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Reviewer Information

Updated 11/18/2011

The Textbook Commission may appoint an advisory panel of expert teachers in each subject area or grade level to advise the commission on book selection.

The application process is open to any teacher who meets the statutory requirements (now teaching or supervising the respective subject, proper endorsement, and three or more years of public school experience) for serving on the local adoption committee. 

Reviewers will be selected by a committee composed of the subject area consultant, one or more commission members, and the director of textbook services.  The list will then be submitted to the Textbook Commission for final approval.

The application process follows the Adoptions Cycles as listed below. The cycles are in reverse order.The area highlighted indicates the open cycle. Click in it to get the current application.

Adoption Cycles Table
Cycle Subjects Tentative Adoption Events Timeline Application and Open Dates
VI Visual Arts, Music, Theatre Arts, Dance, Spelling, Literature, Driver Education, Computer Science, Health Sciences Education, Business Technology, Marketing Education, Technology Engineering Education, Trade & Industrial Educaiton Closed
V Reading K-8 October 2011 - January 2012
VI Social Studies
Availiable October 2012
 October 2012- January 2013
III Science, Health & Wellness, Agriculture, Family & Consumer
Availiable October 2013
 October 2013-January 2014
II English Language Arts: Grammar & Composistion,English as a Second Language, Foreign Languages
Availiable October 2014
 October 2014 - January 2015
I Mathematics
Availiable October 2015
 October 2015 - January 2016