INSTRUCTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION
FOR THE
COMPLETION OF TEXTBOOK ADOPTION MATERIALS
Listed below is information that may be of assistance to you as you complete the items necessary for
participation in the Mississippi textbook adoption process. Each of the enclosed items is addressed on an
item-by-item basis with brief explanatory remarks. This document is not designed to replace the
information in PART B - ADOPTION HANDBOOK, but is intended as a convenient reference guide
to information needed in the completion and submission of adoption-related materials.
1. PART B - ADOPTION HANDBOOK: This publication contains the Rules and Regulations
for the adoption of textbooks in Mississippi. Publishers are required to read and study Part B for
information designed specifically for publishers and the Mississippi Textbook Law.
Listed below are some brief recommendations regarding the appropriate pages to read to obtain
pertinent adoption information from the handbook:
a. Page B-7 for a copy of the "Call for Bids”.
b. Page B-10 for brief definitions of special terms included in the "Call for Bids”.
c. Pages B-28 through B-30 for information about the adoption calendar, which includes
all activities and deadlines of interest to publishers. For complete information, please
refer to specific sections.
2. PROPOSAL FORMS:
a. Proposal forms must be submitted to the Textbook Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on
September 10, 2007. Please complete the requested information for each textbook you
intend to submit for the 2007 Mississippi Textbook Adoption.
b. Twelve copies of each proposal form must be submitted to the Textbook Office. An
original signature is required on only one copy of each proposal form cover. The
signature on the other eleven copies of each individual form cover may be a photocopy.
The proposal form may be found on the textbook home page at
www.mde.k12.ms.us/textbook/textbooks.htm under the “Adoption” link. The form has
been developed in Excel and the cells are locked so that they cannot be changed. Please
do not attempt to change the size of the cells.
c. Please observe that there are five (5) different proposal forms. These different proposal
forms coincide with the various subject areas/grade levels listed on pages B-7 through
B-9 of the ADOPTION HANDBOOK. Please exercise caution in the completion of the
proposal forms to ensure that the textbook proposals are made on the appropriate
proposal forms in accordance with the "Call for Bids”.
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d. As each proposal form is completed, please pay special attention to supplying the type of
hardware configuration or special equipment needed to implement this program. If none
is needed, write “none”.
e. If a textbook being submitted is consumable, please indicate this adjacent to the title on
the proposal form "consumable”.
f. Publishers proposing textbooks published by a publisher other than the one designated
on the form must indicate this adjacent to the title.
g. Do not collate the different proposal forms. Please send all twelve copies of each
individual proposal form clipped together. The textbook staff will be responsible for
organizing the proposal forms for distribution to the appropriate persons.
h. PROPOSAL forms must be submitted separately from the BID forms.
i. Proposal forms transmitted by facsimile will not be accepted.
j. Proposal forms should indicate the instructional category in which the book/product is
being submitted. Please submit only one book/product/series per proposal form.
3. BID FORMS [FORM MTC (Revised)]:
a. Three hard copies of this form with an original signature on each and two electronic
copies on two separate CDs (Excel format file in Times New Roman font size 10)
must be submitted to the Textbook Office by 5:00 p.m. on September 21, 2007. The
bid form may be found on the textbook home page at
www.mde.k12.ms.us/textbook/textbooks.htm under the “Adoption” link. The form has
been developed in Excel and the cell will be locked so that they cannot be changed.
Please do not attempt to change the size of the cells.
b. In addition to the information requested on the BID Form, please also list the free
materials and the conditions under which the free materials will be given in detail. When
listing the free materials you will provide, do not list options. All material must be
available to all teachers. Also, note that if you list an item to be given every year for the
life of the adoption, it must be given to the schools with the 4x4 schedule plan each time
the course is offered. Please refer to items #2, #3, #4, #5, and #6 on pages B-12 through
B-14 of the ADOPTION HANDBOOK for more information regarding the completion
of the BID form. You must be specific in listing free material. If the Textbook Office
has any trouble interpreting your meaning, this part of your bid will be rejected. Do not
list items such as Mississippi teacher packages, etc.
c. Please keep in mind that a publisher may not bid a textbook that was not proposed. On
the other hand, it is quite permissible to propose a book and not bid the book. If a book
is proposed but not bid we request that you write a letter telling the office that you will
not bid the book.
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d. If a textbook being bid is consumable, please indicate this adjacent to the title on the
BID form.
e. Do not bid a textbook that was adopted in Mississippi in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, or
2004.
f. BID forms should not be submitted in the same package with PROPOSAL forms.
g. BIDS transmitted by facsimile will not be accepted.
h. Net Wholesale Price –F.O.B. Central Depository in Jackson, Mississippi.
i. The Mississippi Department of Education utilizes the Lexile Framework for Reading as
part of the state assessment. In order to work with the system being established, the
Textbook Office would like to provide the reading comprehension level for adopted
material. The Textbook Office cannot require this information from a publisher,
however, we strongly urge you to provide the reading levels for all pupil editions. If you
need assistance, please contact Mr. Todd Sandvik, MetaMetrics, Inc., 1000 Park Forty
Plaza Drive, Suite 120, Durham, NC 27713 or (919) 547-3422.
4. FORM B:
a. A completed FORM B should be enclosed inside the front cover of each student
textbook submitted for consideration for adoption.
b. The FORM B used in Mississippi is the standard form approved by the National
Association of State Textbook Administrators (NASTA). You may download a copy
this form from our website at www.mde.k12.ms.us /textbooks or use your own stock.
5. FORM M:
a. A completed FORM M should be enclosed with each electronic media program
submitted for consideration for adoption.
b. The FORM M used in Mississippi is the standard form approved by the National
Association of State Textbook Administrators (NASTA). You may download a copy
this form from our website at www.mde.k12.ms.us /textbooks or use your own stock.
6. THE FOLLOWING ARE ITEMS THAT WE ARE REQUIRING PUBLISHERS TO
PROVIDE THE TEXTBOOK OFFICE:
a. Correlation of product to the curriculum framework – Please see the example included
on page 5 of this document. Use the sample format and correlate to the annotated
teacher's edition (ATE) or to both the pupil and teacher edition if an ATE is not
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available. Please see page B-16 for details. Correlations are due on September 27,
2007.
b. "Features and Benefits" page for each book/series – Please see page B-16, for details.
Features and Benefits pages are due on September 27, 2007.
c. "Free with Order" brochure – If your sales force is going to use this type of brochure, we
would like to see a finished copy by September 28, 2007. The "Free with Order"
brochure and the bid must contain the same information. Please see page B-16. The
brochure should come to the Textbook Office from the company contract’s department.
7. LISTING OF AUTHORIZED EXAMINATION COPIES FOR LOCAL SELECTION
PROCESS:
a. Following the State Board of Education meeting in December 2007, a listing of the
Local Selection Committee members will be made available to publishers with one or
more books adopted in the 2007 Textbook Adoption. You may use this listing for
mailing samples to the local committee members.
b. Examination copies sent to the Local Selection Committee member is at the discretion
of the publisher.
8. CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
a. The bidder, or bidders, to whom contracts are awarded, will be required to
provide three copies of the Official Mississippi Textbook Contract without
change, addition, or modification. Also, make and execute a good and sufficient
bond (executed in triplicate, Mississippi Code Annotated 37-43-25) payable to the
State of Mississippi with a surety thereon. The amount of said bond as fixed by
the State Board of Education is $2,500 plus $500 per title or grade level.
NOTE:
Please be advised that if a publisher submits a textbook/series for adoption, they must also supply seven
sets of examination copies for review to the State Rating Committee, one set for the Textbook Office,
and eight sets for the IHL Libraries. This material must be delivered by September 27, 2007, to the
Mississippi publishers' depository. Please refer to pages B-19 through B-22 in the HANDBOOK for
specific instructions regarding the examination materials. Also, one copy of the student and teacher’s
edition of each textbook proposed must be sent to the Textbook Office. Send the additional eight sets of
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materials to the Mississippi publisher’s depository and label in the same manner as the State Rating
Committee’s.
Publishers may lend needed hardware to State Rating Committee members for the reviewing of
electronic media. These arrangements must be made through the Textbook Office.
If you should have questions at any time during the adoption process, please call (601) 354-7543, FAX
(601) 354-7590, or e-mail kesco@mde.k12.ms.us.
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TEXTBOOK COMPANY CORRELATION
MISSISSIPPI CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK: ALGEBRA I
CONTENT STRANDS:
Number and Operations Algebra
Geometry Measurement
Data Analysis & Probability
Competency
1. Understand relationships between numbers and their properties and perform operations fluently.
Objectives Pupil Edition Teacher Edition
Page References Page References
a. Apply properties of real numbers to simplify algebraic expressions, including 600, 611, 630, 619 3-25, 128
polynomials. (DOK 1)
b. Use matrices to solve mathematical situations and contextual problems. (DOK 2) 53-56, 64,75 12, 17, 44
Competency
2. Understand, represent, and analyze patterns, relations, and functions.
Objectives Pupil Edition Teacher Edition
Page References Page References
a. Solve, check, and graph multi-step linear equations and inequalities in one variable, 26, 287, 440 66-68, 601-602
including rational coefficients in mathematical and real-world situations. (DOK 2)
b. Solve and graph absolute value equations and inequalities in one variable. 188, 198, 555 NA
(DOK 2)
c. Analyze the relationship between x and y values, determine whether a relation is a 109, 151, 235 666, 999
function, and identify domain and range. (DOK 2)
All competencies and objectives must be listed even though you may not correlate to the competencies and/or objectives. Please write "NA" in the page reference if
there is no correlation.
If you have an annotated teacher edition (ATE), then you may correlate to that one book as it contains both the pupil and teacher edition. Please indicate that you are
correlating to the ATE.
If you have a series of books that are being submitted, please do a correlation for each book. Each book's correlation should stand-alone.
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