Columbia, SC – The public is invited to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools.

The materials will be recommended to the State Board of Education for adoption on December 9, 2015, by the Instructional Materials Review Panels appointed by the Board. The materials are in the following subject areas:

Arts, A-V Technology and Communications

• Architectural Design 1, 2
• Digital Art and Design 1, 2, 3, 4
• Mechanical Design 1, 2

Business, Management and Administration

• Administrative Support Technology
• Computer Applications, 7–9
• Digital Input Technologies
• Integrated Business Applications 1, 2
• Keyboarding, 7–9
• Multimedia Basics
• Web Page Design and Development 1, 2

Education and Training

• Child Development 1, 2
• Early Childhood Education 1, 2
• Introduction to Early Childhood Education

Exploratory Offerings

• Exploratory Family and Consumer Sciences, 6
• Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences, 7–8

Finance

• Banking Services
• Business Finance
• Financial Literacy
• Insurance
• Securities and Investments

Health Science

• Sports Medicine 1, 2

Hospitality and Tourism

• Baking and Pastry
• Culinary Arts 1, 2
• Hospitality Management and Operations 1, 2
• Introduction to Culinary Arts
• Introduction to Hospitality Management and Operations

Human Services/Family and Consumer Sciences

• Esthetics 1, 2, 3, 4
• Family Life Education 1, 2
• Human Development: Responsible Life Choices 1, 2

Information Technology

• Image Editing 1, 2

Manufacturing

• Electronics Technology 1, 2, 3, 4
• Introduction to Manufacturing Technology
• Mechatronics 1, 2, 3, 4
• Metal Fabrication 1, 2, 3, 4
• Welding Technology, 1, 2, 3, 4

Marketing

• Advertising

Physical Education

• Physical Education, 9–12

Science

• Biology 1, 2, AP and IB
• Science, K–8

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

• Food Science and Dietetics 1, 2

Social Studies

• European History AP and IB
• Law Education

World Languages

• French, K–12, AP and IB
• German, 6–12, AP and IB
• Latin, 6–12, AP and IB
• Spanish, K–12, AP and IB
• World Language Immersion Materials for Language Arts/Literacy K–5 (French, Chinese, and Spanish)

The instructional materials are on display at 20 locations throughout the state. The materials will be on display from October 19 through November 23, 2015, with instructions for submitting comments available at each site. State Board of Education members will review citizens’ comments before a final decision is made on adopting the instructional materials.

Sites for Public Review

• Anderson University, Thrift Library, 316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621
• Charleston Southern University, L. Mendel Rivers Library, 9200 University Boulevard, Charleston, SC 29406
• Clemson University, Tillman Media Center, 212 Tillman Hall, Clemson, SC 69324
• Coker College, Coker College Library, 300 E. College Avenue, Hartsville, SC 29550
• College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library, 205 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401
• Columbia College, Edens Library, 1301 Columbia College Drive, Columbia, SC 29203
• Columbia International University, G. Allen Fleece Library, 7435 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 29230
• Converse College, Mickel Library, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC 29302
• Conway High School, 2301 Church Street, Conway, SC 29526
• Erskine College, Erskine College, Erskine Building, 2nd Floor, Curriculum Lab, Due West, SC 29639
• Furman University, James B. Duke Library, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613
• Limestone College, AJ Eastwood Library, Limestone College, 1115 College Drive, Gaffney, SC 29340
• North Greenville University, 7801 N. Tigerville Road, Tigerville, SC 29688
• Presbyterian College, Campus Library, Curriculum Room, Clinton, SC 29325
• Southern Wesleyan University, Rickman Library, 907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630
• University of South Carolina Aiken, Alumni Learning Center, Business and Education Building, Room 238D, Aiken, SC 29801
• University of South Carolina Beaufort, USCB Library, 8 East Campus Drive, Bluffton, SC 29909
• University of South Carolina Upstate, Health Education Complex, USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC 29303
• Winthrop University, College of Education, 307 Withers Hall, Instructional Technology Center, Rock Hill, SC 29733
• Wofford College, 429 North Church Street, Daniel Building Education, Spartanburg, SC 2930