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January 2021 Committee on Instruction Item 5

Approval of Substitution of Instructional Materials for QuaverEd

January 29, 2021

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION:  ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION:   CONSENT     

SUMMARY:  QuaverEd is requesting approval to substitute instructional materials in its adopted product Quaver Pre-K Curriculum. 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:  Prekindergarten materials from QuaverEd were adopted in November 2020.

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

MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:

Approve the request from QuaverEd to substitute updated versions of Quaver Pre-K Curriculum products adopted November 2020 under Proclamation 2021.

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

Attachment I:             
QuaverEd Substitution Request

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