Adopting Instructional Resources
Adoption Process
2025-2026 Adoption Information
- Adoption: The Arts, Wellness, and Personal Finance
- Vendor/Publisher – Official Signature Sheet
- Adoption: Code & Policy
- Criteria Documents
- Instructional Resource Adoption App
County Contact Information for Reference
- County Instructional Resources Adoption Policy Template
- County Instructional Resource Adoption Policy code requirements
Adoption Timeline for Vendors
Publisher Information
| Task | Date |
|---|---|
Vendor Registration, Part 1, Contact Information, State-Level Cursory Review Request, and Signature Sheet (if requesting review) Vendors who register after September 19 may not be eligible for a state-level cursory review. Vendors requesting a state-level cursory review must submit the Signature Sheet prior to September 19, 2025. | Prior to September 19, 2025 |
If vendors request a state-level cursory review, all materials will be mailed to state-level reviewers. If vendors request a state-level cursory review, all criteria documents will be submitted in the registration portal. | Prior to December 2, 2025 |
| Vendors complete Registration, Part 2, Official Signature Sheet, Criteria Documents, and Bid Vendors are required to complete and submit to the WVDE digital criteria documents which align their resources to the Non-negotiable, General, and Specific criteria as set forth in the registration process. Vendors must agree to all items on the Official Signature Page to be included in the list of registered vendors. | Prior to January 6, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 West Virginia List of Registered Vendors of Instructional Resources and results of cursory state-level reviews available to county Boards of Education | February 2026 |
| Caravan events including one in Morgantown, WV, one in Charleston, WV, and one virtual | Charleston, WV February 3, 2026 Morgantown, WV February 12, 2026 |
| County-level review and adoption process | January – May 2026 |
County Information
| Task | Date |
|---|---|
| Each county ensures the local Board of Education has reviewed, updated, and approved (if necessary) the local county Instructional Resource Policy – template | September 1, 2025 |
| County Instructional Resource Adoption Committees meet, review, and select resources for math | January – Early May 2026 |
| County Board of Education reviews and approves Instructional Resource selections | Prior to June 1, 2026 |
| Counties report adoption selections using the online reporting tool | Prior to June 1, 2026 |