The Oklahoma State Department of Education seeks applicants every year to serve as content experts for the subject cycle review of instructional materials submitted to the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee (STC) for their consideration and approval. The 2024 subject cycle is Grades PK-12 Fine Arts, PK-12 Computer Science, and PK-12 Technology Education.
Individuals selected to serve on the STC Content Review Teams will receive training to review materials utilizing a rubric adopted by the STC and will receive access to all vendor-based materials to review for the subject area they will be asked to review.
Applicants must have three years of experience within the disciplinary focus. Having a current Oklahoma teaching certificate in the content area being reviewed is encouraged, but not required.
Applications are due Friday, April 5th by 5:00 pm. Apply here.
Any publisher whose bid has been accepted and has published a new or revised edition of the adoption textbook, [before the expiration of the adoption period], can submit a “substitution bid.” Publishers may submit a bid for such textbook at the time and in the manner other bids are submitted for the balance of the adoption period. Textbook Substition Bid Eligibility. The adopted edition price is mutually agreed upon by the publisher and the State Textbook Committee, but not in excess of the lowest price at which the same textbook will be sold or offered for sale for the purpose of securing a state or local selection or adoption elsewhere in the United States during the twelve (12) months.
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To support local school districts in accessing and selecting high-quality instructional materials, the Oklahoma State Department of Education provides the following support structures: