MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County Public Schools is now taking applications for parent volunteers who would like to serve on the upcoming Social Studies textbook adoption district review committees.
According to the school district, subject areas are adopted for five-year increments and the new instructional materials for the following subject areas/grade levels will be used through July of 2028.
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- 7th Grade Civics
- 8th Grade World History
- 9th Grade World History
- 11th Grade U.S. History
- 12th Grade U.S. Government
- 12th Grade Economics
- High School Personal Finance
- High School Psychology
- AP United States History
- AP Human Geography
- AP World History
- AP United States Government & Politics
- AP Macro Economics
According to the district, parent reviewers will be selected at random and will receive both a hard copy of the textbooks and an electronic version.
“One (1) participating parent committee member and one (1) alternate parent member will be selected from the eligible applicants interested in volunteering per grade level/subject area committee,” according to the requirements listed on the Innovation School Choice website.
CLICK HERE for more information on the selection process.
Applications will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on June 30.
Parents who are selected will be able to review the textbooks in question beginning on July 24.
Volunteers will receive training on the adoption procedures and will attend presentations by the publishers prior to submitting their evaluations of the materials on Sept. 7.
CLICK HERE for information on the requirements to become a parent volunteer.
A full timeline on the commitment of parent volunteers can be found here.
Visit InnovationSchoolChoice.com to apply now.