Instructional Materials

General Information

• 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.
  
  
• ELA-ELD Adoption FAQs
  
  
• Schedule of Significant Events
  
  
• 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).

Reviewer Information

• 2015 ELA/ELD Adoption Training and Deliberations Evaluation Form
  (The period for completing the evaluation form has ended.)
  
• Criteria Tally Sheets
  • Evaluation Criteria Tally Chart Program 1 (DOC)
  • Evaluation Criteria Tally Chart Program 2 (DOC)
  • Evaluation Criteria Tally Chart Program 3 (DOC)
  • Evaluation Criteria Tally Chart Program 4 (DOC)
  • Evaluation Criteria Tally Chart Program 5 (DOC)
• Standards-Aligned Tally Sheets
  • CA CCSS for ELA Alignment with Standards Chart Program 1 (DOC)
  • CA CCSS for ELA Alignment with Standards Chart Programs 2 and 3 (DOC)
  • CA CCSS for ELA Alignment with Standards Chart Program 4 (DOC)
  • CA CCSS for ELA Alignment with Standards Chart Program 5 (DOC)
    
    
• Social Content Citation (DOC)
  
  
• List of Instructional Materials Reviewers and Content Review Experts
  Appointed by the State Board of Education on November 20, 2014 and January 14, 2015.
  

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.