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California Department of Education
SBE-002 (REV 05/2005) / info-cib-cfir-oct06item01
State of California / Department of Education
Information memorandum
Date: / September 29, 2006
TO: / Members, STATE BOARD of EDucation
FROM: / Sue Stickel, Deputy Superintendent
Curriculum and Instruction Branch
SUBJECT: / 2006 Visual and Performing Arts Adoption Update

At the September 28-29, 2006, Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission (Curriculum Commission) meeting, the Commissioners reviewed the Instructional Materials Advisory Panel (IMAP)/ Content Review Panel (CRP) Report of Findings, held two public hearings, took public comment, and took action on the ten programs submitted for the 2006 Visual and Performing Arts Primary Adoption. A full set of the written public comments is available in the State Board of Education (SBE) office. The recommendations of the Curriculum Commission are provided as an attachment to this information memorandum. The Curriculum Commission’s Recommendation Report for the 2006 Visual and Performing Arts Primary Adoption will be submitted to the SBE for action at the November 2006 meeting.

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ACTION
·  January 7, 2004: The SBE adopted the evaluation criteria for the 2006 Visual and Performing Arts Primary Adoption.
·  January 12, 2005: The SBE adopted the 2006 Visual and Performing Arts Primary Adoption Timeline.
·  January 2006 and March 2006: The SBE approved appointment of IMAP members and CRP experts to review kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) instructional materials for the 2006 Visual and Performing Arts Primary Adoption.
BACKGROUND
Statutory Requirements
Education Code Section 60200(b)(1) calls for adoptions to occur “not less than two times every six years” for language arts, mathematics, science, and history-social science and “not less than two times every eight years” in other subjects, such as visual and performing arts. The first instructional materials adoption following the SBE adoption of new evaluation criteria is termed a “primary adoption” and creates a new adoption list. The last primary adoption for visual and performing arts took place in 1998.
Adoption Process and Timeline
·  Publisher Meeting: On January 9, 2006, the California Department of Education (CDE) conducted a Publisher Invitation to Submit Meeting which outlined the pertinent Education Code sections and regulatory requirements for participation in the adoption process.
·  Training: April 4-7, 2006, the SBE-appointed CRP/IMAP reviewers were trained to evaluate the submitted programs for alignment with the Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards, the Visual and Performing Arts Framework, the Criteria for Evaluating Instructional Materials in Visual and Performing Arts, and for legal and social compliance (LSC).
·  LSC Review: CRP and IMAP members received training in the LSC process during the April training and integrated their LSC review into their content review. In addition, the CDE contracted with several county offices of education to review materials for LSC. On July 7, 2006, two members of the Curriculum Commission met to review all submitted citations for concurrence and to avoid duplication. As a result of that meeting, 37 citations for LSC were forwarded to publishers. Two publishers appealed a total of eight citations on August 23, 2006; five appeals were approved, while three were denied. The other 29 citations were addressed by publisher revision of their materials.
·  Deliberations: During deliberations that were held July 31–August 3, 2006, 11 CRP and 20 IMAP members evaluated ten programs submitted for the 2006 Visual and Performing Arts Primary Adoption. After reaching consensus on their recommendations, the reviewers developed a Report of Findings for each program. These reports were forwarded to the Curriculum Commission for action at the September 28-29, 2006, meeting.
·  Curriculum Commission Meeting: At its meeting on September 28-29, 2006, the Curriculum Commission reviewed the CRP/IMAP Report of Findings, conducted two public hearings, and took action to forward recommendations to the SBE on the ten programs submitted for adoption.
·  Public Comment: Public comment was received by the Curriculum Commission, both in writing and in testimony at the public hearings on September 28 and 29, 2006. All public comments received by the Curriculum Commission will also be forwarded to the SBE for its November agenda item on the 2006 Visual and Performing Arts Primary Adoption.
·  Edits and Corrections: A meeting will be held with publishers for minor edits and corrections on November 29, 2006, subsequent to SBE action in November. Final print resources reflecting LSC revisions, edits, and corrections must be submitted to the CDE by early 2007 (exact date to be announced).
ATTACHMENT
Attachment 1: 2006 Visual and Performing Arts Primary Adoption–Commission Recommendations (1 Page)

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California 2006 Visual and Performing Arts

Primary Instructional Materials Adoption,

Kindergarten Through Grade Eight

Programs Submitted For Consideration in the 2006 Adoption

Publisher
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Program Title
/ Grade Levels / IMAP/CRP Recommendation
MUSIC
ArtsCom, Inc. / Music Learning System / 5-8 / Not Recommended
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill / Spotlight on Music / K-6 / Recommended
Pearson Scott Foresman / Silver Burdett Making Music, California Edition / K-8 / Recommended
VISUAL ARTS
ArtsCom, Inc. / Visual Arts Learning System / 5-8 / Not Recommended
Blarney Hill Press / Exploring Art Media / 5-8 / Not Recommended
Davis Publications / Art and the Human Experience / 6-8 / Recommended
Glencoe/McGraw Hill / Glencoe California Middle School Art Series / 6-8 / Recommended
SRA/McGraw-Hill / SRA Art Connections / K-6 / Recommended
Pearson Scott Foresman / Scott Foresman Art, California Edition / 6-8 / Recommended
THEATRE
SRA/MCGRAW-HILL / Theatre Arts Connections / K-6 / Recommended