Mathematics instructional materials for K-8 were adopted in November 2007. Three types of programs were adopted: basic grade level materials, intervention materials for grades 4-7, and algebra readiness. The list of adopted materials is available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/im/.

II. Subject Areas of Current/Next Year's Adoption

III. Allocation/Funding for Instructional Materials

IV. Challenges/Issues You Have Faced This Year

V. Significant Legislative or Policy Changes/Issues Affecting Instructional Materials

VI. Future Subject Areas of Adoption/Changes to Cycle (if any)

Florida’s 2007-2008 adoption consisted of K-5(6) Comprehensive Core Reading, 6-8 Developmental Reading, K-12 Comprehensive Intervention Reading, and K-12 Supplemental Intervention Reading with a total of 114 bids submitted in May of 2007. Of those 114 submitted bids, 89 were officially adopted.

II. Subject Areas of Current/Next Year's Adoption

III. Allocation/Funding for Instructional Materials

IV. Challenges/Issues You Have Faced This Year

V. Significant Legislative or Policy Changes/Issues Affecting Instructional Materials

VI. Future Subject Areas of Adoption/Changes to Cycle (if any)

Idaho held a special review session in April to look at Evidence Based Intervention Math programs for meeting Idaho’s Math Initiative needs. Committee recommendations went to the State Board of Education in June. For information related to Idaho math Initiative: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/math/math_initiative.htm/.

As part of the Math Initiative, Idaho has incorporated National Council for Teachers of Mathematics criteria into our evaluation process. This evaluation tool ensure Idaho’s math materials align to the national standards as well as to our own state standards. This evaluation tool is available through our web page: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/curricular_materials/evaluation_forms.htm.

In June, Idaho reviewed curricular materials in the content areas of Mathematics, Evidence Based Mathematics, Professional Technical Education, Language Arts Part I: Reading, and Research Based Reading. Annual adoption continues for Computer Applications and Limited English Proficiency. Our committee recommendations go before the State Board of Education in August.

Idaho continues to provide specific funding to school districts for purchasing curricular materials, applicable to both print and non-print state approved instructional materials. Idaho Legislators approved $9.95 million under House Bill No. 670, Section 6. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the formulas and methodologies for the distribution of funds based upon average daily attendance numbers. http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/classroom_enhancement/textbooks.htm

To meet Idaho Statute 33-118A, Idaho continues to move toward housing electronic versions of textbooks versus print editions at the State Department of Education’s Curriculum & Technology Center. Publishers will be asked to submit electronic editions when available.. Print editions will continue to be required for the review process and for each of our seven regional centers.

In 2009 Idaho will be reviewing Drivers Education, Physical Education, Health, and Humanities in the categories of Interdisciplinary, World Languages, Dance, Music, Drama/Theatre, and Art. Our adoption schedule is available: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/curricular_materials/cm_docs/adoptionschedule.pdf. Standards for drivers education and humanities are currently under revision. The revised standards should be available after the first of the year.

Our caravan continues to be in October. For dates and additional information, please refer to our website: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/curricular_materials/cm_docs/caravan.pdf.

Idaho’s Curricular materials homepage: http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/curricular_materials/ contains a listing of all state approved curricular materials, adoption process statutes, upcoming events, adoption process deadlines as well as publisher contact information. Our website continues to be revised, please contact me if have difficulty in locating necessary information.

In Indiana we are in the middle of our Social Studies adoption. We are adopting in all areas for grades 1-12.

The publishers submitted their bids and samples on June 19. The state reviewers met earlier in July in Indianapolis and gave their recommendations to the Advisory Committee on Textbook Adoptions as to whether the books were satisfactory or unsatisfactory for adoption. The advisors will consider their recommendations and receive public input through our public hearings. They will then vote at their meeting on September 3 and the State Board of Education will approve their recommendations in the afternoon of September 3.

The textbook caravan will be held in January and February. Our caravan is planned by the publishers and visits about 9 sites around the state. Publishers whose material is not on the adoption list may attend the caravan and display their material, but they are not given a presentation time.

Our next adoption area is Mathematics. The bids and samples for the social studies materials will be due around June 18, 2009. As a reminder to publishers, we accept final copy only.

As far as funding, Indiana is a textbook rental state. This means that the parents of the students pay a "textbook rental fee" each year and we have no state funding for textbooks except for children on the free and reduced lunch program.

Mississippi

Submitted by
Kim Esco-Collins, Director
Textbook Procurement & Adoption

Last year, Oklahoma adopted Reading and Literature, K-12.

II. Subject Areas of Current/Next Year's Adoption

Currently, the State Textbook Committee is reviewing materials for Foreign Languages, Health, Vocational Education, Computer Education, Instructional Technology, and Personal Financial Literacy. Next year, the State Textbook Committee will consider bids in K-12 Mathematics.

III. Allocation/Funding for Instructional Materials

The allocation for the Reading and Literature adoption was $33,000,000, which is about $55 per student. Because of the budget shortfalls due to less than expected lottery income, and high fuel and operating costs, this amount does not reflect an increase from previous years.

IV. Challenges/Issues You Have Faced This Year

Funding is, as always, the biggest problem we have faced this year.

V. Significant Legislative or Policy Changes/Issues Affecting Instructional Materials

Our policy has changed regarding instructional materials descriptions in the bid. For example, if a company bids materials in kit form, they must be very specific about everything contained in that kit. If a kit contains manipulatives, the bid should not just state “manipulatives” as the description. The State Textbook Committee wants to know specifically what manipulatives are in the kit, and how many of each type there are. This will be tedious for the contract representatives, but it will aid us in assuring that there are no omissions from, nor additions to the final bid. Once the bids arrive in my office, I will work with publishers to ensure that all bids are sufficient. If something is not clear, I will require that the company correct the bid form before the final vote in November.

Another change is that correlations may now be submitted in electronic format only. Publishers may either provide access to the correlations via the Internet, or they may send a CD-rom containing the correlations.

V. Future Subject Areas of Adoption/Changes to Cycle (if any)

None.

In October 2007 the Oregon State Board of Education adopted Health Education and Physical Education Instructional Materials. The process followed traditional procedures set forth by statute and administrative rule.

II. Subject Areas of Current/Next Year's Adoption

Instructional materials criteria have been developed for the evaluation of ‘K-8 Mathematics’ this summer with proposed adoption in October resulting in the district adoption, purchase and disbursement to classrooms by September 2009.

III. Allocation/Funding for Instructional Materials

In 2007 Oregon’s Governor and Legislature made education funding a priority and in addition to approving the proposed education budget, provided millions in school improvement funding tied to key performance measures for education. While districts are not required by law to earmark money for instructional materials many school districts do because they are required by law to annually adopt materials from the state approved list, independently adopt using the same criteria and process or postpone the adoption for up to one year. Department staff have participated in some state-wide review and audits of district standards, including instructional materials adoption, along side monitoring visits required by No Child Left Behind.

IV. Challenges/Issues You Have Faced This Year

With the retirement of Ray Lindley, past ODE Director and NASTA President, some institutional knowledge has been lost. However, the staff transition has been supported by Sue Parton who continues to handle bids, contracts, and facility planning and Jerry Rockwood from the Northwest Textbook Depository. The postponement secondary mathematics standards, implementation of core standards, minor issues regarding the state viewing site and the lack of an official caravan for health and physical education materials created challenges this past year but it is our pleasure to report to you that Oregon’s process is strong.

V. Significant Legislative or Policy Changes/Issues Affecting Instructional Materials

Ray will continue to support efforts to revise existing administrative rules and procedures to continue streamlining Oregon’s process. This will include proposed changes to the provisions for the adoption of criteria and materials by reference instead of annual changes to the law and efforts to strengthen the review process, substitution policies and technical standards to facilitate the involvement of both print and digital publishers.

VI. Future Subject Areas of Adoption/Changes to Cycle (if any)

As mentioned above, in January Oregon postponed the adoption of standards and materials for ‘Secondary Mathematics’ so those materials will be bid, evaluated, and adopted in 2008-09 with ‘K-12 Science’ materials. Additional science and math requirements imbedded in the New Oregon Diploma have created a great amount of interest in secondary mathematics and science. New K-12 Science and Secondary Math standards are already under review and drafts are available at the Department web page http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/InstructionalMaterials.

• English Language Arts (Composition, Grammar, Handwriting, Journalism and Speech K-12)
• Music (K-12)
• Visual Art (K-12)

• World Languages
• Driver Education
• Dance
• Theatre

• Legislative funds based on county tax base
• County Levies

• The learning curve of being new to the position was a challenge
• Locating people to review world languages, especially Chinese
• Frustration felt by many counties who adopted an integrated reading program during the preceding year only to discover they had to request a waiver in order to use that material for the English Language Arts adoption.
• The charge given me by the WV State Board to transition away from traditional text to digital content because of West Virginia’s focus on 21st Century educational practices.

• None

• Mathematics K-12 (2010-2016)
• Family and consumer Science (2010-2015)*
• Vocational Agriculture (2010-2015)*