Charlotte County Public Schools

Instructional & Library Media Materials

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Per s.1006.28, F.S. Duties of the district school board, district school superintendent; and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials

Each district school board is responsible for the content of all instructional materials and any other materials used in a classroom, made available in a school library, or included on a reading list, whether adopted and purchased from the state-adopted instructional materials list, adopted and purchased through a district instructional materials program under s.1006.283, or otherwise purchased or made available.

In accordance with Section 1006.40(2), F.S., Charlotte County Public Schools is committed to providing each teacher and student in kindergarten through grade 12 with a major tool of instruction in core courses of the subject areas. Charlotte County Public Schools is a closed district for instructional materials adoption and follows the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) instructional materials adoption timeline. The FLDOE provides valuable information pertaining to instructional materials on the following websites:

All instructional materials, as defined in s.1006.29(2), used to teach reproductive health or any disease, including HIV/AIDS, its symptoms, development, and treatment, must be approved by the Florida Department of Education prior to use in the classroom.

FLORIDA INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION SCHEDULE

Each year, instructional materials are reviewed and considered for adoption according to the Florida Instructional Materials Adoption Schedule. Please click on the link to view the Florida Instructional Materials Adoption Schedule.

SCIENCE ADOPTION SY 2024-2025

Charlotte County Public Schools is adopting K-12 Science instructional materials that are aligned to The Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for Science. Newly adopted K-12 Science instructional materials will be implemented in the school year 2025-2026. Meetings of committees convened for the purpose of ranking, eliminating, or selecting instructional materials for recommendation to the district school board will be noticed and open to the public in accordance with s. 286.011. Committees convened for such purposes will include parents of district students.

Resources and materials in support of this adoption are accessible by visiting the 2024 K-12 Science Instructional Materials Adoption webpage.

LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES

The primary objective of the library media center is to implement, enrich, and support the educational program of the school. The library media center shall provide a wide range of materials on all levels of difficulty, with diversity of appeal, and with the representation of different points of view.

"Library media center" means any collection of books, ebooks, periodicals, and videos maintained and accessible on the site of the school, including in classrooms. An employee who holds a valid educational media specialist certificate will select books made available to students through the school library and recommended or assigned grade-level reading lists. The selection of library/media center collections will be based on reader interest, support of state academic standards and aligned curriculum, and the academic needs of students and faculty. Accordingly, elementary classroom libraries are a type of school library; materials in all school libraries must be selected by a certified media specialist under Section 1006.28(2)(d)(1), F.S. Please click on the link to view the Library Media Services.

In accordance with Section 1006.28(2)(4)(d), F.S., Charlotte County Public Schools established and maintains a program of school library media services for all public schools in the district, including school library media centers, or school library media centers open to the public, and, in addition such traveling or circulating libraries as may be needed for the proper operation of the district school system.

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INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INFORMATION

Parents of students attending a public school in the district or residents of Charlotte County interested in reviewing currently adopted instructional materials may contact Kristen Carey, Executive Secretary to the School Board at Email.
A convenient time to provide access to a currently adopted textbook will be arranged, and all reviews will occur at the office of the School Board located at 1445 Education Way, Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948.
Only student textbooks will be available for review.
Textbooks may not leave the building.