Content Areas of Focus
Content areas of focus are the areas of instruction of which materials will be received by NDE. Content areas of focus will always concentrate on grades kindergarten through grade 12.
Below is the content area review and adoption timelines with the corresponding school year:
Content Areas |
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Adoption Cycles |
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|
RFQ Opens |
RFQ Closes |
State Board Decision |
Social Studies |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
World Language |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
English Language Arts |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
March 2027 |
Fine Arts |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
March 2027 |
Science |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
March 2027 |
Health/Physical Education |
June 2027 |
July 2027 |
March 2028 |
Mathematics |
June 2027 |
July 2027 |
March 2028 |
Instructional materials may be purchased immediately following adoption by the State Board of Education. Submitted Board materials that support the Board’s decision can be found on the NDE State Board of Education site in the folder corresponding to date of the Board’s decision.