OMSD is committed to providing the most up-to-date standards-aligned student textbooks and instructional materials to guide teaching and learning.  All adopted textbooks/instructional materials are California State Board of Education approved and are implemented district-wide.  Textbooks/instructional materials adoptions follow the state adoption process cycle.  Due to the State budget crisis, the state textbook/instructional materials adoption cycle was suspended until the 2013-14 school year.  At that time, we will resume the adoption process. 

When adopting new student textbooks/instructional materials the following process is followed:

• State approved instructional material list is examined and grade-span publishers are identified
• District committee composed of teacher grade level teams, administrators, parents and community members is formed with the teacher group composing the majority of the committee
• Development of evaluation criteria for the selection process is formalized
• Grade level teams examine potential programs by using adopted criteria to narrow the focus to less than four publishers for in-depth examination
• Grade level teams “pilot” the remaining texts for in-depth examination by utilizing a scoring rubric to assess program effectiveness
• Scoring rubrics are tallied and consensus is reached relative to the publisher text to recommend to the Board of Trustees for adoption
• Once Board approved, professional development is planned and implemented

The adoption process is a year-long, rigorous process that focuses on the explicit needs of OMSD students and staff.