Textbook 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– by Grade & Subject
- English/Reading/Language Arts (Word) - March 21, 2019
- Mathematics (Word) - March 22, 2018
- Science (PDF)
- History and Social Science (Word) – Updated April 6, 2018
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 refer to Superintendent's Memo INF 157-08.
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.
Contact Information
All questions regarding the procurement of textbooks should be directed by e-mail to textbook@doe.virginia.gov.