Instructional Materials Center (IMC)

Overview

Welcome to the Instructional Materials Center (IMC)

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.

Resources

History and Process of Instructional Materials
Google Docs

Ensuring Timely Delivery of Accessible Formats for Your Students

Rating-Recommendation Criteria

Sensitive Materials Resources (under Statutes and Rules tab)

Open Educational Resources
Utah Education Network (UEN)

State Instructional Materials Review Association (SIMRA)

Utah Core Standards

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)

Local Education Agency (LEA) Resources

This section is designed to help LEAs create policy for curriculum review. Each section below has examples that have been listed for reference. Current legislation has been updated and requires the following ( SB55(External Web Content) (lines 217-262)):

Instructional Materials (materials that are adopted and approved by an LEA):

have an open process where educators and parents can review materials
posts recommended material online to allow for public review or make the material available at the LEA for review
hold at least two public meetings that allows educators and parents to express views and opinions on the material

Supplemental Materials (materials a classroom teacher selects that have not been adopted, approved, or prohibited by an LEA):

provide flexible guidance to educators
include if any process or permission is required before using materials

All Materials:

If an LEA contracts with another party to provide online or digital materials, the LEA shall include in the contract a requirement that the provider give notice to the LEA any time that the provider makes a material change to the content of the online or digital materials, excluding regular informational updates on current events.

LEA Curriculum Policies

Canyons School District

Curriculum Materials
(External Web Content)Curriculum Adoption Policy

Policy 600.02 – Instructional Materials
(External Web Content)Curriculum Materials

Millard School District

Learning Materials(External Web Content)
Evaluation and Selection of Instructional Materials

Navigating Curriculum Topics During Instruction(External Web Content)
Evaluation and Selection of Other Instructional Materials

Granite School District

Textbook/Curriculum Materials Adoption
(External Web Content)Google Drive

Curriculum Topics Guide
(External Web Content)Google Docs

Additional Curriculum Resources

Resource Repository- a list of available, optional resources that are not state reviewed or currently in RIMS

Example Curriculum Rubrics

USBE Examples

Science of Reading Criteria Checklist for Educational K-3 Reading Software(External Web Content)

Science of Reading Evidence-Informed Core Criteria Checklist
(External Web Content)

Mathematics Instructional Materials Review Rubric

For more information about LEA Resources, contact Amber Wright via phone at 801-538-7754, or via email at amber.wright@schools.utah.gov(External Web Content).

Publisher Information

Review Team

Instructional Materials Reviewer Handbook
Google Docs

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."

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