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Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Div.


The Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division supports the Instructional Quality Commission, develops curriculum frameworks, oversees the adoption of instructional materials, produces and distributes instructional materials in specialized media.

Mike Torres, Director

Phone: 916-319-0881
Fax: 916-319-0172


The Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division is part of the Instruction, Measurement, and Administration Branch.

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Information that represents students, skills, knowledge, and abilities in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts that all students should be able to master from prekindergarten to grade 12.

Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Technology
Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Technology (CSMT) helps to close the achievement gap by providing instructional resources in accessible formats to students with disabilities in California.

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Information on all subject areas.

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Information about members, committees, goals, and meetings for the Instructional Quality Commission, commonly called the Curriculum Commission (CC).

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Information that all students in California public schools should know and be able to do in mathematics, emphasizing computational and procedural skills, conceptual understanding, and problem solving.

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Resources for developing quality physical education programs designed to provide students with knowledge and ability needed to maintain active, healthy lifestyles.

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Information to help improve school libraries in California.

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Information that represents the content of science education and includes the essential skills and knowledge students will need to be scientifically literate citizens in the twenty-first century.

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Information that focuses on developing the highest levels of world language proficiency in California students.

Questions:   Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division | 916-319-0881
Last Reviewed: Wednesday, August 9, 2023