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Frameworks For California Public Schools:
Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
California State Board of Education
California State Standards
 

 
The California State Board of Education ultimately approves textbooks and instructional materials for use in public schools.  The approval process (state adoption process) is lengthy and the cycle begins when the Board of Education drafts a "Framework" for one of seven broad subject areas.  The Board selects one subject a year for a new Framework, rotating among the subjects.  Once the new Framework is adopted, publishers have two years to write and submit texts and instructional materials for critical review by the Board, and public review in numerous centers throughout the state.

A Framework is a guideline meant to inform publishers and textbook authors about minimum topics to be included in a textbook on a particular subject.   Not only do Frameworks provide direction for the development of textbooks and instructional materials, they also provide the basis for the education of teachers and administrators, and establish guidelines and provide direction to aid districts in revising curriculum.

Multiple copies of California Frameworks are located in the Curriculum Textbook section.  They are found at the beginning of each subject area.  For example, the Science Framework is found at the beginning of  the Science section, under SC l0, the Physical Education Framework is located in the Health section at the beginning of the subject, "Physical Education" (HE 60), the Foreign Languages Framework is located in the Foreign Languages section at the beginning of the  subject, "Multiple Languages" (LS 200).

FRAMEWORKS:
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Foreign Language Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2003.

CURR LS 200 A C15f
Health Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2003. CURR HE 10 A C15h
History-Social Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2001. CURR SS 10 A C15h
Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2000. CURR MA 10 C15m

Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 1994.

CURR HE 60 A C15p
Reading/Language Arts Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 1999. CURR LA 10 C15r

Science Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2003.

CURR SC 10 A C15s 1990

Visual and Performing Arts Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 1996.

CURR AR 10 A C15v
 

 
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