Instructional Materials

General Information

• Notice of Intent to Hold an Adoption
• Schedule of Significant Events
• English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
• Content Standards
  

2015 English Language Arts/English Language Development Instructional Materials Adoption (K-8)

Senate Bill 201 (Chapter 478 of the Statutes of 2013), signed on October 2, 2013, authorized the State Board of Education to conduct an adoption of kindergarten through grade eight instructional materials in ELA/ELD aligned to the California Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (CA CCSS ELA/Literacy) and the new California English Language Development Standards (CA ELD Standards).

• State Board of Education Adopted Programs
  Programs adopted by the State Board of Education on November 4, 2015.
  
• State Board of Education 2015 ELA/ELD Adoption Report (DOC)
  
  
• Publisher Contact
  Publisher contact information for public inquiries.
  
  
• Instructional Quality Commission Advisory Report (DOC)
  Instructional Quality Commission Advisory Report to the State Board of Education.
  
  
• IMR/CRE Reports of Findings
  Advisory reports from the reviewer deliberations held July 13-17, 2015 and July 27-31, 2015.
  
  
• List of Instructional Materials Reviewers and Content Review Experts
  Appointed by the State Board of Education on November 20, 2014 and January 14, 2015.
  
  
• ELA-ELD Adoption FAQs
  
  
• 2015 Schedule of Significant Events
  

Reviewer Information

The application for Instructional Materials Reviewers and Content Review Experts to evaluate instructional materials submitted by publishers and content developers for consideration of adoption by the State Board of Education will be available on this webpage soon. The application period will be August through October 2025.

Publisher Information

Documents to be completed by publishers.

• Evaluation Criteria Maps
  
  
• Standards Maps
  
  
  • Program Type 1
  • Program Type 2
  • Program Type 3
  • Program Type 4
  • Program Type 5

References

Grades 9-12 Standards Map Templates and Instructions

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

2008 K-8 Reading/Language Arts—English-Language Development Instructional Materials Adoption

• 2008 State Board of Education Adopted Materials
  List of adopted programs.
• Price Lists of K-8 Adopted Instructional Materials
  Search by subject.

Implementation/Local Adoption

• Guidelines for Piloting Textbooks and Instructional Materials (DOCX)
• 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).