Dear Publishers and Content Developers of Mathematics Instructional Materials for Kindergarten through Grade Eight:

2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption
(Publisher Bulletin 2)

If you plan to participate in California’s 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption, you may be eligible for a reduction in the planned participation fees if you meet specific criteria. State regulations establish the participation fee at $8,000 per program, per grade level. California Education Code Section 60213, which requires a participation fee, provides that the State Board of Education (SBE) may reduce the fee for a small publisher. For the purposes of this adoption, a small publisher is defined as one that meets all of the following criteria:

• Independently owned or operated
  
  
• Not dominant in its field of operation
  
  
• Has 100 or fewer employees, together with its affiliates
  
  
• Has average annual gross receipts of $10 million or less over the previous three years

If you believe your company meets these criteria and wish to apply for a fee reduction, please submit your request along with the following information to mathadoption@cde.ca.gov no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, Friday, November 1, 2024:

• A tax filing statement of earnings for the most recent three fiscal years
  
  
• A statement verifying the number of full-time employees excluding contracted employees
  
  
• A statement verifying that the small publisher is independently owned or operated and is not dominant in its field for the subject matter being submitted

This information (but not the submitted documents) will become public and will be considered by the SBE for action at its January 15–16, 2025, meeting.

For more information about the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials Adoption, including the schedule of significant events, evaluation criteria, frequently asked questions, and more, please visit the California Department of Education Instructional Materials web page.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact David Almquist, Publisher Liaison, Instructional Resources Unit, by email at dalmquis@cde.ca.gov.

Sincerely,

Mike Torres, Director
Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division

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