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Copyright Statement

Discloses the copyright practices for the California Department of Education.

Except where specifically noted, permission must be obtained for reproduction of any portion of the material on this website. The material may not be edited or altered and must remain unchanged, as published by the California Department of Education (CDE). To obtain permission to reproduce material at this website (including text, images, multi-media files, or complete publications) for any purpose, submit the specifics of your request in writing by completing the form Copyright Release Request (DOC; Modified 24-May-2012), and sending it to the Copyright Program Office, CDE Press, California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Suite 3207, Sacramento, CA 95814. Fax: 916-323-0823. Requests may require CDE Press research and consultation with authors; please allow 2-4 weeks for the processing of all requests. Copyright release of the California Department of Education "seal" is not granted outside of CDE and requires prior approval for entities within CDE.

Artwork or images on this website may be protected under copyright law. The unauthorized use of such material could be a violation of the rights of the copyright owner. The unique branding of the website and various official seals and marks may not be used without permission of CDE. To use any information on this website not owned or created by CDE, permission must be obtained directly from the copyright owner.

CDE shall have the unlimited right to use for any purpose, free of any charge, all information submitted via this website, except those submissions made under separate legal contract. CDE shall be free to use, for any purpose, any ideas, concepts, or techniques contained in information provided through this website.

Neither CDE nor its contributors shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. In no event shall CDE or its contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement or substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise), arising in any way out of the use of this system even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action.

For requests of complete reprints of CDE publications a fee is required based on the page count of the publication and amount of copies requested. Upon review and approval of the copyright request form submitted then receipt of the payment, an authorization letter will be provided. The table below is used to determine the cost of your request.

Page Count of Publication 1-299 Copies 300 Copies or More
1-199 pages $0.25 per copy $0.10 per copy
200-499 pages $0.50 per copy $0.25 per copy
500+ pages $1 per copy $0.75 per copy

 

Payments can be made by purchase order, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express debit/credit cards. More information can be found on the CDE Press web page.You may contact CDE Press at 1-800-995-4099 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT. Once the copyright release request form has been submitted, approval has been granted, and the fee has been paid, an authorization letter will be provided. It will be up to the requestor to print the copies as CDE does not provide such print services.

Questions:   CDE Press | cdepress@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-7608
Last Reviewed: Friday, November 22, 2024