MEDIA CENTER BOOK OBJECTION REVIEW COMMITTEES

The school district needs your help to serve as a committee member for the Media Center Book Objection Review Committee.  The application deadline for individuals interested in serving as committee members for the review of media center books is June 7, 2022.

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MEDIA CENTER BOOK OBJECTIONS

Parents and community members who are residents of Collier County who wish to object to a particular book in a Collier County Media Center can click here to access the Media Center Book Objection Form.

Objectors may contact Professional Learning prior to submitting an objection to determine if a book is housed in a Collier County Media Center by emailing professionallearning@collierschools.com or calling 239-377-5184.

For more information, please click here to review the Media Center Book Objections School Board Presentation

UPPER LEVEL MATHEMATICS (MATH) INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 
PUBLIC REVIEW & OBJECTION PROCESS IS NOW OPEN

Mathematics Instructional Materials Review Work Group has met, reviewed materials, received publisher presentations and identified a ranked list of instructional materials of the highest quality and best aligned with state standards. The Florida Department of Education has placed the following mathematics materials on their approved adoption list and the District School Board of Collier County, FL approved these instructional materials at the June 14, 2022 Board Meeting:

• Precalculus – Savvas, Precalculus: Enhanced with Graphing Utilities
• Math for College Algebra – Savvas, College Algebra and Trigonometry
• Math for College Statistics – Savvas, Elementary Statistics
• Probability & Statistics – BFW, Statistics and Probability with Applications

Parents or community members who may have objections based on errors or a belief there is bias within these materials should submit objections using the Math Instructional Materials Review Objection Form (click here).  Objection forms must include the name of the textbook with page numbers.  Only those objections containing references to specific page numbers with respect to contested material/content in the given textbook being objected to will be accepted. 

All objections are due by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 14, 2022.  In accordance with School Board Policy 2520, the Board shall conduct a public hearing only on such timely received petitions and provide the petitioner(s) written notification of the date and time of the hearing at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing.

If you need additional information, please contact Julie Lorenzo, Instructional Materials Manager at lorenzju@collierschools.com.

2021-2022 Instructional Materials  K-5 Mathematics Work Group’s Recommendation for District Adoption

*Any objections must be solely based on the publisher ranked first below whose textbooks were adopted by the School Board at the Special Board Meeting Hearing on March 29, 2022.

2021-2022 Instructional Materials 6-12 Mathematics Work Group’s Recommendation for District Adoption

*Any objections must be solely based on the publisher ranked first below whose textbooks were adopted by the School Board at the Special Board Meeting Hearing on March 29, 2022.

• Parents or community members interested in reviewing currently adopted instructional materials may contact Julia Lorenzo, Instructional Materials Manager at LorenzJu@collierschools.com or 377-0103.
  
  
• Please share the specific textbooks selected for review.
  
  
• Student textbooks are available for review at the:
  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Administrative Center
  5775 Osceola Trail, Naples, FL 34109.
  
  NOTE: Textbooks may not leave the building.

• Each year instructional materials are reviewed and considered for adoption, please see calendars below.
  
  
• 2020-2021 through 2023-2024

Instructional materials are selected in compliance with Florida Statute 1006.31 and Board Policy 2520. Parents interested in reviewing instructional materials or reviewing the Instructional Materials Work Group Calendar/Meetings and related documentation may visit the Instructional Materials page for more information or contact (239) 377-0103.