The Okaloosa County School District adopts instructional materials for specific courses within a selected subject area on a rotating basis. The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) publishes specifications for course materials and standards. Detailed information is available on the FLDOE website.
The Okaloosa County School District is currently examining materials for adoption to be used in elementary, middle, and high school social studies classes. The elementary and secondary committees will be reviewing the materials listed below to determine two finalists for each grade span or course. Links and login information are available for teachers, parents, and members of the public wishing to review the materials being evaluated here
School Board Policy #03-03: Operational Policies for Okaloosa District School Media Centers
Okaloosa County School District is conducting an internal District review of some of its library books whose content might be questionable due to age appropriateness as defined by Section 1006.40 (3)(d), Florida Statutes.
Books being reviewed will show an "Available" status in the library media center circulation database. However, they will not be available for check out.
The following books are under internal review:
Title | Author | Status |
Beloved | Morrison, Toni | Awaiting Review |
Drama | Telgemeier, Raina | In Process |
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | Foer, Jonathan | Awaiting Review |
Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything | Lockhart, E | Awaiting Review |
Forever | Blume, Judy | Awaiting Review |
Killing Mr. Griffin | Duncan, Lois | Awaiting Review |
More Happy Than Not | Silvera, Adam | Awaiting Review |
Nineteen Minutes | Picoult, Jodi | Awaiting Review |
Outlander | Gabaldon, Diana | Awaiting Review |
Real Live Boyfriends | Lockhart, E | Awaiting Review |
The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | Alexie, Sherman | In Process |
The Family Book | Parr, Todd | Awaiting Review |
The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island | Levy, Dana Alison | Awaiting Review |
The Hate U Give | Thomas, Angie | In Process |
The Kite Runner | Hosseini, Khaled | Awaiting Review |
The Truth About Alice | Mathieu, Jennifer | Awaiting Review |
Thirteen Reasons Why | Asher, Jay | Awaiting Review |
Tricks | Hopkins, Ellen | Awaiting Review |
Two Boys Kissing | Levithan, David | Awaiting Review |
Unravel Me | Mafi, Tahereh | Awaiting Review |
All materials available in the media center at any school site can be found below:
Okaloosa County School-Based Media Center Collections
To access outside approval request forms 1090 A, 1090 B, and 1090 C, go to http://forms.okaloosaschools.com/.