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The adoption process in Mississippi involves State Rating Committees in the evaluation and rating of textbooks as provided by law (Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-21). Publishers/vendors will receive a listing of the State Rating Committee members before the scheduled presentations. All material considered for adoption shall be pre-reviewed and vetted for alignment to the Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards by a trained cadre of teachers and leaders. Teachers will receive rigorous training and supports on reviewing instructional materials based on alignment, complexity and usability. All titles submitted shall be presented to the State Rating committee (with feedback from the pre-review panel) regardless of the pre-review results.
Each publisher shall be limited to one (1) presentation with each State Rating Committee to which textbooks have been submitted, by the respective publisher, for adoption consideration. Each presentation shall be scheduled with the Director of Instructional Materials and Library Media and will be conducted using Microsoft Teams. Each publisher shall be allotted fifteen (15) minutes for presenting one book and ten (10) minutes for each additional book or grade level. In no case shall a publisher be allotted more than a total of sixty (60) minutes for a presentation to any one committee.
NO presentations are to be made to the State Rating Committee members on an individual basis.
NOTE: Publishers are not permitted to have any contact with state rating committee members until the authorized date for presentations. Telephone calls, personal visits, written/electronic correspondence, and communication through third parties with committee members are strictly prohibited.
During the state rating committee presentations, the features and benefits of the pupil edition, teacher edition, and ancillary materials/supportive materials may be displayed and discussed within the allotted timeframe.
Each publisher shall furnish the MDE Office of Instructional Materials and Library Media on the specified date, a copy of a one-page, one-sided, 81/2" x 11", 3-hole punched sheet of features, benefits and any other important information about the book/series being considered for adoption.
There shall be no formal adoption hearings by the SBE with publishers'/vendors' representatives. The results of the Board's adoption shall be available in the MDE Office of Instructional Materials and Library Media the day following the SBE's meeting when the textbooks are adopted.
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