Each year, a textbook adoption takes place in based on a state-approved cycle. Textbook committees are composed of teachers and parents. Each committee member takes an oath that they do not have any financial interest in any publisher. The committees base their reviews on the state of Tennessee’s approved adoption list. Committee members consider the state advisory panelists’ reviews, and also work together to conduct their own reviews of the materials based on the state-provided rubrics. Committee members come to common agreements on textbook selection by grade band and by content area. In most cases, teachers select a blend of print and digital resources.
Additional information for stakeholder review:
- Certification of Adoption
- Official ORS Section D Textbook Selection
- View online samples of state-approved texts
Elementary (K-4)
ELA
Guidebooks (4th only)
Math
Science
Social Studies
Social Emotional Learning
Character Strong (also used in PreK)
Digital Citizenship
Middle School (5-8)
ELA
Guidebooks (5th only)
Math
Science
Social Studies
Social Emotional Learning
Digital Citizenship
High School (9-12)
ELA
English I, II, III, IV – SpringBoard English Language Arts
Math
Algebra 1 – Illustrative Mathematics
Geometry – HMH Geometry
Algebra 2 CP – HMH Algebra 2
Algebra 2 Advanced – Illustrative Mathematics
Algebra 2 Trig Honors – Algebra and Trigonometry
Precalculus AB and BC – Precalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities
Calculus AB – Single Variable Calculus: Concepts & Contexts
Calculus BC – Calculus: Concepts & Contexts
DE Statistics – Stats: Modeling the World
AP Statistics – The Practice of Statistics for AP
DE Linear Algebra – Linear Algebra and its Applications
DE Multivariable Calculus – Calculus: Concepts & Contexts
DE Differential Equations – Fundamentals of Differential Equations
Science
Anatomy and Physiology – Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology
Biology – Miller and Levine Biology
Chemistry –