Monthly Archives: January 2026

Friends,

We have had a wonderful textbook caravan season. The general feedback I've gotten from you along the way is that you LIKE your choices - which is good news!

You'll recall that you are expected to make your local board adoption decision at your March Board meeting - & then you are to send those results to Dr. Jones

We do not yet, though, have a state board vote on social studies or arts ed books. We are expecting some action and/or direction from Dr. Mackey & the Board at the February Board meeting. He has been clear that we were to proceed with the caravan; he knows you need these new social studies texts.

While you should NOT take Board action until we hear from Dr. Mackey, I strongly recommend that you be "sitting on G...waiting on O" with your district's recommendations. In other words - narrow down to a top 3 & rank order those top 3, K-12. I would communicate with your local committee what the situation is - why you are doing a rank order.