Each year the state of SC establishes priorities for purchasing instructional materials and resources for our students. Currently, the state is funding new career and technology instructional materials for grades 9-12. Before the process reaches our schools, the SC State Board of Education seeks stakeholder input from across the state and approves a broad list of textbooks for schools to review. Following state approval, textbook publishers formally presented their materials to school districts and distributed samples of their resources for our review.
The 9-12 grade CTE Textbooks selection process has been completed at the state level and it is now time to complete the approval process at the district level. SDPC invites the public to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in Pickens County schools for CTE.
Proposed Career and Technology Education (CTE) Instructional Materials and Textbooks
Digital Art and Design:
1. National Geographic Learning/Cengage Publisher
Adobe® Photoshop Creative Cloud Revealed- ISBN#: 9780357926260
Adobe® Illustrator Creative Cloud Revealed- ISBN#:9780357577905
Adobe® InDesign Creative Cloud Revealed- ISBN#: 9780357577899
Online textbook only: https://www.cengage.com/coursepages/SC_CTE_Adobe
2. Savvas Learning Company LLC Publisher
MyLab for Adobe Graphic Design-ISBN#:978137914302
Online textbook only: https://mlm.pearson.com/northamerica/
Access Code: Username: NN_MyLabs Password: Teacher1
Digital Media Marketing:
1. National Geographic Learning/Cengage Publisher
Foundations of Marketing- ISBN#: 9780357921265
Online: https://nglsync.cengage.com/portal/Account/LogOn?DistrictLoginCode=540I
Access Code: Username: teacher01@scmarketing.com Password:Welcome1
Image Editing:
1. National Geographic Learning/Cengage Publisher
Adobe Photoshop Revealed: ISBN#: 9780357926260 (also listed under Digital Arts & Design)
Online: https://www.cengage.com/coursepages/SC_CTE_Adobe
Nutrition and Wellness (Formerly Sports Nutrition 1):
1. eDynamic Learning, LLC Publisher
Nutrition and Wellness-ISBN#-9781736899632
Online textbook only: https://pickenscounty-review.agilixbuzz.com/
Access Code: Username: teacher-review Password: Pickens#5309
Digital Multimedia:
1. Savvas Learning Company LLC Publisher
MyLab for Adobe Web Design-ISBN#-9780137914333
Online textbook only: https://mlm.pearson.com/northamerica/
Access Code: Username: SCwebdesign1 Password: Teacher1
Merchandising:
- The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc. Publisher
Fashion Marketing & Merchandising, 5th Edition- ISBN#:9781635631487
Online: https://www.g-wonlinetextbooks.com/
Access Code: 39afc5233d13806c
The materials will be on display in person and online from August 14 - 25, 2023 with instructions for submitting comments available in person and online.
Community stakeholders may review and give feedback on the resources:
In-person at Central Services
Curtis A. Sudden Administrative Building
1348 Griffin Mill Road
Easley, SC 29640
8:30am until 4:00pm Monday through Friday
OR online
Login information for the textbook publisher sites are listed at the textbook company links detailed above.
Our goal is to be able to send the SDPC Board of Trustees the final recommendation for each level the Week of August 28, 2023.
Please send comments and questions to: BrianRichard@Pickens.k12.sc.us
We appreciate your input in this process.
Please complete the following survey to provide your input at your convenience: https://bit.ly/3Ou4ehw