Curriculum Criteria

This resource is a list of questions for a system to consider to generate curriculum criteria, as well as a list of sample curriculum criteria for middle school ELA.

Core Beliefs

This resource provides sample core beliefs for guiding selection and implementation.

Key Messages on the Selection Process

This resource outlines criteria for key messages and sample language to reinforce about the selection and implementation process. Your key messages should include the WHY of selection and how this decision impacts various stakeholders (i.e. students, teachers, families, etc). Please note that your key messages will likely need to be modified depending on the stakeholders to whom you are messaging (i.e. families might not need extensive information around how teachers will be supported in implementation, but might be more concerned with how students are being supported).

Review Committee Job Description

This resource outlines a potential job description to be shared with people interested in becoming members of the Review Committee.

Description of Selection Events

This resource describes events related to selecting materials. This can serve as a starting place as you consider your planning and timeline.

Selection Plan

This template is a place to record projects and tasks that your team will take on during selection. Modify this to a format that works for your team. At the bottom of the template, there is a list of sample projects and tasks to help you get started.