Adoption and Purchase of Textbooks

Ohio public school districts must adopt or purchase printed or electronic textbooks from publishers approved by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce that have agreed to sell textbooks to school districts in Ohio at a price no more than the lowest list wholesale price available to school districts in any other state. Publishers also must meet accessibility requirements outlined in law. Ohio is a local adoption state; therefore, individual school districts may choose the textbooks that best meet the needs of their curriculum, as long as all publishers are chosen from the approved list.

Please notify the Department if an approved publisher fails to comply and offers or lists a price for a printed or electronic textbook higher than the wholesale list price in another state.

Neither the State of Ohio nor the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce endorse or recommend textbooks or publishers. Please review the Pricing and Accessibility Compliant List and contact publishers directly for pricing.

Textbook publishers requesting to be placed on the list must satisfy the requirements set forth in Ohio Revised Code 3329.01 and Ohio Administrative Code 3301-51-21 each year. For more information, download this information packet:

• Revised for 2024 - Instructions for Pricing and Accessibility Compliant Publishers List

Guidelines for the Use of Electronic Textbooks and Materials Used in the Course of Instruction

These guidelines provide a summary of factors for districts to consider when electing to use electronic textbooks and other electronic devices and materials used in the course of classroom instruction.

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Pricing and Accessibility Compliant Publishers for 2023

Activate Learning
Liz Pabon - lpabon@activatelearning.com
Phone: 888-698-8463
B.E. Publishing
Michael Gecawich – michael@bepublishing.com
Phone: 888-781-6921
Website: bepublishing.com

Benchmark Education Company, LLC
Peter Clifford – pclifford@benchmarkeducation.com
Phone: 914-217-0239
Beford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group (MacMillian)
Hannah Spratt - adoptions@bfwpub.com
Phone: 417-429-0815 ext. 222
Carpenters International Training Fund
Diana Lucas - diana.lucas@carpenters.org or Joe Travis - jtravis@ohcap.org
Phone: (Lucas) 702-806-9164 or (Travis) 513-539-7849
Carnegie Learning, Inc.
Shawna Tysse - stysse@carnegielearning.com
Phone: 618-806-4635
Cengage Learning
Beverly M. Jones - bev.jones@cengage.com
Phone: 513-229-1532
Cheng & Tsui Co., Inc.
adoptions@cheng-tsui.com
CompuScholar
Chris Yust - chris.yust@compuscholar.com
Phone: 866-604-2357
CPM Educational Program
Carmel Draper – orders@cpm.org
Phone: 209-745-2055
Davis Publications, Inc.
Laura Flavin – bids@davisart.com
Phone: 800-533-2847 ext. 1749

Exploros Inc.
Yoel Givol - yoel.givol@exploros.com
Phone: 617-529-1240
Website: exploros.com

Gallopade International
Michael Longmeyer – michael@gallopade.com
Phone: 770-631-4222
Website: gallopade.com

Great Minds
Heather Todorov – Heather.Todorov@greatminds.org
Phone: 734-730-3888
Website: greatminds.org

Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher
Jennifer J. Selby – jselby@g-w.com
Phone: 800-323-0440
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Kendra Smith - kendra.smith@hmhco.com
Phone: 720-473-7450
Kendall Hunt Publishing
Meg Yeakey - myeakey@kendallhunt.com
Phone: 800-542-6657
ORIGO Education
Chris Sidor – c_sidor@origomath.com
Phone: 1-888-674-4601
Perfection Learning
Jennifer Pustejovsky – jpustejovsky@perfectionlearning.com
Phone: 214-543-4210
QuaverEd, Inc
Eric Wormsbaker – vendors@quavered.com
Phone: 866-917-3633
Red Bank Publishing
Edward D. Laughbaum - ed@redbankpublishing.com
Phone: 614-563-1835
Sadlier, A Division of William H. Sadlier, Inc.
Jim Devlin - jdevlin@sadlier.com
Phone: 513-349-7716
Savvas Learning Company LLC  
Lish Dubisky - alicia.dubisky@savvas.com
Phone: 857 353-5573
Studies Weekly
Jasmine Sexton – adoptions@studiesweekly.com
Phone: 801-615-9137
The Math Learning Center
Shanel Parette - shanelp@mathlearningcenter.org
Phone: 1-800-575-8130
Vista Higher Learning
Carla Levia – cleiva@vistahigherlearning.com
Phone: 617-351-4869
Zaner-Bloser, Inc.
Laureen Reynolds – rfpservices@zaner-bloser.com
Phone: 614-486-0221
Website: zaner-bloser.com

Zearn
Ashley Birsic – info@zearn.org
Phone: 212-967-6070
Website: zearn.org

Last Modified: 11/30/2023 3:00:12 PM

Pursuant to ORC 3301.079 (B) (3) and 3313.60, it is the responsibility of Ohio's local boards of education to vet and approve curriculum and educational materials for use in the public schools within their district. The use of any materials posted or linked to on the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce website, including materials within Ohio’s Learning Standards or Appendices or any state model curricula or other educational resource material, is entirely up to the discretion of each local board of education.

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