Adopted FY24
The Paulding County School District ensures that all instructional materials—textbooks and digital media—are aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE). PCSD conducted a public review for Social Studies Learning Resource Adoption from March 6 – March 31, 2023. Parents, students, and community members were invited to review resources and provide feedback for K–12 Social Studies selections.
Below are the adopted materials for each course:
Grades K–12
Overview of adopted resources organized by grade band.
Grades K–5
- Studies Weekly — Studies Weekly, K–5 (continuing previous adoption)
Grades 6–8
Grades 6–7 — World Studies
- Gallopade — Georgia Experience Student Workbook (continuing previous adoption)
- TCI — Geography Alive (renewing previous adoption)
Grade 8 — Georgia History
- Gibbs Smith Education — The Georgia Journey
Grades 9–12
World History
- Holt McDougal — Patterns and Interactions (continuing previous adoption)
- ABC-CLIO — World History: Ancient & Medieval online database
- ABC-CLIO — World History: The Modern Era online database
Advanced Placement World History
- McGraw Hill — Traditions and Encounters (continuing previous adoption)
- Perfection Learning — AP World History: Modern (renewing previous adoption)
United States History
- Holt McDougal — Patterns and Interactions (continuing previous adoption)
- ABC-CLIO — American History online database
Advanced Placement United States History
- Bedford, Freeman & Worth — Fabric of a Nation
American Government
- McGraw Hill — Our Democracy (continuing previous adoption)
- ABC-CLIO — American Government online database
Advanced Placement American Government
- Perfection Learning — AP U.S. Government & Politics, 3rd Edition (continuing previous adoption)
Economics (Personal Finance & Economics)
- American Book Company — Georgia GSE Success: Personal Finance and Economics
Advanced Placement Economics
- Bedford, Freeman & Worth — Krugman Economics (continuing previous adoption)
Electives
World Geography
- TCI — Geography Alive (renewing previous adoption)
- ABC-CLIO — World Geography: Understanding a Changing World online database
- ABC-CLIO — World Religions online database
Advanced Placement Human Geography
- Wiley — Human Geography: People, Place, Culture (continuing previous adoption)
- Perfection Learning — AP Human Geography, 2nd Edition (renewing previous adoption)
Sociology
- Holt McDougal — Sociology: The Study of Human Relationships (continuing previous adoption)
Psychology
- Holt McDougal — Psychology: Principles and Practice (continuing previous adoption)
Advanced Placement Psychology
- Perfection Learning — AMSCO Psychology: Preparing for the AP Examination
- Bedford, Freeman & Worth — Myers Psychology (continuing previous adoption)
Advanced Placement European History
- Cengage — Western Civilization (continuing previous adoption)
- Perfection Learning — AP European History (renewing previous adoption)