November 18, 2024 Committee of the Full Board
MONDAY
November 18, 2024
1:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD – Room 1-104
Public testimony – Individual testimony will be taken at the time the related item comes up for committee discussion or action. The procedures for public testimony at State Board of Education committee meetings and general board meetings are provided in SBOE Operating Rules.
A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Monday, November 18, 2024, in the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-104. Testimony will be presented regarding instructional materials submitted for adoption under Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2024. The IMRA Cycle 2024 calls for instructional materials includes K–5 English language arts and reading and Spanish language arts and reading, K–3 English and Spanish phonics, and K–12 mathematics. Products submitted in response to IMRA Cycle 2024 began review in May and continues to be reviewed through the summer of 2024. In accordance with SBOE operating procedures, oral testimony will be limited to two minutes per person. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.110 and §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
The agency issued the Request for Instructional Materials (RFIM) in February 2024, calling for instructional materials for full-subject, tier-one instructional materials for K–5 English and Spanish language arts and reading and K–12 mathematics and partial-subject, tier-one instructional materials for K–3 English and Spanish phonics. All materials submitted in response to RFIM 2024 were reviewed for standards alignment, factual errors, quality and suitability in summer 2024. This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to receive the final report from the commissioner of education on materials under consideration for Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2024 and vote to place instructional materials on the approved list, take no action, or place materials on the rejected list outlined in Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022. Statutory authority is the TEC §31.022, and §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to approve the updated Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) coverage percentages on materials submitted for the TEKS update review for materials adopted under Proclamation 2024. Publishers supplied new content and/or new correlations to demonstrate alignment to TEKS not addressed during the initial review. Materials submitted for the TEKS update review were reviewed by the Proclamation 2024 state review panel (SRP) in the summer of 2024. This item presents the final report from the commissioner of education regarding the updated coverage of the TEKS along with any SRP-reported errors and feedback. Statutory authority for is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.0003 and §31.022.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT
This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to approve rubrics for the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2025, including edits to the existing quality rubrics approved in February 2024. Statutory authority for is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§31.003(a), 31.022, and 31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to consider staff recommendations to update the document's consistency, congruency, clarity, and formatting ahead of Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2025. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003 and §31.022 as amended by House Bill (HB) 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
6. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 67, State Review and Approval of Instructional Materials, Subchapter B, State Review and Approval, §67.25, Consideration and Approval of Instructional Materials by the State Board of Education
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 67, State Review and Approval of Instructional Materials, Subchapter B, State Review and Approval, §67.25, Consideration and Approval of Instructional Materials by the State Board of Education. The proposed amendment would establish a minimum threshold for standards alignment for instructional materials for enrichment subjects and courses and for supplemental instructional materials by defining the criteria to be used in the review and approval of instructional materials by the State Board of Education (SBOE) and the Texas Education Agency (TEA). No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002, and §§31.003(a), 31.022, and 31.023, as amended by House Bill (HB) 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION