Utah Instructional Materials Center

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Utah Instructional Materials Center

• Publishers Meeting
• July 7, 2009

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Purpose

• To provide the schools of the state with the very
  best available core-related materials, and to
  eliminate instructional materials that violate
  Utah Code or State Board rules.

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UIMC Home

• http//www.schools.utah.gov/curr/IMC

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Legislation

• http//www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-
  469.htm

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Program Guidebook
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• FALL 2009 ADOPTION SCHEDULE
• Contract Effective Date January 4,
  2010-December 31, 2014
• June 8, 2009
• E-postcard Bid Invitation announcing the opening
  of the Fall 2009 Bid Adoption Cycle will be sent
  to publishers.
• July 1, 2009
• "Intention to Bid" form (formerly called the
  publisher cover sheet) will be due to the Utah
  State Office of Education. The bid packet,
  instructions for the bid sheet, and the contract
  will be posted on the IMC website, along with
  links to the procedures required for core
  alignment to be completed for primary materials.
• August 1, 2009
• Electronic bids are due to the Utah State Office
  of Education.
• August 19 28, 2009
• Samples are due to the Utah State Office of
  Education, IMC Commission, and the Colleges of
  Education.
• September 25, 2009
• The signed contract is due back to the Utah State
  Office of Education. If we do not receive a
  signed contract back from your company, your
  materials will be taken off of the Fall 2009 bid
  list and will not be evaluated.
• October 16, 2009
• Alignments to the core for "Recommended Primary"
  materials need to be submitted with page number
  references via online interface.NOTE
  Supplemental materials do not require a core
  alignment.
• September 28- November 6, 2009
• Evaluation meetings of the Instructional
  Materials Advisory Committees are conducted.
• November 20, 2009
• The Utah State Instructional Materials Commission
  Meeting.The Instructional Materials Commission
  submits final recommendations to the State Board
  of Education.
• December 4, 2009

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Adoption Process Step 1 Selecting the Course

• List of Course Titles Requesting Bids -
  http//www.schools.utah.gov/curr/IMC/fall09/fall09
  content.htm
• Active Course Codes - http//www.schools.utah.gov/
  curr/main/Core_Codes/default.htm

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Adoption Process Step 2Checking the Review
Criteria

• Recommendation Categories - http//www.schools.uta
  h.gov/curr/IMC/newdefs.htm
• Core Curriculum - http//www.schools.utah.gov/curr
  /core/
• CTE - http//www.schools.utah.gov/cte/
• Rubrics - http//www.schools.utah.gov/curr/IMC/rub
  rics09.html

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Adoption Process Step 3Submitting the Intention
to Bid
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Adoption Process Step 4Preparing the Bid

• 1,000000000,ABC PUBLISHER
• 2,1234567890123,Algebra for Beginners,Algebra
  1,Shakespeare,2008,12345.67,TEXT
• 3,Algebra 1 workbook,123.45,2345678901234
• 3,Algebra 1 teacher manual,234.56,3456789012345
• 4,06020000200
• 4,06020000210
• 2,11223344556,Algebra for Beginners,Algebra
  2,Shakespeare,2008,12234.88,INTR
• 3,Algebra 2 workbook,223.44,44556677889
• 3,Algebra 2 teacher manual,334.55,5566778899012
• 4,06030000300
• 4,06030000310
• 4,06030000320

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Adoption Process Step 5Sending Samples

• Utah State Office of Education
• Alan Griffin
• Utah State Office of Education
• 250 E. 500 S. PO Box 144200
• Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200
• Commission Members - http//www.schools.utah.gov/c
  urr/IMC/commission.htm
• Institutions of Higher Education -
  http//www.schools.utah.gov/curr/IMC/colleges.html

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Adoption Process Step 6Send in the Contract!
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Adoption Process Step 7Arrange for Independent
Review

• For Recommended Primary items only
• Who can do the Review?
• Qualifications - http//www.schools.utah.gov/curr/
  IMC/fall09/Program20Guidebook202009.pdfpage50

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Adoption Process Step 7Independent Review
(cont.)

• Online Entry - http//www.uen.org/ima
• Enter Credentials - http//www.schools.utah.gov/cu
  rr/IMC/fall09/Program20Guidebook202009.pdfpage
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• Enter Review Entry by Page Numbers

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Adoption Process Step 7Independent Review
(cont.)

• Upload Curriculum Map

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Adoption Process Step 8Be Patient

• Advisory Committee evaluation meetings
• Instructional Materials Commission meeting
• Utah State Board of Education meeting
• Notification Letters to Publishers
• Web Postings on RIMS

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Adoption Process Step 9Request for
Reconsideration
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Adoption Process Step 10Substitutions
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Your Questions