Curriculum frameworks provide guidance for implementing the content standards adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE). Frameworks are developed by the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission, which also reviews and recommends textbooks and other instructional materials to be adopted by the SBE.
Curriculum Frameworks
- All Curriculum Frameworks
Links to free downloads in portable document format (PDF). - Curriculum Framework Development
and Approval Process (PDF; 9KB; 1p.)
Flowchart shows major components of this process. - Schedule for Curriculum
Framework Development and
Adoptions of K-8 Instructional
Materials (DOC; 31KB; 1p.)
For each subject area until the year 2017. - Content Standards
- (K-12)
Adopted by the SBE and are the basis for curriculum frameworks.
Instructional Materials
- Price Lists of K-8 Adopted Instructional
Materials
Currently adopted K-8 materials. - Introduction to Price List Search and Adopted Materials Publisher Information
- Media Guide -
Instructional Material Ordering and Distribution System (IMODS)
Online ordering systems for Braille, Large Print, AudioBooks, ASL VideoBooks, and APH products.- New
Account Form (DOC; 54KB; 2pp.)
Must be processed before receiving login password.
- New
Account Form (DOC; 54KB; 2pp.)
- Legal and Social Compliance
Reviewed and approved instructional materials. - Standards for Evaluating
Instructional Materials for Social Content (PDF; 356KB;
20pp.)
Adopted by the SBE in 2000. - Instructional Materials Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding instructional materials, funding, sufficiency and Williams settlement. - Instructional Materials Funding Realignment
Program (IMFRP)
Funding and purchase requirements about the IMFRP. - Instructional Materials Sufficiency
Requirements associated with the Williams settlement for instructional materials sufficiency.
Instructional Materials Survey FormsUsed to assist in evaluating the sufficiency of instructional materials. - Supplementary Instructional Materials
for English Learners
Information on $30 million appropriation. - Instructional Materials Adoptions General
Information
Adoption process, schedule, piloting, and other information. - Instructional Materials Marketing Practices
- Gratis List Procedures
Additional Resources
- School Libraries
Information to help improve school libraries in California. - Specialized Media
Information and resources that support access to the general curriculum by students with disabilities. - Cesar Chavez Model Curriculum
Standards-based model curriculum on the life and work of César E. Chávez for Kindergarten through grade 12.
