April 2021 Committee on Instruction Item 4

Approval of Substitution of Instructional Materials for Cheng & Tsui, Co., Inc.

April 16, 2021

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION:  ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:   CONSENT

SUMMARY:  Cheng & Tsui Co, Inc. is requesting approval to substitute instructional materials in its adopted product Integrated Chinese, Level 1. The substituted content has been reviewed by curriculum subject-area specialists and determined to address the pertinent student expectations in a manner equal to the content initially reviewed and approved by the state review panel. 

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:  Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003 and §31.022.

TEC, §31.003, permits the State Board of Education (SBOE) to adopt rules for the adoption, requisition, distribution, care, use, and disposal of instructional materials. 

TEC, §31.022(b), 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: Languages other than English materials from Cheng & Tsui Co., Inc. were adopted in November 2016.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: Rules in 19 Texas Administrative Code §66.76 permit a publisher to submit a request for approval to substitute a new edition of state-adopted instructional materials. The rule also requires that all requests for updates involving content used in determining the product's eligibility for adoption must be approved by the SBOE prior to their introduction into state-adopted instructional materials.

MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:

Approve the request from Cheng & Tsui Co., Inc. to substitute updated versions of Integrated Chinese, Level 1 products adopted in November 2016 under Proclamation 2017.

Staff Members Responsible:
Melissa Lautenschlager, Director, Instructional Materials and Implementation 
Amie Williams, Director, Review and Adoption 

Attachment I:              
Cheng & Tsui, Co., Inc. Substitution Request – Textbook

Attachment II:           
Cheng & Tsui, Co., Inc. Substitution Request – Workbook