Attention Parents and Community Members - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR SCIENCE K-12 CURRICULUM for 2025-26

Notice of Public Hearing


The School Board of Columbia County will hold a public hearing on March 11th, 2025 at 5:55

p.m. in the School District Auditorium at 372 W. Duval St., Lake City, Florida. In accordance with

Florida state statutes, the purpose of this meeting is to allow public input and comment on the

recommended selections of state-adopted instructional materials for core K-12 district Science

courses. Selected materials are intended to be used as the adopted core Science curriculum for

district schools beginning in the 2025-26 school year. The names of the publishers and the

location of public access to view the recommended materials are as follows:

Elementary (K-5)

McGraw-Hill - Florida Science

Internet address: https://my.mheducation.com

Grade K-5

Username: Science_FLK5

Password: Student1st

Secondary (6-12)

Savvas - Florida Science Explorations

Internet address: https://sso.rumba.pk12ls.com/sso/login

Middle School

6th: https://www.savvas.com/FL-MG-CompCourse1

7th: https://www.savvas.com/FL-MG-CompCourse2

8th: https://www.savvas.com/FL-MG-CompCourse3

High School

Biology: https://www.savvas.com/FL-HS-Biology

Chemistry: https://www.savvas.com/FL-HS-Chemistry

Env. Science: https://www.savvas.com/FL-HS-EnvSci

Anatomy & Physiology, Marine Science & Earth/Space Science (high school)

McGraw-Hill - Florida Science

Internet address: my.mheducation.com

Username: FLSci@HSTE

Password: FLUnlimited23!

Forensic Science (high school)

Cengage - Forensic Science, 3rd Edition

Internet address: https://adoptions.ngl.cengage.com/fl-sci-forensic-science/

Username: N/A

Password: FloridaPrograms

Staff Members

ATTENTION PARENTS! - Read@Home - Literacy Support Information & Resources

3 months ago

Greetings Parents and Guardians! Has your child been identified as having a substantial reading deficiency? Or do you just want to help support your student's literacy development at home? Please visit this link for a list and explanation of resources, many of which are electronic, that will help give you powerful, free tools and resources to help your child with the essential components of reading: Oral language, phonics, phonological awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. 

Read@Home Resources! CLICK HERE!

SPANISH VERSION: CLICK HERE!

Substantially Reading Below Grade Level Notification:  CLICK HERE! 

Florida School Report Cards

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), requires every state and district to publish report cards that show how the state, district, and schools are doing with regard to students achievement and success. The 2018 – 19 Florida’s School Report Cards are now available for your review. For your convenience, you may visit https://edudata.fldoe.org to obtain a copy of the state, district, and school reports. If you need additional information concerning Florida’s School Report Cards, please contact your school’s principal or contact Instructional Services at 386.755.8043. Web Address: https://edudata.fldoe.org Esta notificación está disponible en Español: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Me3q-Se4p20hTIBjo3Io88s5IFBeVa8X/view?usp=sharing

Title IX

Sexual Harassment Information:


Questions, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding discrimination or harassment of all types including sexual harassment or assault may be sent to Hope Jernigan our Columbia County School District Equity and Title IX Coordinator at (386) 755-8015 or via email jerniganh@columbiak12.com