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September 2025 IQC Agenda

State of California
Gavin Newsom, Governor

Instructional Quality Commission
An advisory body to the California State Board of Education



Meeting Agenda

September 17, 2025


Instructional Quality Commission Members
  • Charice Guerra, Chair
  • Jennifer Hicks, Vice Chair
  • Lena Bradshaw
  • Gia Daniller
  • Jacquay Durant
  • Cheryl Frye
  • Javier Hernandez
  • Janet Lanning
  • Neil MacGaffey
  • Alicia Raygoza
  • Nikole Reina-Guerra
  • Kou Vang
  • Marcey Winawer
  • Kimberly Young
  • Erica Zepeda
  • Ananya Akkaraju, Student Member
  • Assemblymember James Ramos
  • Senator Ben Allen
Executive Director
  • Mike Torres
State Board of Education Liaisons
  • Cynthia Glover Woods
  • Brenda Lewis
Schedule of Meeting Location
Commission Meeting (live webcast)
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. + (plus or minus)*		 California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-319-0881


*Meeting may end earlier or later than specified time based on time needed to complete the agenda.

Please see the detailed agenda for more information about the items to be considered and acted upon. The public is welcome.

All times are approximate and are provided for convenience only.

All items may be heard in a different order than how they are listed on the agenda on any day of the noticed meeting.

The Instructional Quality Commission (IQC or Commission) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at the location indicated above. The meeting will include some activities involving the IQC as a whole and others involving one or more of the IQC’s various committees. The following outline of activities is provided for convenience only. The actual order of business may be changed without notice by the IQC Chair or Executive Director to accommodate the needs of members, invited presenters, and key staff. Anyone interested in a particular matter should plan on being in attendance for the whole meeting. Timing and order of activities may change. The full IQC and its various committees will commence, recess, and reconvene as necessary throughout the meeting.

The agenda listing is illustrative of the matters to be considered, but it is not necessarily exhaustive.

The agenda for this IQC meeting may involve the full scope of its statutory responsibilities, which includes studying the problems of courses of study in the schools of the state; developing criteria; conducting the evaluation of instructional materials; and recommending minimum standards for courses of study, curriculum frameworks, and the adoption or rejection of instructional materials. The IQC reserves the right to consider specific matters and take action within the full scope of its responsibilities. The list that follows is illustrative of the matters to be considered, but it is not necessarily exhaustive.

IQC Meeting Logistics

Members of the public may view the meeting by live webcast which will subsequently be archived on the IQC web page.

The September 17, 2025, IQC meeting will be held at the California Department of Education (CDE) building at the address noted above. The CDE building will be open to the public; however, capacity may be limited to allow for physical distancing, and masks will be made available to those members of the public attending the meeting.

Public Comment Guidelines

Public comment on items before the IQC at this meeting may be provided via email, phone, or in person, as specified below.

Email

The public is highly encouraged to submit written comments to the IQC Commissioners in advance for their prior consideration. In order to help ensure that Commissioners have sufficient time to review comments prior to the meeting, please submit your comment by noon on Thursday, September 11, 2025, to the IQC mailbox at iqc@cde.ca.gov. Join the IQC electronic mailing list to receive information and updates from the Commission.

While not required, we ask that the following information be included in the body of the email:

  • Commenter’s first and last name
  • Organization affiliation
  • Agenda item number or general public comment
Phone

Public comment on items before the IQC at this meeting may also be provided during the meeting by dialing the phone number and following a prompt to provide a participant access code. The operator will notify callers when it is their turn to provide public comment. If possible, we recommend that members of the public dialing in for public comment view the live stream of the meeting for awareness of the order and timing of items being considered. The number and access code are below and will also be announced at the start of public comment for each item.

  • The phone line will open before each agenda item and close at the conclusion of that item. Commenters should not call in until the beginning of the agenda item they wish to give public comment on.

  • Prior to making public comment, speakers who are watching the meeting via live webcast should make sure the volume on their computer is muted to avoid an echoing or feedback sounds during the call.

  • Each speaker will be allotted one minute of public comment for each agenda item.

  • Please use the phone number and access code provided below:

    • Phone number: (717) 908-1926
    • Access code: 1166083#

  • Speakers may only give comment for themselves and not provide comment on behalf of another individual or group.
In Person

Public comment may also be provided in person at the IQC meeting; however, capacity may be limited to allow for physical distancing, and masks will be made available to those members of the public attending the meeting. In all cases, the presiding officer reserves the right to impose time limits on presentations as may be necessary to ensure that the agenda is completed. Following are general guidelines when providing public comment in person:

  • CDE Headquarters is a secured building. Visitors must check in with the guard station and show a valid photo identification to receive a temporary badge.

  • Members of the public may sign up to address the IQC/Committee during the time allocated for such public comment.

  • Members of the public may only sign up to speak themselves and may not sign up other speakers.

  • Speakers will be allotted a prescribed maximum amount of time, at the discretion of the IQC/Committee Chair, based upon the number of speakers.

  • Speakers may not provide comment on behalf of another individual or group who is not present.

  • Speakers may not allocate their allotted time to another speaker.

  • Speakers shall refrain from using profanity and shall conduct themselves in a respectful manner.

Reasonable Accommodation For Any Individual With A Disability
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability or any other individual who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a meeting or function of the IQC may request assistance by contacting the CDE's Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division Office at 1430 N Street, Room 3207, Sacramento, CA 95814; telephone 916-319-0881; facsimile 916-319-0172 at least three days in advance of the scheduled meeting date.

This agenda is posted on the IQC website.


Instructional Quality Commission Agenda

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ± (plus or minus)

  1. Full Instructional Quality Commission

    1. Call to Order

    2. Salute to the Flag

    3. Administration of Oath of Office

    4. Overview of Agenda

    5. Approve Minutes for the Following Meetings (Action)
    6. Report of the IQC Chair

    7. Report of the Executive Director

    8. Report of the State Board of Education

    9. Approve Revised 2026 IQC Meeting Dates (Action)

    10. Native American Studies Model Curriculum Update (Information)

  2. Executive Committee

    1. Assignment of Student Commissioner to Subject Matter Committees (Action)
      Executive Committee Appoints

  3. Mathematics Subject Matter Committee (DOCX)

    1. Report on the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption (K–8) (Information)

    2. Public Hearing on the Submissions for the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption (K–8) (Time Certain – 11:00 a.m.)

    3. Subject Matter Committee Recommendations to the Full Commission on the Submissions for the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption (K–8)

      1. Proposed Consent List of Instructional Materials Programs (Recommended in the Reports of Findings of the Review Panels)

      2. Consideration of Individual Programs

  4. Personal Finance Subject Matter Committee (DOCX)

    1. Draft 2026 Personal Finance Curriculum Guide

      1. Recommend to the Full IQC Approval of the Draft 2026 Personal Finance Curriculum Guide for the 30-day Public Review and Comment Period (Information/Action)

  5. Full Commission Reconvenes

    1. Reports/Action from Subcommittees

      Personal Finance Subject Matter Committee

      1. Approve the draft Personal Finance Curriculum Guide for the 30-day Public Review and Comment Period (Action)

    2. Public Hearing on the Submissions for the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption (K–8) (Time Certain – 12:00 p.m.)

    3. Approve and Recommend to the State Board of Education (SBE) the Submissions for the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption (K–8) (Action)

    4. Plan January 21, 2026, Commissioner Orientation

    5. Individual Commissioner Reports

    6. Adjournment of Meeting
       

Public Hearings on the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption (K–8)

General Guidelines


The IQC is conducting public hearings regarding the 2025 Mathematics instructional materials submitted for adoption consideration. Written comments are also welcome. Directions for providing public comment are:

  1. All public testimony may be limited to one or two minutes per speaker and/or organization, depending on the number signing up to testify. Because of time constraints, written testimony is encouraged from all who testify.

  2. All testimony shall be specific to the content of the materials (publisher, book, section, page number, etc.). The IQC is interested in comments regarding the alignment of the materials with the criteria for evaluating instructional materials contained in California’s framework for the pertinent subject area.

  3. Speakers are assigned to speak in the order they have signed up and will be given a numbered card. The chair may organize public comments by topic. When called upon to speak, speakers identify their name and the organization they represent, if any.

  4. Organizations who sign up more than one speaker may be asked to select a single representative in order to allow all other individuals and organizations wishing to provide testimony to be heard.

  5. To avoid repeated comments, speakers are encouraged to simply indicate they are in support of statements made by previous speakers and then either leave the podium or provide comments on issues not previously presented.

  6. There will be no disruptive behavior during the hearing. Individuals not complying will be asked to leave the hearing room.

  7. The public hearing before the full IQC is to provide comments not previously provided at the public hearing of the Mathematics SMC, to present new information, or to respond to the SMC's recommendations.
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