Danville Public Schools outlines textbook adoption, access and digital/hard copy policy
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District instructional materials staff reviewed the adoption process required by the Virginia Literacy Act and VDOE guidance, listed recommended core and supplemental resources, and explained how families can access digital and hard‑copy materials.
Miss Pronti presented the district’s instructional materials adoption process and the proposed approved resources to the board on March 6.
She said the Virginia Department of Education administers the state textbook review process and that Danville’s committee—composed of teachers, division content specialists, school leaders, parents and students—uses rubrics and stakeholder feedback to recommend adoptions. She cited the Virginia Literacy Act as a requirement that literacy materials meet high quality standards.
Pronti highlighted sample resources across grade bands: HMH Into Reading (literacy), Do The Math (elementary math fluency), Newsela (supplemental ELA and social studies), Progress Learning, My Perspectives (middle‑school literacy), Envision (math), Discovery Education, and intervention or practice platforms such as IXL and Prisms VR. She said the district provides consumables and class sets and that students can take certain hard‑copy consumable materials home.
On access and cost, Pronti said digital and hard copies carry equal cost and that families should work with teachers and school staff to obtain hard copies if needed. She demonstrated the district single sign‑on portal (Clever) that aggregates digital materials.
Board members questioned grade coverage and consumables; Pronti clarified that core materials exist for all grade levels and that consumables are available as class sets.