Instructional Materials
General Information
- Policies and Procedures Specifications for the Florida Instructional Materials Adoption (PDF)
- Florida Technology Specifications Guidelines (PDF)
- Adoption Cycle (Updated June 2020) (PDF)
- 2018 Instructional Materials Statutes (PDF)
- State of Florida Vendor Website for Substitute Form W-9. All vendors are required to complete a Substitute Form W-9 online.
- Standards Review for information regarding the standards review process in response to Executive Order 19-32
2020-2021 Adoption Year: K-12 English Language Arts
- 2020-2021 Draft Short Bid Report (PDF) Updated: 9/16/2020 This document contains the Bids in consideration submitted in response to the K-12 English Language Arts (ELA) call for bids due Sept. 15, 2020.
- 2020-2021 Instructional Materials Publisher Contact List (PDF) Updated 9/16/2020
- Announcement of the 2020-21 Instructional Materials Adoption (PDF)
- 2020-2021 Instructional Materials ELA Adoption Timeline and Publisher Checklist (PDF)
- 2020-2021 K-12 English Language Arts (ELA) Specifications (PDF)
- K-5 Topic Coverage Charts (PDF)
- K-5 Topic Coverage Correlation (Excel)
- K-5 50/50 Split Correlation (Excel)
- K-12 1/3 Sample Book List Correlation (Excel)
- K-12 Evidence that benchmarks are not taught in isolation Correlation (Excel)
- Science of Reading for K-5 ELA Rubric (PDF)
- Core Questions Rubric (PDF)
2019-2020 Adoption Year: (World Languages, Career & Technical Education (CTE) and Computer Science)
- 2019-2020 Adopted Instructional Materials (PDF) Updated: May 22, 2020
- To access evaluations for the 2019-2020 state adopted instructional materials, please visit www.flimadoption.org and choose the "Adopted Materials" tab.
- 2019-2020 Detailed Bid Reports By Category
- K-12 World Languages (PDF)
- K-12 Computer Science (PDF)
- 9-12 Career & Technical Education (PDF)
- 2019-2020 Draft Short Bid Report (Excel) Updated: 11/14/2019
- Florida Instructional Materials Adoption Portal
- Enrollment data for World Languages, CTE, and Computer Science Courses (PDF)
- 2019-2020 Instructional Materials Publisher Contact List (PDF) - Updated
- 2019-2020 Instructional Materials Adoption WL, CTE, CS Publisher Checklist (PDF)
- Policies and Procedures Specifications for the Florida 2019-2020 Instructional Materials Adoption (PDF)
- 2019-2020 Instructional Materials Adoption Announcement Course Call List (PDF)
- 2019-2020 Instructional Materials Adoption Specifications (PDF)
Instructional Materials Reviewer Evaluation
- 2019-2020 Call for Reviewers (PDF)
- Reviewer Registration Training (PPT)
- Online Evaluation System - This is the new instructional materials adoption portal. Please replace any bookmarks that you may have of the old portal link with the new one for current and future adoptions. This is a secure site. Access requires registration and permission from the Florida Department of Education. This site provides electronic access for the review and evaluation of instructional materials submitted for adoption. Please direct any questions regarding the online evaluation system to the Office of Instructional Materials at imstaff@fldoe.org.
- State Instructional Materials Reviewer Affidavit (PDF)
- State of Florida Vendor Website - All State Expert Reviewers are required to complete an online Substitute Form W-9.
- Stipend Justification Form (PDF)
Public Input
- The FL Instructional Materials portal is currently closed for public comment on the 2019-2020 state adoption.
Historical Adoptions
Contact Information
Cathy Seeds
Director of Library Media and Instructional Materials
Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 424
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Phone: 850-245-0903
Cathy.Seeds@fldoe.org
Lauren Hamilton
Instructional Materials Specialist
Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 424
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Phone: 850-245-0882
Lauren.Hamilton@fldoe.org
Amber Baumbach
Library Media Specialist
Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 424
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Phone: 850-245-9115
Amber.Baumbach@fldoe.org