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Letter Head: Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Phone number 916-319-0800

Date: December 6, 2006

Dear Publishers of Mathematics Instructional Materials for Kindergarten Through Grade Eight:

2007 MATHEMATICS PRIMARY ADOPTION
PUBLISHER INVITATION TO SUBMIT MEETING
(PUBLISHER BULLETIN: 2006-06)

Publishers and producers of instructional materials in mathematics are invited to attend a meeting on January 9, 2007, to review the requirements to participate in the 2007 Mathematics Primary Adoption of Instructional Materials for California, kindergarten through grade eight.

Representatives of the publishing company should include those responsible for:

  • Meeting the instructional materials adoption requirements and timelines.
  • Producing the submission CD-ROM.
  • Completing the standards maps.
  • Editing and writing the program. California representatives and bids and contracts representatives of the publisher are also encouraged to attend.
Meeting Date and Time
Location
January 9, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
East End Complex
1500 Capitol Avenue, Auditorium
Sacramento, CA 95814

The Publishers Invitation to Submit: 2007 Mathematics Primary Adoption (ITS) document will be distributed at this meeting. We will also be reviewing instructions for the submission CD-ROM. A tentative agenda for the meeting is enclosed.

Please fill out and return the attached form (DOC; 34KB; 1p.) by December 22, 2006, indicating the number of people who will be attending. If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like to receive a copy of the ITS and the submission CD-ROM, you may request a copy of these items by using the same form.

The ITS will also be available on the California Department of Education (CDE) Web site at Instructional Materials on or after January 9, 2007. For your information, we have enclosed the Schedule of Significant Events for the Mathematics Primary Adoption.

If you have any questions regarding this subject, please contact Suzanne Rios, Administrator, Instructional Resources Unit, at 916-319-0665 or by e-mail at srios@cde.ca.gov. You may also contact Mary Sprague, Lead Consultant, Curriculum Frameworks Unit, at 916-319-0510 or by e-mail at msprague@cde.ca.gov.

We look forward to your participation.

Sincerely,

Thomas Adams, Director
Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division

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Enclosures

cc: Kenneth Noonan, State Board President
  Deborah Keys, Chair, Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission
  Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission Members
  Gavin Payne, Chief Deputy Superintendent, California Department of Education
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