March 18 , 2008
Dear Publishers of Kindergarten through Grade Eight Reading/Language Arts–English-Language Development Instructional Materials:
2008 READING/LANGUAGE ARTS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
PRIMARY ADOPTION
CRP/IMAP TRAINING AND PUBLISHER PRESENTATIONS
(PUBLISHER BULLETIN 2008-10)
The next event in the 2008 Reading/Language Arts–English-Language Development (RLA/ELD) Primary Adoption is the Content Review Panel (CRP) and Instructional Materials Advisory Panel (IMAP) training, which includes presentations by the publishers of their submitted program. This bulletin includes information about the training and publisher presentations.
CRP/IMAP TRAINING
There are two CRP/IMAP training sessions for this adoption. Both sessions are scheduled at the same location.
- Session Dates
Session I: April 7-11, 2008 (Basic Programs 1, 2 and 3)
Session II: April 21-24, 2008 (Intervention Programs 4 and 5)
- Location
Doubletree Hotel Sacramento
2001 Point West Way
Sacramento, California 95815
- Time
Training will begin at 10:30 a.m. the first day of each training week in the Grand Ballroom. For your information, an overview of the training agenda for both sessions is included in Attachment A.
A meeting for publishers regarding the training will be held at the end of the day on Monday, April 7, 2008, for Session I, and Monday, April 21, 2008, for Session II. The meeting will begin immediately following the completion of training on that day (±5:00 p.m.) in the Grand Ballroom.
PUBLISHER CONTACT WITH CRP/IMAP MEMBERS
Publishers can not contact CRP or IMAP members to discuss anything related to the evaluation of the submissions or the potential inclusion of submissions on the list of adopted instructional materials. The exceptions are during the specified times in the Schedule of Significant Events (training and deliberations) when contact shall be made in the prescribed manner. CRP and IMAP members are required to report any inappropriate contact to the California Department of Education (CDE). Such inappropriate contact may lead to disqualification of a publisher’s submission(s) from further consideration in the 2008 RLA/ELD Primary Adoption, legal action, or both.
However, publishers may continue to contact those CRP and IMAP members with whom they have meetings in the normal course of the members’ school district, county office of education, local school board, or work-related duties. CRP and IMAP members shall not discuss any submission(s) under consideration with publishers.
A list of the CRP and IMAP members participating in this adoption is enclosed in Attachment B.
PUBLISHER PRESENTATIONS
Publisher presentations for Session I will be held on Friday, April 11, 2008, beginning at 8:30 a.m. For Session II, the presentations will be held Thursday, April 24, 2008, beginning at 8:30 a.m. A detailed schedule of the times and locations for publisher presentations is enclosed in Attachment C.
Presentation Time
Publishers have been allocated time for their presentation on the following basis:
- Basic Programs
- Program 1 and 2: Elementary (K–5, K–6 Grade Levels): Publishers submitting program types 1 and 2 with six to seven grade levels have 60 minutes to present their program; 15 minutes to review English-Language Development components for Program 2 only; CRP/IMAP members have 10 minutes to ask questions of the publishers; CRP/IMAP members have 5 minutes for panel discussion.
- Program 1 and 2: Middle Grades (6, 7, 8 Grade Levels): Publishers submitting program types 1 and 2 with 3 grade levels have 45 minutes to present their program; 15 minutes to review English-Language Development components for Program 2 only; CRP/IMAP members have 10 minutes to ask questions of the publishers; CRP/IMAP members have 5 minutes for panel discussion.
- Program 3: Primary Language (K–6 Grade Levels): Publishers submitting program type 3 with seven grade levels have 60 minutes to present their program; 15 minutes to review English-Language Development components; CRP/IMAP members have 10 minutes to ask questions of the publishers; CRP/IMAP members have 5 minutes for panel discussion.
- Program 3: Elementary (K–3 Grade Levels): Publishers submitting program type 3 with 4 grade levels have 45 minutes to present their program; 15 minutes to review English-Language Development components; CRP/IMAP members have 10 minutes to ask questions of the publishers; CRP/IMAP members have 5 minutes for panel discussion.
- Intervention Programs
- Programs 4 and 5: Intensive Intervention (Grades 4–8): Publishers of Intensive Intervention programs have 45 minutes to present each program; CRP/IMAP members have 10 minutes to ask questions of the publishers; CRP/IMAP members have 5 minutes for panel discussion.
Presentation Guidelines
The following are some general guidelines for publisher presentations. Please review the “Publisher Presentation Tips” in Attachment D for additional information about these presentations.
- Publishers will be given time to set-up their rooms (15 minutes) and time to clear materials from the room following the presentation (10 minutes).
- Each presentation session will have distinct timed segments: presentation, CRP/IMAP question and answer, and panel discussion.
- It is suggested that publishers spend the major portion of their allocated presentation time presenting a balanced discussion of the instructional materials and how they relate to the Framework, content standards, and the evaluation criteria.
- If there are no questions from the panel members, or the panel decides there is no need for discussion, the panel will offer the balance of the time period (15 minutes or whatever time remains) to the publisher for additional presentation. Be prepared to take advantage of this opportunity to further present your program.
The CRP and IMAP members will be assured of a professionally rewarding experience as publishers observe these guidelines and work in collaboration with the panel facilitators and the CDE staff on the day of presentations.
EQUIPMENT NEEDS
Publishers are responsible for providing the equipment they need during their presentations or making arrangements with the hotel to provide the equipment; this includes internet access if you require it for your presentation. Publishers should ensure that they have enough staff to set-up instructional material displays in the allotted time, and clear the displays from the room following the presentations.
If you have any questions regarding the publisher presentations or your assigned time, or if you are unable to participate in the scheduled publisher presentations, please contact Suzanne Rios, Administrator, Instructional Resources Unit, at 916-319-0665 or by e-mail at srios@cde.ca.gov.
We are looking forward to working with you on this adoption and appreciate your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Thomas Adams, Director
Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division
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Attachment A - Agenda
Attachment B (DOC; 275KB; 9pp.)
Attachment C (DOC; 113KB; 8pp.)
Attachment D
cc:Theodore R. Mitchell, President, State Board of Education
Anthony Monreal, Deputy Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction Branch
Gary Borden, Interim Executive Director, State Board of Education
Reading/Language Arts–English-Language Development Subject Matter Committee of the Curriculum
Commission
Dale Shimasaki, Association of American Publishers
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814