Adoption Resources for ESCs
This page contains information for education service centers (ESCs) regarding their role in the review, adoption, and distribution of state-adopted instructional materials.
Requirements of ESCs
- Designate the person who will supervise the sample materials and publish a news release notifying area districts about the availability of materials
- Provide in-person public access to adopted instructional materials upon request
- Provide public access to materials under consideration for adoption by the State Board of Education
- Notify °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ of any irregularities of missing information in pre- and post-adoption samples and correlation documents
Resources
- Adoption Cycle for Foundation and Enrichment SubjectsÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- Ìý(PDF)
- Publisher & Depository Contact InformationÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- ESC Contact InformationÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- Proclamation 2024 (Amended September 2023) (PDF)
- Proclamation 2024 Interoperability and Ease of Use Report (PDF)
- Proclamation 2020 (Amended 11-16-2018) (PDF)
- Proclamation 2020 Report on Interoperability and Ease of Use (PDF)
- Proclamation 2021 (Amended 1-31-2020) (PDF)
- Proclamation 2021 Report on Interoperability and Ease of Use (PDF)
- Proclamation 2022 (Amended April 2021) (PDF)
- Proclamation 2022 Report on Interoperability and Ease of Use (PDF)
Proclamation 2024 Education Service Centers Webinar—February 10, 2023
Samples
Adopted materials must be viewed in person at °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ or one of the 20 ESCs. Materials under consideration may be viewed online on the °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ website, on one of the 20 ESCs' websites, or in person at °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ or one of the 20 ESCs. All samples for materials adopted prior to Proclamation 2014Ìýare available in their final format—print or digital. All samples for materials adopted in Proclamation 2014Ìýor later are only available as digital samples. Samples remain available for the duration of their adoption.
The document below outlines the status of samples for each subject area.
- Pre- and Post-Adoption Sample StatusÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
Adopted Materials
- SBOE-Adopted Proclamation 2014 MaterialsÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- SBOE-Adopted Proclamation 2015 MaterialsÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- SBOE-Adopted Proclamation 2017 MaterialsÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- SBOE-Adopted Proclamation 2018 MaterialsÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- SBOE-Adopted Proclamation 2019 MaterialsÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- SBOE-Adopted Proclamation 2020 Materials (PDF)
- SBOE-Adopted Proclamation 2021 Materials (PDF)
- SBOE-Adopted Proclamation 2022 Materials (PDF)
Important Dates
The following is a list of important dates for ESC instructional materials staff.
- Monday, April 10, 2023―Pre-adoption samples for batch A courses are due to °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ and each ESC.
- Monday, April 17, 2023―ESCs must notify °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ of any irregularities in the batch A pre-adoption samples.
- Monday, May 8, 2023―Final correlations for batch A courses are due to °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ and each ESC.
- Tuesday, May 30, 2023―Pre-adoption samples for batch B courses are due to °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ and each ESC.
- Tuesday, June 6, 2023―ESCs must notify °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ of any irregularities in the batch B pre-adoption samples.
- Monday, June 26, 2023―Final correlations for batch B courses are due to °ÄÃÅ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥ and each ESC.
Batch A Courses: K─12 science, CTE courses excluding courses in computer science and cybersecurity
Batch B Courses: K─6 Spanish science, K─8 technology applications, CTE courses in computer science and cybersecurity, and Personal Financial Literacy and Economics
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