In light of adopting new textbooks, Marion County Public Schools is offering the public a chance to review and provide feedback on the new teaching materials.
The district will host a viewing session from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, at the Marion Technical Institute (392 SE 19th Avenue), Building 20.
During the session, members of the public may review potential intervention materials being considered by the district’s adoption review committees for the next school year.
According to a press release, the district is adopting new intervention materials for English Language Arts (Grades K-3) and Mathematics (Grades K-4).
The process will include parents, teachers, and community members reviewing instructional materials.
According to the district, course-specific committees can involve up to 15 voting members and one non-voting chair.
The voting members include the content area program specialist, up to eight teachers, two parents, and five community members appointed by the Marion County School Board.
Committee members will also vote to recommend titles to the superintendent, who will then advance the recommendations to the Marion County School Board.
Following this public viewing, committee members will consider the public input at their meeting on March 31 at MTI in Building 2, Room 32 (English Language Arts K-3 Intervention Materials) and Building 2, Room 32A (Mathematics K-4 Intervention Materials), starting at 6 p.m.
MTI is located at 1614 East Fort King St. in Ocala.
For more information on this topic, contact the Instructional Materials Department of Marion County Public Schools at 352-236-0525.