District Adoptions

The SCPS K-12 Science adoption committees will convene on the below dates to review and recommend instructional materials programs to the School Board of Seminole County Public Schools in a rank order format, where the committee's highest ranked recommendation that is also adopted by FLDOE on the State Science Adoption List will be purchased in the spring of 2024 for implementation in school year 2024-2025.

Please follow this link to review the instructional materials programs district adoption committees will review: Public Digital Review

We value your input! Please take time to complete the feedback form for the adoption committee(s) to consider: 

Elementary Science Adoption Feedback Form

M/J 6-8 Comprehensive Science Adoption Feedback Form

High School Science Adoption Feedback Form

 

Math Instructional Materials Adoption Committee Meeting Dates

Subject

Course Codes

4/2-4/4/2024

Advanced Placement Calculus AB and BC

Committee Recommendation:

  1. Calculus for AP: A Complete Course + WebAssign, National Geographic Learning Cengage 

2000340

 

 

Science Instructional Materials Adoption Committee Meeting Dates

Subject

Course Codes

9/6 – 9/8/2023

Biology

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation:

  1. McGraw Hill Florida Biology, McGraw Hill 
  2. Miller & Levine Experience Biology, Savvas

2000310 & 2000320

9/12-9/14/2023

Earth Space Science

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation: 

  1. McGraw Hill Florida Earth Science, McGraw Hill 
  2. National Geographic Earth and Space Science, Florida Edition, National Geographic

2001310 & 2001320

9/19-9/21/2023

Environmental Science

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation: 

  1. National Geographic Environmental Science, Sustaining Your World, Florida Edition,  National Geographic
  2. McGraw Hill Florida Principals of Environmental Science, McGraw Hill

2001340 & 2001341

10/10-10/12/2023

M/J Comprehensive Science Grades 6-8

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation:

  1. McGraw Hill Florida Science Comprehensive Course 1, 2, and 3
  2. Florida Savvas Science Explorations, Comprehensive 1-3

2002040, 2002050, 2002070, 2002080, 200110 & 2002100

10/17-10/19/2023

Elementary Science Grades K-5

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation:

  1. McGraw Hill Florida Science K-5
  2. Discovery Education, Science Techbook K-5

5020010, 5020020, 5020030, 5020040, 5020050, 5020060

10/23-10/25/2023

Anatomy and Physiology

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation: 

  1. McGraw Hill Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology
  2. Goodheart-Willcox Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 

2000350 &2000360

10/31-11/2/2023

Chemistry

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation: 

  1. McGraw Hill Florida Chemistry
  2. National Geographic World of Chemistry, Florida Edition 

2003340 & 2003350

11/28-11/30/2023

Physical Science

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation: 

  1. Florida Physical Science, McGraw Hill 

2003310 & 2003320

12/5-12/7/2023

Physics

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation:

  1. Florida Experience Science, 2025, Savvas
  2. Florida Physics, McGraw Hill  

2003380 & 2003390

12/12-12/14/2023

Marine Science

Committee Ranked Order Recommendation:

  1. Florida Marine Science, McGraw Hill
  2. Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science, National Geographic 

2002500 & 2002510

2/27-2/29/2024

AP Physics 1 & 2

Committee Recommendation:

  1. College Physics for the AP Physics 1 & 2 Courses, 3rd Edition, Bedford, Freeman, and Worth

2003421 & 2003422

3/12-3/14/2024

AP Biology

Committee Recommendation:

  1. Biology for the AP Course, Bedford, Freeman, and Worth

 

2000340

4/23-4/24/2024

AP Chemistry

2003370

 

We are seeking parent support during our instructional materials adoption committee meetings. If you are interested in participating in this process, please take a minute to complete this FORM.

For information about FL statutes pertaining to Instructional Materials and the Florida Department of Education Instructional Materials adoption timeline, please follow this link.

Objection to Instructional and/or Media Material Form:

A parent or resident may file a formal petition on SCPS Specific Material Objection Form within 30 calendar days after the Board's adoption of specific instructional materials.

Please mail completed form to:

Maureen Scanlan
Educational Support Center
400 East Lake Mary Boulevard
Sanford, FL 32773

OR

Scan and email completed form to: [email protected]

The petition must be signed by the parent or resident, include the required contact information, and state the objection to the instructional materials based on the criteria set forth in F.S. 1006.31(2) or 1006.40(3)(d).

For questions, please contact:

Dr. Maureen I. Scanlan, Coordinator of Instructional Projects
E-mail: [email protected]
Office: 407-320-0161

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