| January 15, 2008 | e-postcard Bid Invitation announcing the opening of the Spring 2008 Bid Adoption Cycle will be sent to publishers. |
February 15, 2008
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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, instructions for the bid sheet, and the contract. You will also be informed of the procedure required for core alignment to be completed for primary materials. |
| March 7, 2008 | Submission of electronic bids are due to the Utah State Office of Education. |
| March 14, 2008 | Samples are due to the Utah State Office of Education, IMC Commission, and the Colleges of Education. |
| April 11, 2008 | Research papers are due. (This is optional.) |
May 1, 2008 |
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 Spring 2008 bid list and will not be evaluated. |
May 15, 2008
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Alignments to the core for "Recommended Primary" materials need to be submitted to Vali in either "Word" or "PDF" format. *NOTE: Supplemental materials do not require a core alignment. |
| April 15 - May 8 | Evaluation meetings of Instructional Materials Advisory Committees are conducted. |
May 29, 2008
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The Utah State Instructional Materials Commission Meeting. The Instructional Materials Commission submits final recommendations to the State Board of Education. |
| June 13, 2008 | The State Board of Education Meeting -- Final approval of recommended material for the Spring 2008 Adoption Cycle. |
June 18, 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. |
| July 1, 2008 | NIMAS file sets due to NIMAC. |
Contact Information
Alan Griffin, Instructional Materials Specialist | alan.griffin@schools.utah.gov | 801.538.7783
Elaine Jones , Administrative Assistant | Elaine Jones | 801.538.7719