SC Department of Education Invites Feedback on Instructional Materials
Via the SC Department of Education's Press Release and Information on Accessing More Information on Instructional Materials:
The South Carolina Department of Education’s invites the public to review textbooks and instructional materials that are proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools. The State Board of Education (SBE) will receive the materials recommended for adoption by the Instructional Materials Review Panels on December 12, 2023.
This report provides the titles of programs recommended for state adoption and the publisher-provided links to digitally access the student materials. Citizen comments will be provided to the SBE with the Review Panel recommendations. Dates for the public review are November 3–December 4, 2023.
The link to access the form for citizens to submit comments is listed below:
Access the Citizen Comment Form
Recommended Materials:
- Accounting 1, 2
- Administrative Support Technology
- Advanced Composition
- Baking and Pastry
- Business Principles and Management
- Chemistry 1, 2, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
- Child Development 1, 2
- Culinary Arts Management 1, 2 and Introduction
- Early Childhood Education 1, 2, and Introduction
- English 1, 2, 3, 4, 9–12 and Advanced Placement (AP)
- English Language Arts 3-5, 6-8
- Exploratory Family and Consumer Sciences (6th Grade)
- Family Life Education
- Food Science 1, 2
- Google Basics
- Handwriting, 2-3 (cursive)
- Human Development: Responsible Life Choices
- Introduction to Career Clusters
- Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences 1 (7th Grade) – Updated curricula
- Keyboarding (CTE) Grades 7 and 8
- Language Arts, K-2
- Parenting Education
- Personal Finance
- Physics 1, 2, Advanced Placement 1, 2, C: Mechanics, and C: Electricity and Magnetism and International
- Baccalaureate
- Sports and Entertainment Marketing
- Sports Medicine 1, 2
- Webpage Development
- World History–Advanced Placement
Review Sites
- Bob Jones University Mack Library, Bob Jones University, 1700 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greenville SC 29614
- Clemson University, Tillman Hall, 101 Gantt Circle, Clemson, SC 29634
- Columbia International University Library, 7435 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 29230-3122
- Converse University, Mickel Library, 580 East Main Street, Spartanburg SC 29302
- Furman University, James B. Duke Library, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613
- Limestone University Library (Hines & Riggins Building), 535 Quarry Drive, Gaffney, SC 29340
- Newberry College, Center for Teacher Education, 1121 Speers Street, Newberry, SC 29108
- Winthrop University, Withers Building, 611 Myrtle Drive, Room 307, Rock Hill, SC 29733