Procurement & Pricing
VDOE provides technical assistance to school divisions related to the procurement of textbooks and other instructional materials. This assistance includes an online listing of all approved textbooks – including publishers and current lowest wholesale prices.
Procurement & Pricing Information for textbooks approved by the Board of Education
General Instructions for viewing and downloading the Excel spreadsheet for textbooks (PDF) – Before accessing the Excel document below listing approved textbooks, publishers and prices for all subjects, it is important to read this general instructions document. It provides assistance in navigating the Excel spreadsheets.
- Procurement & Pricing – all subjects (XLSM) – Updated April 18, 2012
Procurement & Pricing – by grade and subject
- English and Literature (PDF)
- Mathematics (PDF)
- Science (PDF)
- History and Social Science (PDF)
- Foreign Language (PDF)
- Reading/Language Arts (PDF)
Procurement Guidance
- Textbook Procurement Guidance – helpful hints for textbook procurement.
- Code of Virginia – related to the approval of textbooks, contracts with publishers and the distribution of textbooks and consumable materials. See Code of Virginia sections: 22.1-238, 22.1-239, 22.1-241, 22.1-242, and 22.1-243. Also see Superintendent's Memo, July, 2008.
Publisher Information
- Textbook Publisher Information (PDF) – Updated April 2012 – Contact information for publishers of textbooks on the state board approved list. Contact the Virginia Publishers' Association for additional information.
All questions regarding the procurement of textbooks should be directed to the Office of Policy at (804) 225-2092 or e-mail textbook@doe.virginia.gov.
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