Or. Admin. Code § 581-011-0055 - Guidelines for the Selection of Instructional Materials Criteria Committees
(1)
Instructional materials criteria committees shall be appointed by and work
under the supervision of the Oregon Department of Education.
(2) A criteria committee in each subject area
for which state adoptions are planned shall be appointed the year preceding a
state adoption. The committee shall recommend categories and draft criteria to
be used in evaluating the instructional materials submitted for basal
consideration.
(3) Committees shall
conduct committee work in time to present the final draft of the criteria to
the State Board of Education by the Board's January meeting in the year of the
adoption.
(4) Each committee shall
be chaired by the Department of Education specialist in the particular subject
area for which criteria are being developed. In the event that there is not a
staff specialist in a particular subject field, the Department shall obtain a
specialist to serve as chair.
(5)
Each committee shall include no less than five members selected from among
Oregon classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, and others having experience
and expertise in the subject area under consideration.
(6) Travel, lodging, and meal expenses for
committee meetings are to be reimbursed in accordance with state policy from
review fees collected by the Department of Education from publishers.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 337.035
Stats. Implemented: ORS 337.035
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