s. 1006.283(2)(b)8., 9., and 11.

b. Any material used in a classroom, made available in a school library, or included on a reading list contains content that is pornographic or prohibited under s. 847.012, is not suited to student needs and their ability to comprehend the material presented, or is inappropriate for the grade level and age group for which the material is used.

If the district school board finds that an instructional material does not meet the criteria under sub-subparagraph a. or that any other material contains prohibited content under sub-subparagraph b., the school district shall discontinue use of the material for any grade level or age group for which such use is inappropriate or unsuitable.

Please utilize the Reconsideration Form if you would like to object to any instructional material.