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The purpose of state recommendation of instructional materials is to provide the schools of the state the very best available core-related materials and to eliminate instructional materials that violate Utah Administrative Code or Utah State Board Rules.
The Instructional Materials Adoption Process in Utah maintains local autonomy in the choice of instructional materials by providing a general list of recommended curriculum resources. This list is a service to Local Education Agencies (LEAs), who bear the ultimate responsibility for the selection of the content used in courses of study. The adoption process also establishes, by contracting with each publisher, a set price for instructional materials, as well as a guarantee of inalterable curriculum, throughout the adoption period.
Utah generally reviews Career and Technical Education (CTE) subjects in the Spring Review and core subjects in the Fall.
Recommended Instructional Materials System (RIMS) Searchable Database
Massively Integrated Data Analytics System (MIDAS)
History and Process of Instructional Materials
Google Docs
Ensuring Timely Delivery of Accessible Formats for Your Students
Rating-Recommendation Criteria
HB374 Reporting Tool
Google Docs
This reporting tool is to be completed by LEAs who have received a complaint regarding instructional materials according to the Utah State Legislature's House Bill (H.B.) 374: Sensitive Materials in Schools. Please complete only if this form after a decision has been made about the instructional material's retention or removal.
Open Educational Resources
Utah Education Network (UEN)
Standards for Core Subjects at the Utah State Board of Education
Utah State Board of Education Elementary Language Arts Utah Core Standards
Includes Literacy in History, Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Career Pathways
Utah State Board of Education Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Utah Core Standards
Utah Education Network (UEN)
Utah Instructional Materials Center Spring Program Guidebook
Utah Instructional Materials Center Fall Program Guidebook
Spring Instructional Materials Contract
Fall Instructional Materials Contract
Instructional Materials Reviewer Handbook
Google Docs
"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."
R277-469: Instructional Materials Commission Operating Procedures
R277-700: The Elementary and Secondary School General Core
Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules
House Bill (H.B.) 166: Reductions to Education Mandates
Title 53E-4-4: State Instructional Materials Commission
Utah State Legislature
Mathematics Instructional Materials Review Rubric
Science of Reading (SOR) Evidence-Informed Core Criteria Checklist
CACTUS Course Codes and Approval
Utah State Board of Education Teaching and Learning Resources
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St. George, Utah 84770 | E-mail