Curriculum frameworks provide guidance for implementing the content standards adopted by the State Board of Education (SBE). Frameworks are developed by the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission, which also reviews and recommends textbooks and other instructional materials to be adopted by the SBE.
Note: Assembly Bill X4 2 (Chapter 2, Statutes of 2009-10 Fourth Extraordinary Session) signed on July 28, 2009, suspended the process and procedures for adopting instructional materials, including framework revisions, until the 2013-14 school year.
Curriculum Frameworks
- All Curriculum Frameworks
Links to downloads of all Curriculum Frameworks. - Curriculum Framework Development
and Approval Process (DOC; 31KB; 1p.)
Flowchart shows major components of this process. - Schedule for Curriculum
Framework Development and
Adoptions of K-8 Instructional
Materials
Note: Assembly Bill X4 2 (Chapter 2, Statutes of 2009-10 Fourth Extraordinary Session) signed on July 28, 2009, suspended the process and procedures for adopting instructional materials, including framework revisions, until the 2013-14 school year. - Content Standards
- (K-12)
Adopted by the SBE and are the basis for curriculum frameworks. - Grade Level Curriculum (NEW)
A Look at Kindergarten through Grade Three in California Public Schools is a compilation of subject-matter curriculum, including information about the Common Core State Standards, organized by individual grade levels.
Instructional Materials
- Instructional Materials Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding instructional materials, funding, sufficiency and Williams settlement. - Liability for Lost or Damaged Instructional Materials
Information from California Education Code (EC) regarding damaged to student-issued instructional materials. - Recent Legislation Regarding Instructional Materials
Information regarding recently approved legislation pertaining to instructional materials. - Price List Search and Adopted Materials Publisher Information
- Social Content Review
Reviewed and approved instructional materials. - Media Guide -
Instructional Material Ordering and Distribution System (IMODS)
Online ordering systems for Braille, Large Print, Audiobooks, ASL Videobooks, and APH products.- New
Account Form (DOC; 54KB; 2pp.)
Must be processed before receiving login password.
- New
Account Form (DOC; 54KB; 2pp.)
- Listing of Learning Resource Display Centers (LRDC's)
- Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP)
Funding and purchase requirements about the IMFRP. - Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program (IMFRP) - CalEdFacts
- Instructional Materials Sufficiency
Requirements associated with the Williams settlement for instructional materials sufficiency.- Instructional Materials Survey Forms
Used to assist in evaluating the sufficiency of instructional materials.
- Instructional Materials Survey Forms
- Instructional Materials Adoptions General Information
Adoption process, schedule, piloting, and other information. - Instructional Materials Evaluation and Adoption Process - CalEdFacts
- Free List Procedures and Marketing Practices
- Supplementary Instructional Materials for English Learners
AB 1802 List of Certified Supplemental Materials for English Learners. - 2010 Follow-Up Adoptions (Suspended Effective 7/28/2009)
Note: Assembly Bill X4 2 (Chapter 2, Statutes of 2009-10 Fourth Extraordinary Session) signed on July 28, 2009, suspended the process and procedures for adopting instructional materials, including framework revisions, until the 2013-14 school year.
Additional Resources
- School Libraries
Information to help improve school libraries in California. - School Libraries - CalEdFacts
- Specialized Media
Information and resources that support access to the general curriculum by students with disabilities. - Cesar Chavez Model Curriculum
Standards-based model curriculum on the life and work of César E. Chávez for Kindergarten through grade 12.