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Special Newsletter
2025-2026 Basal Resources Adoption: Social Studies
Nominating Community Members
Are you interested in participating in the review of potential K-12 social studies resources? FCPS is engaging the basal resource (e.g. textbooks, online materials) adoption process for Social Studies, and I am seeking a community member to participate on the review committee. The process, governed by Regulation 3004.5, includes a 30 day public review period and a deep review by an Instructional Resource Review Committee (IRRC), made up of representatives from a variety of stakeholder groups - teachers, administrators, and community members. The process may lead to identified social studies resources (e.g. textbooks, digital materials) for some or all grade levels and courses in school year 2025-2026.
The review process is constructed to ensure:
- Resources align with Virginia Standards of Learning and FCPS Learning Model
- Resources meet the educational needs of a variety of learners
- Resources reflect culturally responsive curriculum and pedagogy
- Students gain equitable access to high-quality, dynamic resources
- Input from multiple stakeholder groups is collected and valued
IRRC members must be able to meet on the following dates and times for a total commitment of 20 hours. All the meetings will be held at the Pimmit Hills Adult Education Center located in Falls Church.
- October 29, 2024, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
- November 6, 2024, 3:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- November 13, 2024, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Participation on the committee requires the following:
- Attendance at all meetings.
- Review of submitted resource materials.
- Email communication.
- Confidentiality of information reviewed and recommendations made.
If you are interested in serving on the Social Studies Instructional Resource Review Committee, please send an email to skpark1@fcps.edu no later than September 30th.
The views contained within this newsletter reflect the views of the individual school board member who is the publisher of this newsletter and may not reflect the views of the Fairfax County School Board.
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