FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Jeanine Blomberg
Commissioner of Education
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Contact Information:
Charlie Carraway
850.245.0881
M E M O R A N D U M
charlie.carraway@fldoe.org
K12: 2007-101
TO:
District Superintendents
FROM:
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Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
DATE:
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June 25, 2007
SUBJECT:
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State Instructional Materials Committee Membership and Alignment to Districts’
Master In-Service Plans
The purpose of this memorandum is to detail the alignment of participation in the State
Instructional Materials Committee to a district’s master in-service plan and to cite statutory
authority from which this alignment is derived.
Florida Statutes are specific about the training required of the State Instructional Materials
for professional certificate renewal.
Section 1006.29(5), Florida Statutes, State Instructional Materials Committees.
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department shall develop a training program for persons selected to serve on state instructional
materials committees. The program shall be structured to assist committee members in
developing the skills necessary to make valid, culturally sensitive, and objective decisions
regarding the content and rigor of instructional materials. All persons serving on
instructional
materials committees
must complete the training program prior to beginning the review and
selection process.
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET, SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
District Superintendents
June 25, 2007
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Section 1012.585(3)(a), Florida Statutes, Process for Renewal of Professional Certificates.
In-service points may also be earned by participation in professional growth components
approved by the State Board of Education and specified pursuant to S.1012.98, Florida Statutes,
in the district’s approved master plan for in-service educational training, including, but not
limited to, serving as a trainer in an approved teacher training activity, serving on an
instructional materials committee
or a state board or commission that deals with educational
issues, or serving on an advisory council created pursuant to S.1001.452, Florida Statutes.
The appointment of membership to the State Instructional Materials Committee (SIMC) by the
Commissioner of Education is required by S.1006.29(1), Florida Statutes. The training of the
SIMC is further defined in statute and requires the Department to develop an annual training
program based on the subject area adoption schedule.
Membership and participation in the SIMC covers each strand of the Professional Development
Protocol: 1) Planning, 2) Delivery, 3) Follow-up, and 4) Evaluation. A maximum of 60 in-
service points may be awarded by districts. Additional in-service points may be awarded
through demonstration of satisfactory completion of additional follow-up activities.
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Planning
Members of the SIMC complete a detailed application process for membership on the SIMC.
Members then receive via regular mail a SIMC Information Packet detailing the specific
requirements of participation in the Committee. Further planning is supported by delivery of the
Specifications Document prior to the training component. The Specifications are the essential
framework of the adoption process and specify the requirements of the publishing industry. The
Specifications include the Curriculum Frameworks and Sunshine State Standards for a specific
subject or course. Materials must meet these requirements in order to be considered for state
adoption. Members review and plan for the training delivery based on the Specifications
Document.
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Delivery
The actual training component is delivered via a two-day training workshop. Members receive
training in:
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The adoption process.
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Instructional design for all learners including Exceptional Student Education.
students and English Language Learners.
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Evaluating instructional materials.
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Relevant research on effective instructional materials.
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Small group discussions and actual practice in evaluating instructional materials.
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3)
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Follow-up
Members then apply the training components by individually reviewing and evaluating each
submission based on the criteria presented at the training workshop. Each submission is
reviewed using the following components:
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The subject area Specifications Document.
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The Individual State Committee Evaluation Form, including Content,
Presentation, and Learning.
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The Sunshine State Standards and/or Curriculum Frameworks.
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The Correlation Chart for each submission.
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The Publisher Questionnaire for each submission.
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Evaluation
Members then meet at a Fall Adoption Meeting with the entire subject area committee for the
final evaluation process of the submission. Members meet to vote and recommend the materials
for adoption. Components included in this process are:
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Publisher presentation.
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Special interest group presentation.
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Question and answer session.
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Discussion and evaluation of submission among committee members.
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Completion of the State Committee Questionnaire.
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Vote on submission.
cc:
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Henry Pollock, Program Director, Educator Retention
Assistant Superintendents
for Curriculum & Instruction
District Professional Development Directors
District Instructional Materials Administrators
District Curriculum Coordinators
District K-12 Reading Plan Coordinators
District Reading First Coordinators
District Reading Coaches
