Instructional Materials

General Information

• State Board of Education Adopted Programs
  Programs adopted by the State Board of Education on January 15, 2014.
  
  
• 2014 Mathematics Adoption Report (PDF)
  
  
• Publisher Contacts
  Publisher-identified contacts for 2014 SBE-adopted programs.
  
  
• Instructional Quality Commission Advisory Report (DOC)
  Includes the recommendations to the State Board of Education from the Commission meeting held on November 21-22, 2013.
  
  
• Reports of Findings
  Advisory reports from the reviewer deliberations held on September 10-14, 2013.
  
  
• List of Submitted Materials
• Evaluation Criteria (DOC)
  Adopted by the State Board meeting on January 16, 2013.
• Implementation/Local Adoption
  • Guidelines for Piloting Textbooks and Instructional Materials (DOC)
    
  • Implementation of Instructional Materials Not Adopted by California
  • Implementation of Instructional Materials Not Adopted by California (DOC)
    Guidance for school districts which elect to utilize instructional materials not adopted by the SBE.
  • Curriculum & Instruction Committee (CISC) Public Resources
    Resources from the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA)
  • 2016 Selection of Non-Adopted K-12 Materials (Includes Decision Tree) (PDF)
    A helpful toolkit from CCSESA/CISC that includes an instructional materials adoption decision tree flowchart (see page A-1).

Reviewer Information

• Reviewer Forms
  
  • Evaluation Criteria Tally Sheets:
    • 7-Column Evaluation Criteria Tally Sheet (DOC)
    • 3-Column Evaluation Criteria Tally Sheet (DOC)
      
  • Standards Not Met Tally (DOC)
  • Social Content Citation Form (DOC)
    
• List of Instructional Materials Reviewers and Content Review Experts
  Appointed by the State Board of Education on May 8, 2013.

Publisher Information

• Publisher Bulletin 2013-07, Final Edits and Corrections Process
• Publisher Bulletin 2013-02, Post-Invitation to Submit Questions
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    
    
• Publishers Invitation to Submit (DOC)
  • Attachment D: Submission Form (XLS)
    • Instructions for Attachment D (DOC)
    
    
• Publisher Bulletin 2012-01, Publisher Invitation to Submit Meeting
  • Agenda 2014 Mathematics Primary Adoption Invitation to Submit Meeting
    
    
• Standards Maps
  • Instructions for Publishers
  • Instructions for Publishers (DOC)
  • Kindergarten (DOC)
  • Grade One (DOC)
  • Grade Two (DOC)
  • Grade Three (DOC)
  • Grade Four (DOC)
  • Grade Five (DOC)
  • Grade Six (DOC)
  • Grade Seven (DOC)
  • Grade Eight (DOC)
  • Algebra 1 (DOC)
  • Integrated Mathematics 1 (DOC)
    
    
• Evaluation Criteria Map
  • Instructions for Publishers
  • Instructions for Publishers (DOC)
  • Evaluation Criteria Map (DOC)

References

Grades 9-12 Standards Map Templates and Instructions

• Grades 9-12 Standards Map Templates and Instructions
  Templates completed with citations by publishers and used by local education agencies in reviews of instructional materials.