Here is something that parents (and non-parents) may be interested in:
http://gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=6&ArticleID=4743&TM=82754.38
People in the Russian community often complain about American education system. Here is a good chance to make a difference:
District wants input on new textbooks
By Heather Darenberg
Staff Writer
LAWRENCEVILLE - Proposed instructional materials for some Gwinnett County Public Schools mathematics and social studies classes will be available Monday for public review.
In October, school system staff, parents and community members can visit the Instructional Support Center in Suwanee or Lovin Elementary School in Lawrenceville to review the proposed materials, which include textbooks and related teacher resources, said Lisa Burleson, the district's director of instructional materials.
The input gathered from the review will be used when the district makes its proposal early next year to the Gwinnett County Board of Education for adoption of the materials, Burleson said.
"We really do welcome all community members, not just those with students in school," Burleson said.
Parents of students who will be using the materials in a few years are encouraged to participate in the review, because instructional materials are kept for about six years once they are adopted, she said.
The materials are also being used in a pilot program that ends in December, Burleson said.
Mathematics materials for kindergarten through seventh-graders and ninth-graders, social studies materials for kindergarten through fifth-graders, and Chinese and engineering materials for students at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology will be on display.
All materials can be viewed 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 11 and 25 and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 20.
What: Gwinnett County Public Schools instructional material review
When: The review takes place Monday through Oct. 31. Materials can be reviewed 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays Monday to Oct. 31, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 11 and 25 and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 20.
Where: Instructional Support Center, Building 200 lobby, 437 Old Peachtree Road N.W., Suwanee or Lovin Elementary School, 1705 New Hope Road, Lawrenceville
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