| (a) Each regional education service center (ESC) executive
director shall designate one person to supervise all access to samples
of instructional materials.
(b) On or before the date specified in the schedule
of adoption procedures, each ESC representative shall notify the commissioner
of education of all irregularities in electronic samples in a manner
designated by the commissioner. The appropriate publisher shall be
notified of any sample irregularities reported by the ESCs.
(c) One electronic sample of all instructional materials
under consideration for adoption shall be retained in each ESC for
review by interested persons. The review sample must remain available
until the ESC receives the electronic final adopted product sample
on the date specified in the schedule of adoption procedures.
(d) Appropriate information, such as locator and login
information and passwords, shall be made available by the ESCs to
ensure public access to Internet-based instructional content throughout
the review or contract period, as appropriate.
(e) Regional ESCs shall ensure reasonable public access
to sample instructional materials, including access outside of normal
working hours that shall be scheduled by appointment.
(f) On or before the date specified in the schedule
of adoption procedures, each ESC shall publicize the date on which
sample instructional materials will be available for review and shall
notify all school districts in the region of the schedule.
(g) One electronic final sample of all instructional
materials adopted by the State Board of Education shall be retained
in each ESC for the entire adoption period for review by interested
persons. Samples of adopted prekindergarten materials must match the
format of the products to be provided to schools upon ordering.
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