| June 8, 2009 | e-postcard Bid Invitation announcing the opening of the Fall 2008 Bid Adoption Cycle will be sent to publishers. |
July 1, 2009
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"Intention to Bid" form (formerly called the publisher cover sheet) will be due to the Utah State Office of Education. The bid packet, instructions for the bid sheet, and the contract will be posted on the IMC website, along with links to the procedures required for core alignment to be completed for primary materials. |
| August 1, 2009 | Submission of electronic bids are due to the Utah State Office of Education. |
| August 19-28, 2009 | Samples are due to the Utah State Office of Education, IMC Commission and the Colleges of Education. |
| September 25, 2009 | 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 2009 bid list and will not be evaluated. |
October 16, 2009 |
Alignments to the core for "Recommended Primary" materials need to be submitted with page number references via online interface. |
| September 28- November 6, 2009 | Evaluation meetings of Instructional Materials Advisory Committees are conducted. |
November 20, 2009
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The Utah State Instructional Materials Commission Meeting. The Instructional Materials Commission submits final recommendations to the State Board of Education. |
| December 4, 2009 | The State Board of Education Meeting -- Final approval of recommended material for the Fall 2009 Adoption Cycle. |
December 18, 2009
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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 by email within two weeks of recommendation by State Board. |
| December 18, 2009 - January 18, 2010 | Request for Reconsideration Period (30 days after Board Meeting). |
| January 4, 2010 | NIMAS file sets due to NIMAC. |
| January 1, 2010 | Fall 2009 Contract start. Contracted period: 1/1/10 - 12/31/14. |
Contact Information
Alan Griffin, Instructional Materials Specialist | alan.griffin@schools.utah.gov | 801.538.7783
Elaine Jones, Office Assistant | Elaine Jones | 801.538.7719