Schools › School Board meeting of Jan 13, 2025
Approved purchasing science and personal finance instructional materials for grades K-5 through high school for $3,953,340.57.
The vote: 5-0
From the School Board's official minutes.
Money, as the agenda lists it: $3,953,340.57 from Instructional Materials
In plain words
The board approved purchasing science and personal finance textbooks for grades K-5 through high school, selecting McGraw Hill and Cengage Learning materials.
What changes Schools will use the approved science and personal finance textbooks for instruction starting with the next adoption cycle.
Who and the money The purchase costs $3,953,340.57 from Instructional Materials funds, which are state-allocated for all Lake County schools.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "Through the review process, it was deemed that the recommended textbooks align to Science and Personal Finance and Money Management Standards, provide rigorous instruction and include targeted assessments."
Why (staff, quoted) "Florida Statute 1006.283 requires districts to purchase instructional materials within the first three (3) years of the adoption cycle."
Paid from state allocation
Written from the Board's minutes and the agenda item's staff text on BoardDocs, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Agenda on BoardDocs
From the record
Instructional Materials Recommendations for Science: K-5 Science, M/J Comprehensive Science 1-3, M/J Comprehensive Science 1-3 Advanced, Biology 1, Biology 1 HoLake County Schools agenda, Jan 13, 2025, item 11.03. Open the agenda on BoardDocs
I recommend approval of the instructional materials recommendations for Science and Personal Finance and Money Management. Grades K-5: McGraw Hill LLC M/J Comprehensive Science 1-3 and M/J Comprehensive Science 1-3 Advanced: McGraw Hill LLC Biology 1 and Biology 1 Honors: McGraw Hill LLC Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 1 Honors: McGraw Hill LLC Physics 1 and Physics 1 Honors: McGraw Hill LLC Anatomy and Physiology: McGraw Hill LLC Earth/Space Science and Honors McGraw Hill LLC Environmental Science McGraw Hill LLC Forensics Science 1 Cengage Learning Marine Science 1 McGraw Hill Physical Science and Physical Science Honors McGraw Hill Personal Finance and Money Management Cengage Learning McGraw Hill, LLC The Lampo Group, LLC DBA Ramsey Solutions
The Board's minutes record this item as approved, by a vote of 5-0.School Board minutes, Jan 13, 2025. Open the official document