The Roanoke County School Board approved instructional‑resource adoptions for social studies (K–4 and 6–8) and for mathematics (K–12) after curriculum committees conducted multi‑stage reviews this spring.

Philip Martin presented the social‑studies recommendation, saying two committee processes—one for elementary grades and one for middle school—reviewed publishers’ materials against the revised Virginia 2023 history and social studies Standards of Learning. Using a standardized rubric and classroom teacher panels, the committees narrowed finalist materials, heard publisher presentations, and voted on recommendations. The transcript records that the elementary committee voted 100% in favor of the recommended product and that middle‑school committees voted 86% in favor for civics and 75% for U.S. courses. The committee recommended adoption of a product recorded in the presentation as “5 Ponds Press” (presented in transcript in several variant spellings); staff said the recommended publisher aligns exclusively to the Virginia SOLs and provides English and Spanish ebooks, read‑aloud features, assessments, and family newsletters.

Sarah Baer, identified in the meeting as the supervisor of mathematics, presented the K–12 math adoption process. Committees were formed for K–5, grades 6–8, algebra 1, geometry, algebra 2, precalculus and AP statistics; each included teachers, administrators, and parent representatives. Staff said the elementary recommendation is Kiddom; for grades 6–8 and the secondary algebra/geometry/algebra 2 sequence the committee recommended Mathspace. For precalculus and AP courses the recommended texts include Ron Larson’s Precalculus with Limits, Michael Sullivan’s AP Calculus text for AP Calculus, and The Practice of Statistics (7th edition) for AP statistics. Committees cited strong SOL alignment, digital tools, formative assessment banks, and teacher supports as reasons for selection.

Board members moved and seconded the adoption motions and recorded roll‑call approvals for both adoptions. In the social‑studies presentation staff noted the recommendation would be a continuation in most grades of the same publisher the division had previously used, except civics where the publisher would change.

The board authorized immediate purchase of the recommended materials and permission to surplus or remove existing social‑studies and mathematics instructional materials for the affected grade ranges. Staff said purchased digital materials will integrate with the division’s ClassLink and Canvas platforms and that materials include supports for the state’s Profile of a Graduate and the division’s opportunity‑ready initiatives.

The adoptions set course materials for use in the coming school year under the 2023 SOLs; the board recorded the approvals in public votes during the meeting.