FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Dr. Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
Contact Information
David Sikes
(850) 245-0808
David.Sikes@fldoe.org
DPS: 2011-06
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Publishers of Instructional Materials
FROM:
Dr. Eric J. Smith
DATE:
February 14, 2011
SUBJECT:
Announcement of the 2011-2012 Instructional Materials Adoption
The Florida Department of Education has announced its plans for the 2011-2012 instructional materials
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adoption and is calling for bids in Social Studies, K-12.
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Intents to bid must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), March 11, 2011.
Bids must be filed in the Instructional Materials Office of the Florida Department of Education no later
than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT), May 2, 2011. Resulting contracts shall be for a
six-year period effective April 1, 2012.
According to the
Policies and Procedures for the Florida Instructional Materials Adoption
, the Florida
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adoption is limited to instructional materials that meet the definition of “major tool” and accompanying
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“ancillary materials” as follows:
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“Major tool” refers to:
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Materials that provide instructional content and student learning activities for each of the
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) benchmarks that are in the course
descriptions for reading, language arts, literature, math, science, social studies, physical
education, health, world languages, visual arts, and performing arts;
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Materials that provide instructional content and student learning activities for each of the
intended outcomes and/or student performance standards of the Career and Technical
Education Curriculum Frameworks;
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Materials that provide instructional content and student learning activities for the course
objectives as outlined by the appropriate organizations for Advanced Placement, International
Baccalaureate, and Advanced International Certificate of Education.
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Publishers of Instructional Materials
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“Ancillaries” are those items that were designed to work with the major tool and may be priced or free
with order.
Social Studies instructional materials must be submitted in an electronic format that enables the
user (teacher or student) to search for, gather, and organize specific standards-based instructional
content by the Florida benchmark code. The Department’s expectation is for digital unbundled
content to be available at a reduced cost. Text only or .PDF versions of print-based submissions are
not considered interactive digital content.
To obtain information regarding bidding requirements and procedures, please visit the Instructional
Materials Web site, http://www.fldoe.org/bii/instruct_mat/, or contact:
David Sikes
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 424
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
David.Sikes@fldoe.org
Questions related to this announcement may be directed to the Instructional Materials Office at
(850) 245-0425.
EJS/ds
