State Textbook Approved Titles

Table of Contents

• Rubric Structure
• Rubric Results
• Approved Titles List (all)
• Individual Approved Titles (by subject(s))
• District Ordering - Resource Links
• Depositories
• Accessible Formats - Resource Links
• Caravan and Publisher Contact Information

The instructional materials listed below are reviewed by content review teams with committee-approved rubrics. The evaluation rubric is designed to assist reviewers in determining a threshold for quality for each Gateway. If instructional materials do not meet the thresholds for "Exemplifies Quality" or "Approaching Quality" for a Gateway, reviewers are prompted not to move forward with reviewing the next Gateway.

Rubric Structure

State-approved textbooks are those with a rating of "Exemplifies Quality" or "Approaching Quality" on the rubric (70 O.S. § 16-104). All State-approved instructional materials are listed below.

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Rubric Results

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The new state textbook/instructional material lists include evaluation rubrics completed by content area experts in the state. Districts can use these rubrics alongside their own data and local-level priorities to identify instructional materials appropriate for their district.

State-approved comprehensive materials are those with an overall rating of "Exemplifies Quality" or "Approaching Quality." Supplementary materials are not reviewed or approved by the State Textbook Committee. Supplementary materials purchased with State Textbook funds should undergo a rigorous local review process with the local district textbook committee prior to selection. Supplementary materials should supplement adopted comprehensive materials or programs but not replace them. OAC 720:10-3-6b

For additional information on district-level adoption, view a suggested District Adoption Timeline. All State-approved instructional materials are listed in the Approved Titles table below along with evaluations and pricing lists.

Approved Titles

A quick tutorial for navigating the table of Approved Titles below is available here.

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Individual Subject-Area Approved Lists with Corresponding Evaluations & Pricing Lists

• Supplementary Materials list 
• Early Childhood Comprehensive Programs
• Mathematics  - Grades PK-12
• Elementary English Language Arts - Grades PK-5 - Comprehensive Programs
• Elementary English Language Arts - Grades PK-5 - Supplementary Programs
• Secondary English Language Arts - Grades 6-12
• Computer Science and Education Technology - Grades PK-12
• PK-12 World Languages Other Than English
• All Other Currently Listed Programs - Grades PK-12 

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District Ordering - Resource Links

 is a convenient online ordering system Oklahoma school districts can use to submit estimates of instructional material needs and orders. Registered users can click here to access. To register with iSTAR, email [email protected]. 

Districts can also submit textbook orders directly to one or more depositories. Contact information for Archway Depository and Thompson School Book Depository is below. Some vendors may be with an alternative depository. All depositories for district orders must have a physical Oklahoma address.§ 16-115

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Depositories

The superintendent or textbook coordinator appointed by the superintendent shall place orders from the proper depository or depositories for all of the textbooks needed as outlined in the textbook plan by the district for the ensuing year. A school district superintendent or textbook coordinator may order any textbooks placed on the official multiple textbook list.

70 O.S. § 16-111(D).

Accessible Formats - Resource Links

State-approved instructional materials result in publishers establishing a contract with the State of Oklahoma. Contract requirements require all publishers to have any printed instructional materials available in the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) format. 

If digital instructional materials are approved, the publisher must ensure all digital materials conform at a minimum to the standards for accessibility as set forth in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794d) and its implementing regulations (36 C.F.R. § 1194), or Level AA or above of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.

• The Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Center of the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
• Liberty Braille
• National Center on Accessible Educational Materials (NIMAS)
• Oklahoma ABLE Tech Accessible Instructional Materials and Assistive Technology

Click here for additional information on purchasing accessible textbooks.

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Caravan and Publisher Contact Information

The Caravan is sponsored by the Oklahoma Educational Publishers Association (OEPA). Click on the links below for additional meeting information.

The Caravan is sponsored by the Oklahoma Educational Publishers Association. Click on the links below for additional meeting information.

• Caravan Schedule (In-Person)

Publisher registration information is provided below for additional district support and does not indicate the publisher has an existing instructional material contract with Oklahoma. Please refer to the state-approved lists to confirm the publisher has a current instructional material contract with Oklahoma. Contact information for publishers with approved programs for the current adoption cycle is also listed on the OEPA site.

The information below is provided on an "as is" basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness.

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