Instructional Resource and Textbook Adoption Process

This school year, the Richmond County School System will be seeking to adopt new instructional resources to support and accelerate student learning.  

This school year, resources will be adopted for the following content areas for implementation in 2026-2027 :
 

CTAE Grades 6-12 (Health Science)
Fine Arts K-12
Social Studies Grades K-5


 

Our instructional resources & textbooks are adopted on a 6-year cycle. Tentative upcoming adoptions are listed below.

ADOPTION YEAR       CONTENT AREAS                                                                                                  IMPLEMENTATION YEAR
2026-2027                   Math K5 / CTAE 6-12 (Finance, Business, STEM, Energy) / Fine Arts (Art)                                        2027-2028
2027-2028                   ELA 6-12 / Math 6-12 / CTAE 9-12 (Manufacturing, Marketing)                                             2028-2029
2028-2029                    ELA K-5 / Health PE 6-12 / Science 6-8  / CTAE 9-12 (Agriculture, Arts & Film)                     2029-2030
2029-2030                    Social Studies 6-12 / Science 9-12 / World Language K-12 / CTAE 6-12 (Hospitality, IT)      2030-2031
2030-2031                    Health & PE K5 / Science & STEM K5 / CTAE 6-12 (Human Services, Architecture,                2031-2032
                                     Education, Law, Transportation)                                                                 
2031-2032                    Fine Arts K-12 / Social Studies K5 / CTAE 6-12 (Health Science)                                             2032-2033



From GaDOE Instructional Materials website: "During the 2016 legislative session, laws related to textbook adoption were revised to allow for the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) to opt out of this role and leave adoption decisions up to local school districts.  The revised legislation to the Georgia Code can be found in House Bill 739. The GaDOE will support districts in evaluating high quality programs without being part of the formal, facilitated adoption, and review process."

Textbook Adoption Timeline

Please refer back to this web page for updates on the Instructional Resource Adoption process.  
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Instructional Resource and Textbook Adoption Guidelines for Vendors

The Richmond County School System is a closed district, meaning all contact from publishers and sales representatives regarding instructional resource purchases should be directed through the district office. School personnel should contact the Instructional Resource Coordinator if sales representatives contact the school without going through the district office. The district office will not send a sales representative to a school without prior notification from the Instructional Resource Coordinator. All vendor presentations during an adoption year are coordinated through the Teaching and Learning Department.

 

Newly Adopted Resources
Implementation SY 2025-2026

Click on the drop-down arrow to view adopted titles.

Automotive - Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach (Cengage)
Barbering - Introduction to Barbering (Milady- Cengage)
Nails - Introduction to Nails (Milady- Cengage)
Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice in America (Cengage)
Welding - Welding (Cengage)
Forensic Science - Forensic Science: Fundamentals & Investigations (Cengage)
Architecture and Construction - Architectural Core: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills 6E (Pearson)
Carpentry - General Carpentry Level 1 (NCCER) 6e (Pearson)
HVACR - HVACR (Pearson)
Masonry - Masonry Level 1 Training Guide (Pearson)
Electrical - Electrical I (Pearson)
Teaching as a Profession - Foundations of Teaching (Pearson)

Health - Quaver Health (Quaver)
Physical Education - Spark PE (Gopher)

Science - Inspire Science (McGraw Hill)
STEM - STEAM Design Challenge

 Click below to review the current titles adopted for each content area.