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2017 California History–Social Science

Instructional Materials Adoption (Kindergarten through Grade Eight)

Reviewers Needed

The California Department of Education (CDE) and State Board of Education (SBE) are seeking reviewers to participate in the 2017 History–Social Science (HSS) Instructional Materials Adoption.

The Task

Reviewers will evaluate the instructional materials for alignment to the California history–social science standards and the newly revised history–social science curriculum framework, utilizing the standards maps and evaluation criteria maps that have been approved by the SBE for this adoption.

Important Meeting Dates

  • April 25–28, 2017: Reviewer training held at the DoubleTree hotel in Sacramento.
  • May through July, 2017: Independent review of instructional materials.
  • July 25–28, 2017: Reconvene in panels per session assignment, again at the DoubleTree hotel in Sacramento, for deliberations and the preparation of a report of findings.

The CDE will reimburse travel costs for all reviewers for the meeting days.

Information about this review and the online application process is available on the CDE HSS Instructional Materials Web page. The deadline for submission of applications is October 19, 2016. Please forward this information to any and all qualified candidates who might be interested.

Any questions related to this review should be directed to Kenneth McDonald, Lead Consultant, by phone at 916-319-0447 or by e-mail at kmcdonal@cde.ca.gov.

Questions:   Executive Office | 916-319-0800
Last Reviewed: Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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