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State Instructional Materials Committee (SIMC)
Overview
For each subject-area called for adoption in a given year, a committee of at least 10 members is appointed. At least half of the members must be teachers certified and currently teaching in the subject or grade-level for which materials are to be adopted. The remainder of the membership will include, at minimum, two supervisors of teachers, two lay persons not professionally associated with education, and one school board member.
Nominations for SIMC are made by school districts, professional and educational associations, and civic organizations. The Commissioner of Education makes appointments to the Committee.
Once appointed, the Committee is trained by the Instructional Materials Staff of the Department of Education during June of the adoption year. By mid-July, participating publishers send samples of their materials to each member. Members then review and evaluate each submission, using the information and procedures introduced in the training, as well as their own expertise. In the fall, each subject-area committee meets to discuss these evaluations, and to recommend which materials should be adopted in Florida.
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