| | Accessible Version2026 California English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Follow-up Adoption of Instructional Materials Review Panel |
Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division |
| The California Constitution, Article 9, Section 7.5, and the California Education Code (EC) Section 60200 authorize the State Board of Education (SBE) to adopt instructional materials for kindergarten through grade eight. |
| The SBE and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction are seeking candidates to serve on review panels for the 2026 California ELA/ELD Follow-up Adoption of Instructional Materials. Panel members will evaluate instructional materials for use in transitional kindergarten through grade eight, inclusive, that are aligned with the California Common Core Standards: English Language Arts and Literacy and the California English Language Development Standards. “Transitional kindergarten” means the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate (EC Section 48000(d)). |
| Each panel will consist of multiple instructional materials reviewers (IMRs) and at least one content review expert (CRE). IMRs and CREs serve as advisors to the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) and the SBE in the review of instructional materials submitted for adoption. A majority of IMRs, as stated in regulation (California Code of Regulations, Title 5 [5 CCR] Section 9512), shall be teachers who teach students in kindergarten or grades one through twelve, have a professional credential under California law, and who have experience with, and expertise in: standards-based educational programs and practices in English language arts; literacy; English language development; and bilingual and/or multilingual education. This expertise can include experience with, but not limited to, the following: |
- Language, including vocabulary development, oral language development, and listening skills
- Direct, systematic, explicit instruction in foundational skills, such as print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency
- Integrated reading and writing
- Comprehensive ELD |
| At least one such teacher shall have experience in providing instruction and/or tiered supports to pupils with reading difficulties. At least one such teacher shall have experience in providing instruction to English Learners, at least one such teacher shall have experience in providing instruction to students with disabilities, and at least one such teacher shall have experience in early childhood development and early literacy. Other IMRs may be administrators, parents, local school board members, teachers not described above, and members of the public. |
| CREs shall have a master’s degree or higher and five or more years of experience with, and expertise in, standards-based educational programs and practices, or a doctoral degree and expertise in evidence-based means of teaching language and literacy as defined in EC Section 44259, expanded and detailed above. |
| Panel members will attend four days of training in Sacramento on April 28–May 1, 2026. They will review instructional materials independently at home and will then reconvene in panels for up to four days of deliberations on July 20–24 or July 27–31, 2026, which will conclude with the preparation of a report of recommendations to the IQC. IMRs and CREs will receive their actual and necessary travel expenses for attending the training and deliberation session activities. Travel and per diem costs are reimbursed at standard state rates, and a nominal stipend is available; however, no substitute pay is provided. |
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