2017, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the state review committee consensus. Publishers will have the opportunity to respond in writing to the profile sheets. Publishers will not be invited to present responses in person. Department of Education staff will review all publisher responses against state review committee documentation and reply to publishers in writing. Letters requesting a "reconsideration" of a profile(s) should be sent to Christonya Brown, textbook and instructional materials review coordinator, Virginia Department of Education, P. O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120. Letters requesting reconsideration must be received by Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Section 8 Publisher’s Presentations To State Review Committees Publishers will not be invited to present to review committees for the 2017 History and Social Science Textbook Review Process. Section 9 Contract Stipulation requires that local school boards shall either enter into written term contracts or issue Virginia Code purchase orders on an as-needed basis with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board of Education for use in the public schools. Contracts and purchase orders with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board shall require the publishers to furnish an electronic file of the textbook in the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards. Please refer to for information regarding stipulations for contracts and purchase orders. Attachment A 2017 Approval Process for K-12 History and Social Science Textbooks
2017, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the state review committee consensus. Publishers will have the opportunity to respond in writing to the profile sheets. Publishers will not be invited to present responses in person. Department of Education staff will review all publisher responses against state review committee documentation and reply to publishers in writing. Letters requesting a "reconsideration" of a profile(s) should be sent to Christonya Brown, textbook and instructional materials review coordinator, Virginia Department of Education, P. O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120. Letters requesting reconsideration must be received by Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Section 8 Publisher’s Presentations To State Review Committees Publishers will not be invited to present to review committees for the 2017 History and Social Science Textbook Review Process. Section 9 Contract Stipulation Virginia Code requires that local school boards shall either enter into written term contracts or issue purchase orders on an as-needed basis with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board of Education for use in the public schools. Contracts and purchase orders with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board shall require the publishers to furnish an electronic file of the textbook in the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards. Please refer to for information regarding stipulations for contracts and purchase orders. Attachment A 2017 Approval Process for K-12 History and Social Science Textbooks