2018 Science Adoption Events
Approved by the California State Board of Education on March 9, 2017. Revised September 21, 2017*.| Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
State Board of Education (SBE) Adoption of Science Framework/Evaluation Criteria |
November 3, 2016 |
Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) approves Schedule of Significant Events (Timeline) and online reviewer application |
January 19–20, 2017 |
SBE approves Timeline and online reviewer application (per California Code of Regulations, Title 5 [5CCR] §9513) |
March 8–9, 2017 |
Recruitment of reviewers (at least 90 days per 5CCR §9513) |
April 21–July 21, 2017 |
IQC recommends reviewers to SBE |
September 27-28, 2017 |
Small publisher fee reduction requests due |
November 2, 2017 |
SBE appoints reviewers |
November 8–9, 2017 |
IQC approves training materials (5CCR §9512[h]) |
November 16–17, 2017 |
SBE approves training materials (5CCR §9512[h]) and small publisher fee reduction requests (5CCR §9517.3) |
January 18–19, 2018 |
| Invitation to Submit meeting | January 30, 2018 |
Intent to Submit forms due from publishers (5CCR §9517.3) |
February 12, 2018 |
Submission List information for programs (5CCR §9517.3) |
March 8, 2018 |
| Deadline for payment of publisher participation fees (5CCR §9517.3) | March 27, 2018 |
Reviewer Training |
April 16–20, 2018 |
Instructional Materials Samples Due |
May 4, 2018 |
Independent Review |
May–July 2018 |
Reviewer Deliberations |
July 16–20, 2018 |
IQC holds public meeting to receive comment (5 CCR§9524[a]) |
August 13, 2018 |
IQC makes recommendation |
September 20-21, 2018 |
SBE holds public hearing to receive comment (Education Code 60203 and 5 CCR §9524[b]) |
November 8-9, 2018 |
SBE takes action on recommendation |
November 8-9, 2018 |
*This timeline is subject to change. State Board of Education will only take action on changes to the approved timeline if they affect Instructional Quality Commission or State Board of Education action dates.