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Textbooks and Instructional Materials Certification Resolution - PUBLIC HEARING
Division of Instruction
Library & Textbook Support
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Brief Description:
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(Textbooks and Instructional Materials Certification Resolution) Recommends adoption of the attached resolution certifying the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials in the core and required subject areas for the 2026-2027 school year. The core and required subjects are mathematics, science, history/social science, reading/language arts, including the English Language Development (ELD) component, health, and world language (6-12).
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Recommendation
Action Proposed:
Adopt the Textbooks and Instructional Materials Certification Resolution (Attachment A), making the determination that each pupil in each school in the District has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, that are aligned to the content standards and are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the State Board of Education in mathematics, science, history-social science and reading/language arts, including the English Language development component of the adopted program, as required by Education Code Section 60119.
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Background:
As required by Education Code Section 60119, the Board of Education must annually make a determination and certify, through a resolution after a public hearing, as to whether students in all District schools have sufficient textbooks or instructional materials in the core and required subject areas. The core and required subjects are mathematics, science, history/social science, reading/language arts, including the English Language Development (ELD) component, health, and world language (6-12).
The District has taken the following significant actions to ensure sufficient textbooks in the targeted core and required subjects:
Expending $53.8 million in the school year 2025-2026 for Core and Required textbooks.
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