Utah's Review Process

The Instructional Materials Adoption Process in Utah maintains local autonomy in the choice of instructional materials by providing a general list of approved materials. The adoption process also establishes, by contracting with each publisher, a price for instructional materials to be maintained throughout the adoption period, thus providing equality for each school district. This system provides the best instructional materials at the lowest price for Utah's students.

A Brief History and Overview of Instructional Materials in Utah

Rating-Recommendation Criteria

Recommended Instructional Materials System (RIMS)

RIMS Searchable Database

Regulation

Favored Nation Clause (Utah Contract)

"It is agreed between the parties to this contract that if at any time during the life of this contract any instructional materials herein included shall be contracted in any other state at a lower price by the publisher than is designated in this contract, the publisher shall notify the state, the lower price shall immediately become the contract price herein, and shall be substituted in the place and stead of the price designated in this contract, to be applied to all subsequent purchases."

Utah Office of Administrative Rules

R277-469: Instructional Materials Commission Operating Procedures

R277-700: The Elementary and Secondary School General Core

Utah State Legislature

House Bill (H.B.) 166: Reductions to Education Mandates

Title 53E-4-4: State Instructional Materials Commission

Rubrics

Core Standards

Utah State Board of Education Elementary Language Arts Utah Core Standards
Includes Literacy in History, Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.

Curriculum Materials

Rubrics are prepared by Curriculum Specialists in the Utah State Board of Education, in cooperation with subject area specialists in districts and schools throughout the state in order to provide a simple way for reviewers to evaluate instructional materials. The major focus of the rubrics will be the core for the designated course, but the rubrics will also address issues such as equity, material quality and construction, adherence to Utah law, and other appropriate issues. The rubrics are used to help guide the narratives composed for Recommended Instructional Materials System (RIMS).

Instructional Materials Review Form

Mathematics Instructional Materials Review Rubric

Utah Core Standards

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Courses

Standards for Core Subjects at the Utah State Board of Education

Utah Core Standards
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Commission Members

Colleges of Education

The Utah State Board of Education has joined together with several Universities and Colleges in an effort to establish an instructional materials resource center for education students. Publishers are requested, but not required, to participate in sending samples to the Colleges of Education.

Please send one copy or a representative sample of materials to the following: