Book Collections & Culturally Relevant Texts

Tools for Selecting Diverse Texts

• Recommended Literature List
• TeachingBooks
• California School Library Association Committee on Standards Integration – Diversity Resources
• First Book
• Reading Is Fundamental
• We Need Diverse Books
• National Education Association
• Lee & Low Classroom Evaluation Tool (PDF); Lee & Low Classroom Library Questionnaire (PDF)
  

General Information

Block Grant Guidance

• Block Grant Guidance Web page
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) web page

Allocations & Apportionments

• Allocations & Apportionments Web page
• Fiscal Questions: CAAR@cde.ca.gov

Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division (CFIRD)

• CFIRD Web page
• Listserv: join-CFIRupdates@mlist.cde.ca.gov

Tools for Local Instructional Materials Adoption

• State Board of Education’s Guidelines for Piloting Textbooks and Instructional Materials
• Achieve’s Toolkit for Evaluating the Alignment of Instructional and Assessment Materials to the Common Core State Standards

Professional Development – All Content Areas

• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Subsidy and Incentive Program
• Educator Preparation (induction and mentors)
• Private School Professional Development
• Teacher and Leader Policy Office: TLPO@cde.ca.gov