Instructional Materials
Last updated: March 1, 2011
Instructional Materials Adoptions Cancelled by Governor;
No New Materials Until 2013
To deal with the state's burgeoning budget deficit, Governor
Schwarzenegger has given maximum flexibiilty to school districts
in the use of state education funds. Funds that had previously
been earmarked to purchaase instructional materials may now
be used for any general education purpose. The governor has,
therefore, suspended all textbook adoptions until 2013, at
which time it is expected that language arts and math materials
will be adopted. The governor also cut funding for the Curriculum
Development and Supplemental Materials Commission (the Curriculum
Commission) which oversees the materials adoption process.
It is anticipated that work on the revised science framework
could be restarted in 2013, with new science materials to
be adopted in 2017. See story for more
details, and check back for any updates.
2006 Primary Adoption of Science Instructional Materials
In 2006, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved the
list of K-8 science instructional materials that districts
are allowed to purchase using state funds until the next primary
adoption in 2012.
The following programs were adopted by the state:
K-5/K-6:
- Delta Education: Full Option Science System (FOSS) (K-5)
- Harcourt School Publishers: California Science (K-6)
- Houghton Mifflin: Houghton Mifflin California Science
2007 (K-6)
- Macmillan/McGraw-Hill: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California
Science (K-6)
- Pearson Scott Foresman: Scott Foresman California Science
(K-6)
6-8:
- CPO Science: Focus on Earth Science (6), Life Science
(7), Physical Science (8)
- Glencoe: Glencoe Science Focus On Series (6,7,8)
- Holt, Rinehart & Winston: Holt California Science: Earth
Science (6), Life Science (7), Physical Science (8)
- It's About Time: Investigating Earth Systems (6); InterActions
in Physical Science (8)
- McDougal Littell: McDougal Littell California Middle School
Science Series: Focus on Earth Sciences (6), Life Sciences
(7), Physical Sciences (8)
- Pearson Prentice Hall: Prentice Hall California Science
Explorer: Focus on Earth Science (6), Life, Science (7),
Physical Science (8)
Link
to instructional materials price lists.
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