November 2024 Committee on Instruction Item 2

Approval of Updates and Substitutions to Adopted Instructional Materials

November 22, 2024

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: CONSENT

SUMMARY: This item provides the opportunity for the committee and board to approve update and/or substitution requests received since the last board meeting. The updated content has been reviewed by 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: In 2015 the SBOE approved update and/or substitution requests for three products. In 2016 the SBOE approved update and/or substitution requests for two products. In 2019 the SBOE approved update and/or substitution requests for seven products. In 2020 the SBOE approved update and/or substitution requests for twenty-one products. In 2021 the SBOE approved update and/or substitution requests for sixteen products. In 2022 the SBOE approved update and/or substitution requests for twenty-five products. In 2023 the SBOE approved update and/or substitution requests for ten products. In February 2024, the SBOE approved update requests to update Science, grade 6 from Savvas Learning Company, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Depository, McGraw-Hill School, and Summit K12 Holdings, Inc. In April 2024, the SBOE approved a request from Ramsey Education (Dave Ramsey/Lampo), to update their Personal Financial Literacy instructional materials adopted under Proclamation 2024. In June 2024, the SBOE approved an update request to update Social Studies, grade 6 from Cengage Learning to update their instructional materials adopted under Proclamation 2024. In September 2024, the SBOE postponed action until November 2024 on requests from FrogStreet to update their English and Spanish prekindergarten materials, and McGraw-Hill to update their Texas World Cultures and Geography, Texas History, Texas United States History to 1877, Texas Economics, Texas United States Government, Texas United States History Since 1877, Texas World Geography, and Texas World History materials.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: Rules in 19 TAC §66.75 permit a publisher to submit a request for approval to update content in state-adopted instructional materials. The rule also requires that all requests for updates involving content in state-adopted instructional materials be posted for public comment and approved by the SBOE prior to their introduction into state-adopted instructional materials.

Rules in 19 TAC §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 requests from Frogstreet Press to update content in its English and Spanish prekindergarten materials, from Mc-Graw Hill to update content in its Texas World Cultures and Geography, Texas History, Texas United States History to 1877, Texas Economics, Texas United States Government, Texas United States History Since 1877, Texas World Geography, and Texas World History, and from Studies Weekly to update content in its social studies grades K–5 products.

Staff Member Responsible:
Amie Phillips, Director, Instructional Materials Review and Approval, District Operations, Technology & Sustainability Supports

Attachment I:
Ellipsis Education (Coder Kids, Inc.), Technology Applications, Grade 3

Attachment II:
Frogstreet, Prekindergarten English

Attachment III:
Frogstreet, Prekindergarten Spanish

Attachment IV:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Social Studies, Grades 6–12

Attachment V:
McGraw-Hill, Social Studies, Grade 6

Attachment VI:
McGraw-Hill, Social Studies, Grade 7

Attachment VII:
McGraw-Hill, Social Studies, Grade 8

Attachment VIII:
McGraw-Hill, Social Studies, Grade Economics

Attachment IX:
McGraw-Hill, Social Studies, Grade US Government

Attachment X:
McGraw-Hill, Social Studies, Grade US History

Attachment XI:
McGraw-Hill, Social Studies, Grade World Geography

Attachment XII:
McGraw-Hill, Social Studies, Grade World History