ELA/ELD Instructional Materials Follow-up Adoption
English Language Arts/English Language Development Instructional Materials Follow-up Adoption Draft Schedule of Significant Events—pending State Board of Education approval.| Event | Date |
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Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) recommends:
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July 2, 2025 |
State Board of Education (SBE) approves:
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July 9–10, 2025 |
Reviewer online application period (5 CCR Section 9513[a]) |
August–October 2025 |
Publisher Invitation to Submit meeting (5 CCR Section 9517) |
September 2025 |
Publisher intent to submit forms due (5 CCR Section 9517.3[a][3]) |
October 29, 2025 |
Small publisher fee reduction requests due (California Education Code [EC] Section 60213) |
October 31, 2025 |
SBE adopts Guidance to Support the Follow-up Adoption of ELA/ELD Instructional Materials1 |
November 5–6, 2025 |
IQC recommends reviewers (5 CCR Section 9512[b]) |
December 2025 |
SBE appoints reviewers (5 CCR Section 9512[a]) SBE considers small publisher fee reduction requests (EC Section 60213[d][1]) |
January 14–15, 2026 |
Publisher submission forms due (5 CCR Section 9517[c]) |
March 11, 2026 |
Publisher fees due (EC Section 60213) |
April 8, 2026 |
Reviewer training week (5 CCR Section 9512[h]) |
April 27–May 1, 2026 |
Publisher complete instructional programs due (5 CCR Section 9517[e]) |
May 6, 2026 |
Reviewer deliberations week one; review panels make program adoption recommendations in a “Report of Findings” for every participating program (5 CCR Section 9519[i]) |
July 20–24, 2026 |
Reviewer deliberations week two2; review panels make program adoption recommendations in a “Report of Findings” for every participating program (5 CCR Section 9519[i]) |
July 27–31, 2026 |
IQC holds meeting to receive oral and additional written public comment (5 CCR Section 9524[a][1]) |
August 2026 |
IQC makes program adoption recommendations (5 CCR Section 9524[a][5]) |
September 17–18, 2026 |
SBE holds meeting to receive public comment SBE takes action on program recommendations (EC Section 60200) |
November 18–19, 2026 |
This timeline is subject to change. The State Board of Education will take action on changes to the approved timeline only if they affect Instructional Quality Commission or State Board of Education action dates.
California Department of Education, June 2025
Footnotes
1 Pending legislative action.
2 Subject to change based on publisher participation.