June 30, 2020 Committee of the Full Board Item 2
Ratification of Proclamation 2021 Deadline Extension for Publishers Affected by COVID-19
July 2, 2020
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: CONSENT
SUMMARY: The State Board of Education issued Proclamation 2021 in June 2019. This item gives the board the opportunity to ratify a deadline extension for publishers unable to meet the published deadline for providing pre-adoption samples, final correlations to the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines, Certification of Editorial Review, Affidavit of Authorship or Contribution, and Report on Interoperability and Ease of Use due to closures and business disruptions related to COVID-19. The published April 6, 2020, deadline was extended to April 20, 2020, for submitting deliverables to the Texas Education Agency. In response to requests from the field, the deadline for providing pre-adoption samples and final correlations to the education service centers was extended to May 6, 2020.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022.
TEC, §31.022 requires the SBOE to adopt rules to provide for a full and complete investigation of instructional materials for each subject in the foundation curriculum and for each subject in the enrichment curriculum.
The full text of statutory citations can be found in the statutory authority section of this agenda.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: Proclamation 2021 was issued by the SBOE in June 2019 and amended in January 2020.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: Publishers participating in Proclamation 2021 expressed concerns about meeting the published April 6, 2020, deadline for submitting pre-adoption samples, final correlations to the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines, Certification of Editorial Review, Affidavit of Authorship or Contribution, and Report on Interoperability and Ease of Use due to the COVID-19 closures and business disruptions. The board chair gave tentative approval to extend the deadlines on March 19, 2020. This item gives the board the opportunity to ratify the deadline extensions.
PUBLIC BENEFIT AND COST TO PERSONS: Benefits include the availability of instructional materials aligned to new and revised standards in the year in which new and revised standards are implemented.
MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:
Ratify the Proclamation 2021 deadline extensions for publishers to provide pre-adoption samples, final correlations to the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines, Certification of Editorial Review, Affidavit of Authorship or Contribution, and Report on Interoperability and Ease of Use.
Staff Members Responsible:
Kristen Hole, Associate Commissioner, Instructional Strategy
Melissa Lautenschlager, Director, Instructional Materials and Implementation
Amie Williams, Director, Review and Adoption