Phone: (850) 245-0808
Fax: (850) 245-0826

David Sikes
Director of Instructional Materials
325 West Gaines Street, Room 424
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

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Instructional Materials

General Information

• Florida Statutes Pertaining to Instructional Materials (PDF, 181KB)
• Instructional Materials Adoption Cycle (PDF, 47KB)
• Information for Evaluating Instructional Materials
• Florida Catalog of State Adopted Instructional Materials
• FIMWeb is the website for reporting planned purchases as required by law
• Publisher Registration and Online Bid Process
• Memos
• Florida Virtual Curriculum Marketplace
• Pilot Programs for the Transition to Electronic and Digital Instructional Materials (PDF, 138KB)

Instructional Materials Evaluation

• Online Evaluation System - The online evaluation system for Social Studies materials has closed. The system will reopen with access to K-5 Mathematics and K-5 Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, and Language Education materials in summer 2012. Please direct any questions regarding the online evaluation system to the Office of Instructional Materials at .
• State Instructional Materials Reviewer Affidavit (PDF, 33KB)

2012-2013 Adoption Year (K-5 Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, and Language Education and K-5 Mathematics)

• K-5 Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, and Language Education Specifications (PDF, 2MB) (Revised 1/26/2012)
• K-5 Mathematics Specifications (PDF, 593KB)
• 2012-2013 Policies and Procedures for the Florida Instructional Materials Adoption (DRAFT) (PDF, 226KB): This is a draft of the 2012-13 Policies and Procedures and is pending review and approval by the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education.
• Publisher's Requirements Checklist for Participation in the 2012-2013 Instructional Materials Adoption (PDF, 93KB): This document contains the dates and requirements for publishers participating in the 2012-13 instructional materials adoption.

2011-2012 Adoption Year (Social Studies)

• Specifications
• Announcement (PDF, 76KB)
• Bid Information for Publishers
• Publisher Contact List (Excel)
• Publisher Contact List (PDF)
• Detailed Bid List (PDF, 1MB)
• Short Bid List By Category (PDF, 31KB)

2010-2011 Adoption Year (Science)

• State Instructional Materials Committees’ Report
• Adopted Instructional Materials (PDF, 62KB) Updated April 7, 2011
• SIMC Meeting Schedule (PDF)
• Short Bid List by Category (PDF)
• Detailed Bid List (PDF)
• Publisher Contact List (XLS)
• Publisher Contact List (PDF)
• Announcement (PDF, 44KB)
• Bid Information for Publishers

Specifications 2010-2011 Adoption

• Science K-12 (PDF, 5MB)
• Addendum Science K-12 (PDF, 128KB)
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 34KB)

2009-2010 Adoption Year (Mathematics)

• Specifications
• Adopted Instructional Materials (PDF, 27KB)
• State Instructional Materials Committees’ Report
• Publisher Registration (Excel, 87KB)
• Fall Adoption Meeting Information
• Bid Information for Publishers
• Announcement (PDF, 57KB)

2008-2009 Adoption Year (Language Arts, ESOL, Music)

• Specifications
• Adopted Instructional Materials (PDF, 45KB)
• State Instructional Materials Committees’ Report
• Publisher Contact List (PDF, 1MB)
• Publisher Contact List (Excel, 92KB)
• Bid Information for Publishers
• Fall Adoption Meeting Information

2007-2008 Adoption Year (Reading)

• Specifications (PDF, 593KB)
• Adopted Instructional Materials (PDF, 80KB)
• State Instructional Materials Committees' Report
• Publisher Contact List (PDF, 741KB)
• Publisher Contact List (Excel, 189KB)
• Bid Information for Publishers
• Fall Adoption Meeting Information
• Announcement (PDF, 44KB)

2006-2007 Adoption Year(World Languages, Visual Arts, Health/PE, Workforce Education

• Specifications
• Adopted Instructional Materials (PDF, 867KB)
• State Instructional Materials Committees' Report
• Publisher Contact List (PDF, 531KB)
• Publisher Contact List (Excel, 116KB)
• Bid Information for Publishers
• Adoption Meeting Dates (PDF, 29KB)
• Announcement (PDF, 33KB)

2005-2006 Adoption Year (Science)

• Specifications
• Adopted Instructional Materials (PDF, 60KB)
• State Instructional Materials Committees' Report
• Publisher Contact List (PDF, 87KB)
• Bid Information for Publishers
• Adoption Meeting Dates (PDF, 84KB)
• Announcement (PDF, 47KB)

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