THE SCHOOL BOARD OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA will conduct a Public
Hearing pursuant to §§ 1006.283 and 1006.40, Florida Statutes to consider the
recommended adoption of the following instructional materials for Science classes.
The following materials are being recommended, from the state approved instructional
materials list, pending budget allowance:
Elementary Grades K – 5
McGraw-Hill – Recommended for Adoption
Accelerate Learning
Savvas
Discovery Education
Middle Grades 6-8 Earth/Space Science, Life Science, and Physical Science
McGraw-Hill – Recommended for Adoption
Savvas
Accelerate Learning
Discovery Education
Kiddom
High School – Anatomy and Physiology
McGraw-Hill – Recommended for Adoption
Goodheart-Wilcox
B.E. Publishing
eDynamic Learning
National Geographic Cengage
Kiddom
High School - Biology
McGraw-Hill – Recommended for Adoption
Savvas
National Geographic Cengage
Accelerate Learning
Kiddom
High School – Chemistry
National Geographic Cengage – Recommended for Adoption
McGraw-Hill
Savvas
PASCO Scientific
Accelerate Learning
Kiddom
High School – Earth/Space Science
National Geographic Cengage – Recommended for Adoption
McGraw-Hill
High School – Environmental Science
National Geographic Cengage – Recommended for Adoption
Savvas
McGraw-Hill
High School – Marine Science
McGraw-Hill – Recommended for Adoption
National Geographic Cengage
eDynamic Learning
High School – Physical Science
McGraw-Hill – Recommended for Adoption
High School – Physics
McGraw-Hill – Recommended for Adoption
Kiddom
PASCO Scientific
Savvas
Accelerate Learning
The public is invited to preview the materials online via the Okaloosa County School
District website. The direct link to the preview materials is
https://www.okaloosaschools.com/page/science-textbook-adoption. Printed copies of the
student texts being proposed for adoption are also available in the Office of Curriculum
and Instruction located at the School District’s Central Administration Complex, located
at 202-A Highway 85 North, Niceville, Florida. The public may make appointments to
review these instructional materials by contacting Ryan Gore at (850) 833-4208.
The Public Hearing will be conducted during the School Board’s regular meeting on
June 10, 2024, at 6:15 p.m., or soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. The meeting
will be conducted at the School District’s Central Administration Complex located at 202
Highway 85 North, Niceville, Florida, in the Training Room. This meeting is open to the press and public. Those members of the public wishing to comment on the instructional
materials recommended for adoption may appear at the Public Hearing and will be heard.
Any interested party who decides to appeal any decision made by the Okaloosa
County School Board with respect to any matter considered during this meeting, will need
a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the
School Board for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant
evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law.
Any person requiring special accommodation at this meeting because of a disability
or physical impairment should contact the Superintendent of Schools at (850) 689-7185,
prior to the meeting.
BY: Marcus D. Chambers, Superintendent of Schools
PUBLISHED: May 16, 2024