Lead your district’s curriculum adoption process with clarity and confidence

The Florida Materials Navigator gives districts a clear, structured way to plan, select, and implement high-quality instructional materials without starting from scratch.

Designed for district leaders, instructional materials teams, and subject-area specialists leading adoption.

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Welcome to the Florida Materials Navigator

Clear, structured process

Aligned stakeholder decisions

Confident materials selection

Adopting New Curriculum Comes With a Lot of Moving Parts

The process touches everything from instructional vision and classroom practice to budgets, compliance, and community input.

District leaders keep the process moving forward:

Aligning stakeholders across roles and priorities

Managing timelines, requirements, and logistics

Evaluating materials against district needs

Planning for implementation and teacher support

For a process this important, there should be a clear and effective way to move through it.

A Clearer Way to Navigate the Work Ahead

You’re already leading complex work across teams, timelines, and priorities. You shouldn’t have to piece it together on your own.

The Florida Materials Navigator supports that work by organizing the steps, decisions, and tools you need along the way.

Built for Florida. Grounded in real district practice.

How to Use This Site

Built Around the Way Districts Work

You already know curriculum adoption is a multi-phase effort with moving parts, decisions, and stakeholders at every step. The Navigator doesn’t change the process, it helps you navigate it.

Each phase includes tools and resources to support your work.

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1. Prepare

Start by clarifying your vision and priorities. Define the student experience, establish key criteria, engage stakeholders, and assess readiness across your district.

Define What Matters

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2. Adopt

Evaluate and select materials that align with your district’s needs. Use structured tools and processes to guide review, align stakeholders, and move through recommendation and approval.

Choose the Right Fit

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3. Implement

Support teachers in using new materials effectively. Plan rollout, coordinate training, and establish ongoing support to ensure successful implementation over time.

Plan Your Rollout

Presented by Impact Florida

Built with Florida Districts, for Florida Districts

The Florida Materials Navigator was developed to support the real work districts do during curriculum adoption and implementation.

It builds on deep, hands-on work with districts across Florida, including current and past district cohorts working on materials adoption.

About the Navigator

Resource Library

Tools and Resources That Support Each Step of the Process

Access practical tools, templates, and examples designed to support the work you’re already doing—at each stage of the process.

Setting a Vision

Clarify Your Instructional Vision

Use guided prompts to align on priorities, define the student experience, and set clear expectations before you begin evaluating materials. Resources for Setting a Vision

Planning for Selection

Get Ready for Adoption

Make sure your district is aligned and prepared by confirming readiness across stakeholders, timelines, and key decisions. Resources for Planning for Selection

Review and Selection

Evaluate and Compare Materials

Apply consistent criteria to review options from the state-adopted list and identify what best fits your district’s needs. Resources for Review and Selection

Initial Implementation

Coming Soon! Plan a Strong Rollout

Follow a step-by-step walkthrough to prepare for implementation, support teachers, and set your district up for long-term success.

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Review and Selection

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The Florida Materials Navigator Curricula Screening Tool

Use the screening tool to organize and compare state-adopted instructional materials while ensuring your review process reflects local priorities. Browse all state-adopted curriculum options, or sort by grade band, course, or district priorities to compare what matters most for your district.

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