Specifications include, but are not limited to: PCS seeks a comprehensive Social Studies curriculum centered around rigorous instruction, compassionate schools, and equitable practices that will effectively support teaching and learning of all learners in every classroom in Kindergarten through Grade 12. PCS seeks curricular materials and approaches that include the following nonnegotiables: 1. A high-quality core curricula aligned to the FLDOE Next Generation Sunshine State Standards/ Florida's State Academic Standards for Social Studies - 2023 and beyond. These courses include connections to Florida’s B.E.S.T. ELA Expectations (EE) and Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning Standards (MTRs) for students. and English Language Development standards (ELDs) identified in the State Course Description. 2. Materials must provide regular opportunities for students to explore key questions and build knowledge and skills in Social Studies content; include primary and secondary sources of different types (print/non-print, video, audio, art, maps, charts, etc.) 3. Focus on primary and secondary resources from multiple perspectives to allow opportunities for comparison and contrast, to make connections within and across time periods, and increase student engagement through speaking, reading, and writing. 4. Evidenced-based and tiered interventions for students not meeting the learning standards or achieving below grade level, supplemental to the core curricula. 5. Resources that support the teaching and learning of students needing differentiation, enrichment, and acceleration. 6. Explicit instruction and resources to support the teaching and learning of English Language Learners. 7. Explicit instruction and resources that support the teaching and learning of students with disabilities. 8. Flexibility in meeting the needs of a wide range of students and inclusion of accommodations for special populations, including English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and students identified as gifted and talented. 9. A suite of formative and summative assessment materials, available digitally, aligned to the curriculum and intended to inform and improve instruction, not intended to replace other standards-based external assessments administered in PCS. 10. Tools, resources, and documents that provide parents/guardians and others with necessary resources to provide transparency into the curriculum and to provide support to academic progress at home or outside the school setting. 11. Digitally available student-facing, teacher-facing, and parent/guardian-facing materials and resources. 12. Materials for an extended school year of instruction or for academic summer programs. 13. Materials must align with FLDOE Social Studies IM Specifications (Attachment #as well as the following documents from the FLDOE ꞏ Addendum to K-12 Social Studies Specifications ꞏ K-12 High School Civics and Government Requirements Correlation ꞏ K-12 Integrated Civic Education Correlation ꞏ K-12 Primary Source Documents Correlation ꞏ Required instruction ꞏ https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20653/urlt/6-4.pdf
