April 2025 Committee on Instruction Item 4

Approval of Updates and Substitutions to Approved Instructional Materials

April 11, 2025

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION

SUMMARY: This item provides an opportunity for the committee and board to approve or reject update and/or substitution requests received for Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA)-approved products or require that the request(s) be reviewed by IMRA reviewers.

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: Instructional materials products were approved by the SBOE through the IMRA process at the November 2024 meeting.

At the January 2025 meeting, the SBOE adopted rules related to updates to instructional materials that have previously been reviewed and approved in the IMRA process.  

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: Rules in 19 TAC §67.39 permit a publisher to submit a request for approval to update content in SBOE-approved instructional materials.

MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:

Approve requests from Texas Education Agency to update content in its English language arts and reading materials.

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

Attachment:
Texas Education Agency, Bluebonnet Learning ELAR Grades K, 2, 4, and 5