Public Invited To Offer Comments On Recommended Instructional Materials

The public is invited to offer comments on newly recommended instructional materials at a Lake County School Board public hearing scheduled for 4:30 pm on May 13 in the Commission Chambers of the Lake County Administration Building, 315. W. Main Street, Tavares.

The board will consider adoption of these materials at its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on June 10. That meeting also will be held in the Commission Chambers of the Lake County Administration Building.

The materials can be viewed online at www.lake.k12.fl.us/InstructionalMaterials. A link for online access and a comment form are available for each title. If you prefer to view a hard copy, please contact Dr. Faith Harris, Manager Instructional Materials, at 352-253-6870.

The recommended materials are as follows:

SOCIAL STUDIES, Grades K-5

• Florida Studies Weekly

SOCIAL STUDIES, Grades 6-8

• United States History – Early Years

McGraw-Hill

Appleby et al. 1^st

• Civics

McGraw-Hill

Remy, 1^st

• World History, Early Ages

McGraw-Hill

Spielvogel, 1^st

SOCIAL STUDIES, Grades 9-12

• Florida United States History & Geography – Modern Times

McGraw-Hill

Brinkley, 1^st

• Economics

McGraw-Hill

Clayton, 1^st

• US Government

McGraw Hill

Remy, 1^st

• World History

McGraw Hill

Spielvogel, 1^st

AP WORLD, Grades 9-12

• Ways of the World, A Global History

BFW Worth

AP ECONOMICS, Grades 9-12

• Economics for AP

BFW Worth

AP GOVERNMENT, Grades 9-12

• Gateways to Democracy

Cengage