Proposed Instructional Materials
and Textbooks Available for Public Review
The public is invited to review textbooks
and instructional materials that have been
proposed for use in South Carolina's public
schools at one of three local sites: Columbia
College, Edens Library, 1301 Columbia College
Dr.; Columbia International University, University
Library, 7435 Monticello Rd.; and the University
of South Carolina, College of Education, Wardlaw
Building 113, (faces Sumter Street-across from
USC Horseshoe).
The textbooks and instructional materials
are on display from Oct. 11 through Nov. 10,
and evaluation forms for citizens' comments
are available at each site. State Board of
Education members will review citizens' comments
before a final decision is made on adopting
the materials.
The materials will be recommended to the State
Board of Education for adoption on December
8, 2004, by the Instructional Materials Review
Panels appointed by the Board. The materials
are in the following subject areas:
* Advanced Composition
* American Government (includes Advanced Placement)
* Child Development I, II
* Clothing and Textiles I and II
* Computer Applications
* Consumer and Homemaking I, II
* Consumer Education I, II
* Digital Input Technologies
* Education for Parenthood I, II
* Emergency Medical Services I, II, III
* Foods and Nutrition I, II
* Gerontology
* Global Studies, Grades 9-10
* Health and Safety, Grades K-5
* History-United States and Constitution (includes
Advanced Placement)
* History-World (includes Advanced Placement)
* Housing and Home Furnishings I, II
* Industrial Systems Technology
* Information Technology Foundations
* Medical Terminology
* Networking I, II
* PC Repair
* Self-Contained Educable Mentally Disabled
* Virtual Enterprise
* Western Civilization
* World Geography