Textbook Adoption

Textbooks and related materials for each curricular area in all grade levels are adopted on a 5 to 7-year cycle set by the California Department of Education.

For grades K-8, the Department of Education appoints two independent committees to evaluate instructional materials submitted by published.  Materials are evaluated for alignment to state standards, as well as California Education Code Article 3 "Guidelines for Appropriate Content."  The Department of Education must then approve the programs recommended by these two committees.  Following the State recommendations, a district level textbook adoption is initiated.  The district process further refines the State recommendations by identifying which one of the recommended programs best meets the needs of the Fontana Unified student population.

• Publishers submit samples.
• Teachers evaluate the publishers' samples based on that State Content Standards and verify compliance with social content standards.
• Instructional materials are ranked on a scoring rubric.
• A 30-day public display is held to allow parents and community members to view the textbooks being recommended and to provide input.
• The recommended program is presented to the Superintendent's Cabinet.
• Upon recommendation by the Superintendent or designee, the textbooks are presented to the district Board of Education for approval.

For grades 9-12, evaluation and approval of instructional materials is done at the local level only.  The high school adoption committees follow the same procedures outlined for a K-8 adoption.  For grades 9-12 the valuation process includes the validation that the Standards Map submitted by the publishers is aligned to the California State Standards for the particular grade and/or subject.

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