Oklahoma State Textbook Committee
Members
Chairpersons
- State Superintendent Ryan Walters, Chairperson
- Kendra Wesson, Designated Chairperson
- Jay Rotert: Congressional District 1, Vice-Chairperson
Members
- Vacant: Congressional District 1
- Christina Hanvey: Congressional District 2
- Joshua Allen: Congressional District 2
- Holly Helm: Congressional District 3
- Sonya Covalt: Congressional District 3
- Ashley Leming: Congressional District 4
- Terry Brandenburg: Congressional District 4
- Allison Kidney: Congressional District 5
- Linda Diann Magnus: Congressional District 5
- Michael Bellew: At-Large
- Teresa Gerber: At-Large
- Carolynn Bristow: Secretary
Refer to 70 O.S. § 16-101 for more information related to State Textbook Committee membership and qualifications.
Subject Cycle
The Textbook Committee annually prepares a list of available textbooks that meet the academic criteria for Oklahoma's public schools. Due to the time and attention this process requires, the Committee reviews one or more subjects each year.
- Computer Education/Instructional Technology is evaluated every three years.
- All other subjects are on a six-year cycle. 70 O.S. § 16-102; OAR 720: 10-1-2.
Instructional Material Subject Cycle 2024-25
Meeting Calendars
Agendas
2024-25
December 13, 2024 - (Special Meeting Agenda)
November 15, 2024 (Agenda)
July 16-18, 2024 - Publisher Presentations for Fine Arts, Computer Science, Educational Technology (Agenda) (Publisher Schedule) (Minutes)
June 7, 2024 - (Materials) (Minutes)
2023-24
February 27, 2024 (Minutes) (Materials)
February 9, 2024 (Minutes) (Materials) (Savvas Statement)
Math PK - 2nd: Savvas
- Fine Arts Rubric
- Computer Science Rubric
- Technology Education Rubric
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November 17, 2023 (Materials) (Recommendations) (Savvas statement) (Minutes)
- Early Childhood: Frog Street 3s, Frog Street PreK, Teaching Strategies Preschool, Teaching Strategies PreK
- Math PK-2nd: Alpha Plus, Big Ideas, Curriculum Associates, McGraw Hill, Open Up, Savvas
- Math 3rd-5th: Alpha Plus, Big Ideas, Curriculum Associates, McGraw Hill, Open Up, Savvas
- Math 6th-8th: Alpha Plus, Big Ideas, Curriculum Associates, McGraw Hill, Open Up, Savvas
- Math Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II: Big Ideas, Cengage, McGraw Hill, Open Up, Savvas
- Math Calculus: Bedford, Freeman & Worth, Cengage, McGraw Hill, Savvas
- Math Statistics: Bedford, Freeman & Worth, Cengage, McGraw Hill, Savvas
- Math Trigonometry: Cengage, Savvas
- October 6, 2023 (Comment 1), (Comment 2), (VPAT), (Minutes)
- July 18-20, 2023 (Materials) (Minutes)
2022-23
- June 2, 2023 (Materials), (Minutes)
- February 3, 2023 (Minutes | PPT | MP4)
- December 1, 2022
- July 19 - 21, 2022 (Minutes)
- June 3, 2022 (Minutes)
- March 24, 2022 - Special Meeting (Minutes)
2021-22 - Meeting Calendar
- February 2022 (Minutes)
- December 2021 (Minutes)
- July 2021 (Minutes)
- June 2021 (Minutes)
- March 2021 (Minutes)
