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Science Textbook Approved List

Grades K-5
Level 1 –  Excellent quality - scored mostly 3’s with one or two 2’s on all criteria of the review rubric.
Level 2 – High quality - scored mostly 3’s and some 2’s on the criteria of the review rubric.
Level 3 –      Good Quality - scored a mixture of 3’s, 2’s and 1’s on the criteria of the review rubric. Either the program was incomplete, unclear on alignment to standards or didn’t seem to meet Diocesan needs based on feedback

Program

Level

Contact

National Geographic /

Cengage, K-6

1

Ashley Grove

Learning Consultant | Ohio

Grades K-8

National Geographic Learning | Cengage Learning

 (cell) 513-306-6967

ashley.grove@cengage.com

Interactive Science, K-5

1

Lauren Morrison

Savvas Learning Services

(formerly Pearson)

623-253-4614

Lauren.Morrison@Savvas.com

Science Fusion, K-5

Has been extended until 2028

Brittany McDevitt

Account Executive PreK-12

Central Ohio Region

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mobile: 440.773.6695

brittany.mcdevitt@hmhco.co

Inspire Science, K-5

1

Lori Tonello

Account Representative, PreK-12

McGraw Hill  | School

8787 Orion Place, Columbus,Ohio 43240

C: 614-557-2707

lori.tonello@mheducation.com

*Amplify

Not Approved - not aligned to Ohio standards

Jackie Roper, M.Ed.

Sr. Account Executive Amplify.com | 312.202.2598

jroper@amplify.com

*Science A-Z

3

Jane Harlamert, M. Ed.

Field Account Executive Ohio and Kentucky

Cell: 614-783-4244

Office: 866-889-3731 X 5076

Fax: 520-618-3723

jane.harlamert@learninga-z.com

*Discovery Techbook

3

Rob Jodon 

Partnership Manager Education K-12 Northeast USA

rjodon@discoveryed.com

814-327-2717

Savvas Learning Services

(formerly Pearson)

623-253-4614

Grades 6-8

Level 1 – Excellent quality-scored mostly 3’s with one or two 2’s on all criteria of the review rubric.

Level 2 – High quality-scored mostly 3’s and some 2’s on the criteria of the review rubric.

Level 3 – Good Quality- scored a mixture of 3’s, 2’s and 1’s on the criteria of the review rubric. Either the program was incomplete, unclear on alignment to standards or didn’t seem to meet Diocesan needs based on feedback

Program

Level

Contact

Interactive Science, 6-8

1

Lauren Morrison

Savvas Learning Services

(formerly Pearson)

623-253-4614

Lauren.Morrison@Savvas.com

Science Fusion, 6-8

Has been extended until 2028

Brittany McDevitt

Account Executive PreK-12

Central Ohio Region

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mobile: 440.773.6695

brittany.mcdevitt@hmhco.co

Inspire Science, 6-8

1

Lori Tonello

Account Representative, PreK-12

McGraw Hill  | School

8787 Orion Place, Columbus,Ohio 43240

C: 614-557-2707

lori.tonello@mheducation.com

*Amplify

Not Approved - not aligned to Ohio standards

Jackie Roper, M.Ed.

Sr. Account Executive Amplify.com | 312.202.2598

jroper@amplify.com

*Discovery Ed Techbook

3

Rob Jodon 

Partnership Manager Education K-12 Northeast USA

rjodon@discoveryed.com

814-327-2717

Savvas Learning Services

(formerly Pearson)

623-253-4614

*With reservations, Amplify is only aligned to NGSS standards, Discovery Techbook is only digital. As of 2022, Science Fusion has been extended until 2028 by HMH. After that, their new science series will be aligned to NGSS only.

High School

Level 1 – Excellent quality-scored mostly 3’s with one or two 2’s on all criteria of the review rubric.

Level 2 –  High quality-scored mostly 3’s and some 2’s on the criteria of the review rubric.

Level 3 –  Good Quality- scored a mixture of 3’s, 2’s and 1’s on the criteria of the review rubric. Either the program was incomplete, unclear on alignment to standards or didn’t seem to meet Diocesan needs based on feedback

Program

Level

Contact

McGraw-Hill content-specific textbooks

Not Approved - not aligned or correlated to Ohio standards

Lori Tonello

Account Representative, PreK-12

McGraw Hill  | School

8787 Orion Place, Columbus,Ohio 43240

C: 614-557-2707

lori.tonello@mheducation.com

HMH content-specific textbooks

2

Brittany McDevitt

Account Executive PreK-12

Central Ohio Region

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Mobile: 440.773.6695

brittany.mcdevitt@hmhco.co

Savvas content-specific textbooks

2

Lauren Morrison

Savvas Learning Services

(formerly Pearson)

623-253-4614

Lauren.Morrison@Savvas.com

National Geographic/ Cengage

Not Approved - not aligned to Ohio standards

Ashley Grove

Learning Consultant | Ohio

Grades K-8

National Geographic Learning | Cengage Learning

 (cell) 513-306-6967

ashley.grove@cengage.com

Savvas Learning Services

(formerly Pearson)

623-253-4614

Discovery Ed Techbook

3

Rob Jodon 

Partnership Manager Education K-12 Northeast USA

rjodon@discoveryed.com

814-327-2717

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