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Selected reviewers will evaluate the publisher and content developers submitted instructional materials programs for alignment to the California Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects and the California English Language Development Standards.
Reviewers will be trained to utilize the Guidance to support the adoption and implementation of ELA/ELD instructional materials, approved by the SBE in November 2025, as well as grade-level standards maps and evaluation criteria map that were approved by the SBE in 2015.
Important Meeting Dates
- April 28–May 1, 2026 (Reviewers must attend all four days)
Reviewer training held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Sacramento
Independent review of submitted instructional material programs
- Applicants should plan to be available the weeks of July 20–24 or July 27–31, 2026, for Deliberations (Reviewers must attend all four days of their assigned week)
Reconvene in panels for deliberations and the preparation of a Report of Findings
The CDE will reimburse travel costs for all reviewers for the meeting days. Reviewers will receive a $100 stipend per day for full participation in the four days of reviewer training in April–May 2026 and the four days of deliberations in July 2026.
Information about this follow-up adoption and relevant reviewer information is available on the ELA/ELD Instructional Materials web page: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/im/index.asp
The deadline for submission of applications is October 30, 2025. Please forward this information to all qualified candidates who might be interested. Any questions related to this review should be directed to Kyle Petty, Lead Consultant, at kpetty@cde.ca.gov.
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