Requestor
Ann Miller
Organization/Agency
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Requested Information
Under the Maryland Public Information Act, Sinclair Broadcast Group is requesting the following as a member of the media:
1) Lesson plans and scope/sequence for the Grade 8 U.S. History course and any pilot Grade 8 U.S. History course (assessments are not being requested);
2) Records which indicate the student resources including books, textbooks, and websites that are used or referred to in each version of the U.S. History course;
3) Lesson plans and scope/sequence for the Health/Sexuality Education course for each grade (assessments are not being requested);
4) Records which indicate the student resources including books, textbooks, and websites that are used or referred to in the Health/Sexuality Education course;
5) Policies and practices of the local school system with regard to providing to the public copies or replicable access to lesson plans;
6) If copies or replicable access is denied to the public, provide records that form the legal basis of that denial.
1) Lesson plans and scope/sequence for the Grade 8 U.S. History course and any pilot Grade 8 U.S. History course (assessments are not being requested);
2) Records which indicate the student resources including books, textbooks, and websites that are used or referred to in each version of the U.S. History course;
3) Lesson plans and scope/sequence for the Health/Sexuality Education course for each grade (assessments are not being requested);
4) Records which indicate the student resources including books, textbooks, and websites that are used or referred to in the Health/Sexuality Education course;
5) Policies and practices of the local school system with regard to providing to the public copies or replicable access to lesson plans;
6) If copies or replicable access is denied to the public, provide records that form the legal basis of that denial.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes
Responsive to this request, public release and/or access to copies of HCPSS records, as well as denials of such records, would be in accordance with the Maryland Public Information Act, Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article (GP) §4-101, and the HCPSS Rules for Processing: https://mpia.hcpss.org/rules. Beyond the records provided below, additional clarification would be needed to continue request.
Responsive Documents
Please note, we have redacted links to referenced content as your request seeks records which “indicate” the student resources and not the resources themselves.
For reference, the record indicating the addition of these materials can be found on page 3 of this 2011 report to the Board of Education:
o American Journey-Early Years
o History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism
o American Journey-Early Years
o History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism
This policy outlines existing implementation procedures for public review of instructional materials (textbooks only).
This regulation outlines existing requirements for opportunities to provide parent/guardian review of instructional materials to be used in Health/Sexuality Education.