Agenda Item
b. Purchase of Instructional Materials and Resources (Not to Exceed $9,900,000)
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Sean Tartt, Acting Chief Academic Officer, Division of Teaching and Learning
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education approve the purchase of previously adopted textbooks, supplemental resources, textbook management systems, and instructional materials, including print and digital resources, from 95 Core, Accelerate Learning, Amira Learning, BFW Publishers, Capstone, Carnegie Learning, Cengage, CodeHS, Edmentum, eDynamic, Evans & Sutherland, Find Your Grind, Follett, Hello World, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Imagine Learning, McGraw Hill, Pearson, Progress Learning, Reef Distribution, Savvas, Social Studies School Service, Studies Weekly, Textbook Warehouse, Transfr, and Vista Higher Learning in an amount not to exceed $9,900,000.
Why: According to Board Policy IFA-Instructional Media, the District must provide access to instructional resources including, but not limited to, textbooks and supplementary materials. It is necessary to purchase previously adopted textbooks, supplemental resources, textbook management systems, and instructional resources needed to replenish inventory or accommodate growth.
Details: During the 2026-2027 school year, the District may purchase previously adopted instructional resources from the following vendors that may exceed $100,000.00:
Vendor
Content/
Grade
Year Adopted
Format
*Cost Estimate
Accelerate Learning
Science K-2
2018
Digital
$143,785.00
Accelerate Learning
Science 3-8
2018
Digital
$208,367.25
BFW Publishers
AP World History
2018
Digital
$75,075.00
Carnegie Learning
World Languages MS & HS
2024
Print
$59,966.20
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ELA 9-12
2024
Print
$42,644.21
McGraw Hill
ELA 1-2 - Anthologies
2023
Print
$128,785.14
McGraw Hill
Social Studies - African American Studies
2018
Digital
$28,917.00
McGraw Hill
Social Studies - American Government and World Geography
2018
Digital
$1,970,186.40
McGraw Hill
ELA K-2 (TEs)
2023
Print
$251,950.60
McGraw Hill
ELA 6-8 (TEs)
2024
Print
$33,621.58
Pearson
Social Studies
AP (Human Geography, US Govt.-Politics, and Comp. Govt./Politics
2018
Digital
$125,748.75
Savvas
ES 3-5 (TEs)
2023
Print
$743,631.00
Social Studies School Service (Active Classroom)
Social Studies
6-7 and HS
2018
Digital
$246,362.22
Studies Weekly
Social Studies
K-2
2018
Print and Digital
$215,701.08
Textbook Warehouse
Fine Arts 4-5 (Band and Orchestra)
2023
Print
$1,408.25
Textbook Warehouse
World Languages ES
2024
Print
$348.25
Vista Higher Learning
World Languages MS and HS
2024
Print and Digital
$26,355.00
Vista Higher Learning
World Languages ES
2024
Print and Digital
$2,711.70
Total
$4,305,564.63
*Note: The quotes are based on projected enrollment, not actual enrollment.
Pursuant to Board Policy DJE III.D.3.g. 1-2, the textbook management systems and supplemental resources for schools have been evaluated annually and selected by qualified, professional personnel based on sound pedagogical judgement and in the District’s best interest. These selected resources from the following vendors may exceed $100,000.00 in a singular purchase:
Vendor
Content/
Grade
Format
*Cost Estimate
95 Core
ELA K-5
Digital
$2,327,390.40
Amira Learning
ELA K-3
Digital
$590,545.00
Capstone
All Areas
K-12
Digital
$167,865.60
Cengage - Gale
All Areas
K-12
Digital
$160,900.82
CodeHS
CTAE and STEM
K-12
Digital
$90,130.00
COSM Library
Science All
Digital
$75,000.00
Edmentum
Core Electives and CTAE 6-12
Digital
$306,516.23
eDynamic
CTAE
3-12
Digital
$488,800.00
Find Your Grind
CTAE
6-12
Digital
$95,000.00
Follett
All Areas
K-12
Digital Library Management System
$155,235.60
Hello World
CTAE
3-12
Digital
$255,000.00
Imagine Learning
ELA and Math/
English Language Learners and 3-8
Digital
$520,225.00
Progress Learning
Core Content
8-12
Digital
$72,094.75
REEF
Science All
Program Support
$50,000.00
Transfr
CTAE and STEM
6-12
Digital
$105,600
Total
$5,460,303.40
*Note: The quotes are based on projected enrollment, not actual enrollment.
Financial impact: Charge codes
Cost Estimate
100.1000.564000.00011.7580.9990.8010.035.0000 (Instructional Materials - Digital)
$2,798,441.62
100.1000.564100.00011.7580.9990.8010.035.0000 (Instructional Materials - Print)
$1,507,123.01
100.1000.564000.00911.7410.1310.8010.035.0000 (Educational Media - Digital)
$328,766.42
100.2220.553200.00911.7410.1310.8010.035.0000 (Educational Media - Management System)
$155,235.60
100.1000.553200.00011.7450.3011.8010.035.0000 (CTAE)
100.1000.564000.00011.7940.3011.8010.035.0000 (CTAE)
$1,034,530
100.1000.553200.00911.7410.1310.8010.035.0000 (FLEX)
$306,516.23
100.1000.530000.00011.7480.9990.8010.035.0000 (Teaching and Learning - 95 Core)
$2,327,390.40
100.1000.553200.09511.7480.9990.8010.035.0000 (Progress Learning)
$72,094.75
100.1000.530000.00011.7480.9990.8010.035.0000 (Teaching and Learning - Amira)
$590,545.00
460.1000.553200.07221.7130.1816.6015.094.2025 (Teaching and Learning - Imagine Learning)
$520,225.00
100.1000.561200.00011.6600.9990.6010.035.0000 (Fernbank Science Center)
$125,000
Cost Estimate
$9,765,868.03
Contact: Dr. Sean R. Tartt, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Division of Teaching and Learning, 678-676-0731
Dr. Penny Mosley, Assistant Superintendent P-5, Division of Teaching and Learning, 678-676-0137
Dr. Rose Prejean-Harris, Assistant Superintendent 6-8, Division of Teaching and Learning, 678-676-0137
Dr. Laura Neely, Interim Director, K-12 Curriculum and Instruction, 678-676-0137
Mrs. Lummie Baker, Director Educational Media and Instructional Materials, Division of Teaching and Learning, 678-676-2423
Effective: June 16, 2026
Status: Pending Approval by the Office of Legal Affairs
DeKalb Academic Skills Centers
& ELL
Usage Review: August through March
2025-2026
Usage & Growth Overview ASC
Usage Overview 3rd-8th
• Average
weekly usage
aligns with
target usage
• Usage is
highest in 3rd-
5th grade
Lessons MAP Growth Fall
Active Students Usage Hours Lesson Pass Rate
School Completed to Spring
• Usage, lesson Bethune Middle School 27 0.6 0.2 100% 1.1
pass rate, and Browns Mill Elementary School 38 6.0 4.5 89% 7.3
Dr Ronald McNair Middle School 22 1.7 0.5 100% 2.1
growth by school
Dresden Elementary 67 11.0 22.8 91% 13.4
• Strong MAP Fairington Elementary School 77 5.4 6.4 89% 7.1
growth! National Flat Rock Elementary 86 4.6 3.7 90% 12.8
targets for Fall to Flat Shoals Elementary School 61 7.3 7.0 87% 8.0
Spring range Hightower Elementary School 247 9.8 15.6 90% 11.1
from 9 points in McNair Discovery Learning Acad 51 4.0 3.3 88% 3.7
3rd grade to 2 Montclair Elementary School 99 2.4 2.7 88% 9.5
Murphey Candler Elementary 74 7.4 9.1 85% 10.8
points in 8th
Oak View Elementary School 92 10.8 16.7 90% 16.0
grade. ASC sites
Panola Way Elementary School 63 5.1 4.2 92% 3.6
exceeded those
Peachcrest Elementary School 25 13.0 22.0 89% 9.0
targets! 91 6.2 5.3 89% 8.0
Rock Chapel Elementary School
Salem Middle School 10 1.4 1.6 100% 7.1
Shadow Rock Elementary School 84 10.8 14.8 90% 9.6
Snapfinger Elementary School 96 7.4 9.5 86% 9.7
Stone Mill Elementary School 38 3.1 3.2 89% 7.6
Stone Mountain Elementary 58 3.3 3.3 88% 5.4
Stoneview Elementary School 210 5.2 6.5 87% 6.9
Woodridge Elementary School 167 16.0 21.0 92% 11.1
NWEA MAP Growth by Lessons Passed
• Overall, students
who completed
more lessons in
Imagine Math
showed
increased MAP
growth.
Usage & Growth Overview
ASC & EL
Usage Overview
• ASC and EL
usage
• Usage is
highest in 1st-
4th grade
• Average
weekly usage
aligns with
target usage
• Gaps in
student usage
align with
holiday breaks
Lessons MAP Growth Fall
Active Students Usage Hours Lesson Pass Rate
School Completed to Spring
• Usage, lesson Allgood Elementary School 137 7.7 9.7 91% 13
pass rate, and Ashford Park Elementary School 38 5.4 6.5 95% 11
Avondale Elementary School 43 2.5 2.8 95% 11
growth by school
Bethune Middle School 16 0.8 0.3 100% 0
• Strong MAP Brockett Elementary School 10 3.9 4.5 91% 9
growth! National Browns Mill Elementary School 44 5.3 3.8 88% 7
targets for Fall to Canby Lane Elementary School 18 0.9 0.7 100% 11
Spring range Cary Reynolds Elementary Sch 162 9.9 13.5 91% 14
from 9 points in Cedar Grove Elementary School 11 4.3 3.3 89% 5
3rd grade to 2 Cedar Grove Middle School 6 1.0 1.0 83% 7
Doraville United ES 359 4.3 5.8 89% 10
points in 8th
Dr Ronald McNair Middle School 19 1.9 0.6 100% 2
grade. ASC sites
Dresden Elementary 112 8.6 15.3 91% 10
exceeded those
Dunaire Elementary School 54 2.8 2.8 87% 12
targets! Dunwoody Elementary School 51 5.7 5.8 92% 13
E L Bouie Sr Traditional Theme
School 28 2.2 2.1 98% 13
Eldridge Miller Elementary 41 3.9 3.4 96% 11
Fairington Elementary School 202 6.4 7.5 88% 9
Flat Rock Elementary 91 4.5 3.6 90% 11
Flat Shoals Elementary School 68 6.6 6.4 87% 7
Hawthorne Elementary School 112 3.0 4.1 90% 15
Lessons MAP Growth Fall
Active Students Usage Hours Lesson Pass Rate
School Completed to Spring
• Usage, lesson Henderson Mill Elementary 70 2.7 2.6 90% 16
pass rate, and Hightower Elementary School 436 9.3 12.6 90% 12
growth by school Huntley Hills Elementary School 80 2.0 1.3 96% 11
Idlewood Elementary School 94 5.6 5.9 92% 15
• Strong MAP Indian Creek ES 375 3.6 4.0 94% 15
growth! National International Center 100 7.6 9.9 91% 3
targets for Fall to John Robert Lewis Elementary 427 11.2 13.0 88% 10
Spring range Jolly Elementary School 262 4.0 4.7 94% 12
from 9 points in Kelley Lake Elementary School 144 10.5 12.5 90% 12
3rd grade to 2 Kingsley Elementary School 83 6.4 7.8 94% 12
points in 8th Laurel Ridge Elementary School 152 7.1 8.4 91% 16
Livsey Elementary School 76 14.0 26.8 92% 12
grade. ASC sites
McNair Discovery Learning Acad 64 3.5 2.8 89% 5
exceeded those
Montclair Elementary School 252 7.1 6.4 91% 12
targets!
Murphey Candler Elementary 75 7.3 8.7 85% 12
Oak View Elementary School 139 7.8 11.2 91% 9
Oakcliff Elementary School 355 7.9 8.2 90% 12
Panola Way Elementary School 72 4.8 4.3 94% 9
Peachcrest Elementary School 92 5.6 8.0 91% 13
Pleasantdale Elementary 255 7.1 8.4 87% 13
Princeton Elementary School 4 2.7 2.5 100% 6
Redan Elementary School 15 6.1 5.9 88% 10
Lessons MAP Growth Fall
Active Students Usage Hours Lesson Pass Rate
School Completed to Spring
• Usage, lesson Rock Chapel Elementary School 93 6.2 5.2 90% 11
pass rate, and Rowland Elementary 15 1.9 1.7 96% 11
growth by school Sagamore Hills Elementary School 35 5.9 6.4 93% 11
Salem Middle School 9 1.5 1.8 100% 7
• Strong MAP Shadow Rock Elementary School 80 11.4 15.2 90% 9
growth! National Snapfinger Elementary School 155 7.8 9.9 86% 9
targets for Fall to Stephenson Elementary 132 8.0 10.3 88% 9
Spring range Stone Mill Elementary School 100 2.7 3.1 94% 12
from 9 points in Stone Mountain Elementary 75 3.3 3.0 90% 10
3rd grade to 2 Stoneview Elementary School 357 6.4 7.2 88% 10
points in 8th Tucker Middle School 18 2.4 2.8 96% 8
Vanderlyn Elementary School 12 1.9 2.4 97% 10
grade. ASC sites
Woodridge Elementary School 291 11.1 13.6 92% 10
exceeded those
Woodward Elementary School 239 5.3 5.5 92% 12
targets!
Wynbrooke Elementary School 18 1.5 2.4 95% 12
Usage & Growth Overview ASC
Usage Overview ASC 3rd-8th
• Gray bars show
active students
each week.
• Average
weekly usage
approaching
target
• Top usage in
3rd through 5th
Schools
• 3rd – 8th grade ASC
• End of year target for
lessons is 30 lessons
completed. Several
schools are on track
for Think 30!
• School usage
ranking: alphabetical
NWEA MAP Growth by Lessons Passed
• Overall, students
who completed
more lessons in
Imagine Math
showed
increased MAP
growth.
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