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Price Lists of K-8 Adopted Instructional Materials
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Current List of Instructional Materials Adopted by the State Board
2008 Reading/Language Arts/English Language Development Adoption
- Schedule of Significant Events (Revised)
Revised Timeline approved by the State Board of Education (SBE) November 8, 2007 - Content Review Panel (CRP) Application (DOC; 195KB; 13pp.)
Application to be a member of the Content Review Panel for the 2008 RLA/ELD Primary Adoption - Instructional Materials Advisory Panel (IMAP) Application (DOC; 220KB; 13pp.)
Application to be a member of the Instructional Materials Advisory Panel for the 2008 RLA/ELD Primary Adoption - 2008 CRP/IMAP Candidates - Cohort 1 Appointed by the State Board of Education
- 2008 CRP/IMAP Candidates - Cohort 2 Appointed by the State Board of Education
- 2008 CRP/IMAP Candidates - Cohort 3 Appointed by the State Board of Education
- Criteria for Evaluating Instructional Materials in Reading/Language Arts (PDF; 5MB; 55pp.)
(Chapter 9 of the Reading/Language Arts Framework for California Public Schools 2007) - Criteria by Program
These documents detail the specific criteria for evaluating instructional materials for the 2008 Reading/Language Arts Adoption that apply to each of the five types of programs. - Reading/Language Arts Framework Comparison
A comparison of differences between the 2002 and 2008 criteria for adoption. - List of Submitted Programs
Reading/Language Arts materials submitted for adoption for Program Types 1 - 5 - Summary Statement on African American Vernacular English (AAVE) (DOC; 66KB; 8pp.)
Written by William Labov, Professor and Director of the Linguistics Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania
Public Meeting Notices/Agendas
- September 6, 2007 Public Meeting Notice
- September 27, 2006 Public Meeting Notice
- January 8, 2008 Public Meeting Notice
- April 7 - 11, 2008 Public Meeting Notice
- April 21 - 24, 2008 Public Meeting Notice
- July 14 - 18, 2008 Public Meeting Notice
- July 28 - 31, 2008 Public Meeting Notice
Publisher Information
- 2008 Primary Adoption Publisher Survey
Initial survey of publishers to determine the need for reviewers. - Invitation to Submit (DOC; 1.5MB; 220pp.)
This document provides publishers of instructional materials with detailed information about the adoption process. A print copy of this document was distributed to publishers who attended the Invitation to Submit (ITS) meeting on January 8, 2008. - English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Standards Correlation Matrix
This matrix is to be used by publishers to demonstrate alignment of their ELD materials with the ELA Standards and relevant ELD Standards.
- Standards Maps
These standards maps were approved by the SBE at the November 2008 meeting.- Program 1: Reading/Language Arts Basic Program, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight
- Program 2: Reading/Language Arts–English-Language Development Basic Program, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight
- Program 3: Primary Language/English-Language Development Basic Program, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight
- Program 4: Intensive Intervention Program in Reading/Language Arts, Grades Four Through Eight
- Program 5: Intensive Intervention Program for English Learners, Grades Four Through Eight
- 2008 RLA/ELD Optional Evaluation Criteria Maps: Revised Note-taking Guides with Criteria for Evaluating Instructional Materials for 2008 RLA/ELD Adoption, draft pending SBE approval.
- Instructions for Program 1: Reading/Language Arts Basic Program, K-8 (DOC; 35KB; 3pp.); Program 1 Map (DOC; 334KB; 43pp.)
- Instructions for Program 2: RLA/ELD Basic Program, K-8 (DOC; 36KB; 3pp.); Program 2 Map (DOC; 367KB; 47pp.)
- Instructions for Program 3: Primary Language/ELD Basic Program, K-8 (DOC; 36KB; 3pp.); Program 3 Map (DOC; 367KB; 48pp.)
- Instructions for Program 4: Intervention Program, Grades 4-8 (DOC; 36KB; 3pp.); Program 4 Map (DOC; 292KB; 33pp.)
- Instructions for Program 5: Intervention Program for English Learners, Grades 4-8 (DOC; 36KB; 3pp.); Program 5 Map (DOC; 282KB; 33pp.)
Publishers Bulletins
- Publishers Bulletin 2006-01; Publisher briefing scheduled for November 29, 2006
- Publishers Bulletin 2007-02; Publisher Briefing Rescheduled
- Publishers Bulletin 2007-03; Publisher Questions and Answers
- Publishers Bulletin 2007-04; Publisher briefing on the standards maps scheduled for December 6, 2007
- Publishers Bulletin 2007-05; Publisher Questions and Answers scheduled for January 8, 2008
- Publishers Bulletin 2007-06; Publisher briefing scheduled for January 8, 2008
- Attachment 1 ; Agenda
- Attachment 2 (DOC; 34KB; 1p.) RSVP Form
- Attachment 3 ; 2008 Reading Language Arts-English Language Development Primary Adoption Timeline
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-07; Publisher briefing scheduled for February 4, 2008
- Attachment 1 ; Publisher Questions and Answers
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-08; Submit 2.0 System Concerns
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-09; Publisher Presentation Timeframes
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-10; CRP/IMAP Training and Publisher Presentation Schedules
- Attachment A - Agenda
- Attachment B - CRP Members (DOC; 275KB; 9pp.)
- Attachment C - Publisher Presentation Schedule (DOC; 113KB; 8pp.)
- Attachment D - Publisher Presentation Tips
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-11; Distribution Bulletin - Basic Programs
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-12; Distribution of Materials - Intervention
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-14; Distribution of Materials to Curriculum Commissioners
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-15; Basic Programs
- Attachment A - Room Assignments
- Attachment B - Publisher Response Session Survey (DOC; 49KB; 1p.)
- Attachment C - Publisher Response Schedule (DOC; 67KB; 2pp.)
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-15; Intervention Programs
- Attachment A - Room Assignments
- Attachment B - Publisher Response Session Survey (DOC; 48KB; 1p.)
- Attachment C - Publisher Response Schedule (DOC; 61KB; 2 pp.)
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-16; Reminder Providing Materials for Deliberations - Basic Programs
- Publishers Bulletin 2008-16; Reminder Providing Materials for Deliberations - Intervention Programs
2005 Follow-up Adoption
2002 K-8 Reading/Language Arts/English Language Development Instructional Materials Adoption
2002 RLA/ELD State Board of Education Adoption Report (PDF; 421KB; 59 pp.)
- Addendum to 2002 RLA/ELD State Board of Education Adoption Report (PDF; 44KB; 19pp.)
2002 Primary RLA/ELD
Adopted Programs
List of adopted and rejected programs.
Grades 9-12 Standards Map Templates and Instructions
Templates are completed with citations by publishers and used by local education agencies in reviews of instructional materials.
