The purpose of the Curriculum and Instruction Committee of CCSS is to...

• Advise the Board of Directors of significant developments in curriculum and instruction that may require a response from the Council. 
• Advise the Board of Directors of strategies to promote the implementation of high quality social studies education in the schools of California. 
• Encourage and promote participation of CCSS members on state bodies developing standards, frameworks, instructional materials, and other documents and programs of the social studies. 
• Encourage and promote participation of CCSS members on state bodies that serve as evaluators of statewide documents and programs in social studies. 
• Act as a clearinghouse to provide California educators with information, resources, and support for implementing California history-social sciencestandards-based instruction using the California History-Social Science Curriculum Framework as the guide.