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District Adoptions

District Adoptions

The SCPS  adoption committees will convene on the below dates to review and recommend instructional materials programs to the School Board of Seminole County Public Schools for implementation in school year 2025-2026.

A table outlining the Advanced Placement Instructional Materials Adoption Committee meeting dates, subjects, course codes, recommended programs for district adoption, school board meeting dates, and status.

 

SCPS hosted a Public Preview Event on October 4, 2024. If you were unable to attend the public preview event and would like to review print materials, please reach out to Dr. Maureen Scanlan to schedule an appointment. You may also review the digital access, which contains all the content of the print materials, by using the link below.

Please follow this link to review the instructional materials programs the committees will consider for District adoption: Public Preview Link

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

Advanced Placement Instructional Materials Program Feedback Form

Advanced Placement Instructional Materials Digital Access for Public Review

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 visit the Florida Department of Education Instructional Materials site.

Objection to District Adoption Core Instructional Materials:

  1. The parent, as defined by Florida Statutes, of a student enrolled in a Seminole County Public School, or resident of Seminole County, may contest the district school board's adoption of a specific instructional materials by filing a petition on the SCPS Specific Materials Objection Form within 30 calendar days after the adoption of the materials by the school board to object to the materials based on the criteria of s.1006.31(2) or s.1006.40(3)(d).
  2. The SCPS Specific Materials Objection Form must be signed by the parent or resident, include the required contact information, and state the specific objection to the instructional material. 
  3. Within 30 days after the thirty-day waiting period, the school board will conduct at least one open public hearing on all timely petitions received and provide the petitioner written notification of the date and time of the hearing at least 7 days before the hearing.
  4. The school board’s decision after convening a public hearing is final and not subject to further petition or review.

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: scanlamz@scps.k12.fl.us 

For questions, please contact:

Dr. Maureen I. Scanlan, Coordinator of Instructional Projects
E-mail: scanlamz@scps.k12.fl.us
Office: 407-320-0161