Marion County school officials are asking the public for feedback on potential textbooks for kindergarten through middle school students.
Marion County Public Schools will host an open review night on Thursday, March 28, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Marion Technical Campus (392 SE 19th Avenue), Building 20.
According to the district, textbooks will be adopted for 16 courses including science for grades kindergarten through fifth grade, as well as middle school Earth/Space, Life and Physical, Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science, Physics, Anatomy and Physiology, Marine Science, and Environmental Science.
Following this public viewing, review committee members will consider public input at their meeting set for April 1 at West Port High School.
During the review, parents, teachers, and community members will have the option to go through instructional materials. Course-specific committees can involve up to 15 voting members and one non-voting chair, including the content area program specialist, up to eight teachers, two parents, and five community members appointed by the Marion County School Board.
Committee members will also vote to recommend titles to the superintendent, who then advances recommendations to the Marion County School Board.
For more information, contact the Instructional Materials Department of Marion County Public Schools at 352.236.0525. or visit the Marion Schools website.