| June 1, 2007 | e-postcard Bid Invitation announcing the opening of the Fall 2007 Bid Adoption Cycle will be sent to publishers. |
July 3, 2007
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"Intention to Bid" form (formerly called the publisher cover sheet) will be due to the Utah State Office of Education. Once we receive your "Intention to Bid" form, we will send you a CD containing the bid packet, the Excel bid sheet, the contract, and the form for core alignment to be completed for primary materials by "Independent Alignment Vendors." |
| August 15, 2007 | Submission of electronic bids are due to the Utah State Office of Education (you will send back the completed Excel file on either disk or CD). |
| August 27 - September 7, 2007 | Samples are due to the Utah State Office of Education, IMC Commission and the Colleges of Education. |
| September 1, 2007 | Research papers are due. (This is optional.) |
October 1, 2007
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The signed contract is due back to the Utah State Office of Education. If we do not receive a signed contract back from your company, your materials will be taken off of the Fall 2007 bid list and will not be evaluated. *As required in H.B. 364, S.1, an independent alignment or correlation of all basal/core/primary materials for all core areas must be posted online by the publisher by October 1st, 2007 *NOTE: Supplemental materials do not require a core alignment. |
| October 1 - November 9, 2007 | Evaluation meetings of Instructional Materials Advisory Committees are conducted. |
December 6, 2007
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The Utah State Instructional Materials Commission Meeting. The Instructional Materials Commission submits final recommendations to the State Board of Education. |
| January, 2008 | The State Board of Education Meeting -- Final approval of recommended material for the Fall 2007 Adoption Cycle. |
January, 2008
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Recommended Instructional Materials Database will be updated with new materials and new material will show up on RIMs . Publishers receive official letters and evaluation reports within two weeks of recommendation by State Board. |
| January 14 - February 14, 2008 | Request for Reconsideration Period (30 days after Board Meeting). |
| January 15, 2008 | NIMAS file sets due to NIMAC. |
Contact Information
Vali Ann Kremer, Instructional Materials Specialist | vali.kremer@schools.utah.gov | 801.538.7783
Emily Allred , Administrative Assistant | emily.allred@schools.utah.gov | 801.538.7719