September 9, 2025 Committee of the Full Board
Tuesday
September 9, 2025
9:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD – Room 2.034 (Barbara Jordan Building)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 Tuesday, September 9, 2025, in the Barbara Jordan Building, Room 2.034. Testimony will be presented regarding instructional materials submitted for adoption under Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2025. The IMRA Cycle 2025 calls for instructional materials including full-subject, tier-one instructional materials for K–6 English and Spanish mathematics; 7–12 English mathematics; K–6 English and Spanish language arts and reading (ELAR and SLAR); partial-subject, tier-one instructional materials for K–3 English and Spanish phonics; and supplemental materials for K–6 English and Spanish mathematics and 7–12 English mathematics. Products submitted in response to IMRA Cycle 2025 began review in May and continued to be reviewed through the summer of 2025. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.110 and §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023. TEC, §7.110, requires the SBOE to create and implement policies that allow the public an opportunity to appear before and speak to the board. TEC, §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, requires the commissioner of education to establish, in consultation with and with the approval of the SBOE, a process for the annual review of instructional materials by Texas Education Agency (TEA). In conducting a review under this section, TEA must use a rubric developed by TEA in consultation with and approved by the SBOE.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to receive an update by staff on the status of the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2025 instructional materials review. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022, and §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023. TEC, §31.022, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, requires the SBOE to review instructional materials that have been provided to the board by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) under TEC, §31.023. TEC, §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, requires the commissioner of education to establish, in consultation with and with the approval of the SBOE, a process for the annual review of instructional materials by TEA. In conducting a review under this section, TEA must use a rubric developed by TEA in consultation with and approved by the SBOE.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
This item provides an opportunity for the committee and board to receive the final report from the commissioner of education on the findings of the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2024 confirmation of changes from the IMRA Cycle 2024 Report of Required Corrections, Report of Editorial Changes, and Report of New Content and consider action for any publisher that did not make the required changes. The SBOE may take action to initiate proceedings to determine whether administrative penalties should be assessed against any publisher or manufacturer found to be knowingly out of compliance with the duties outlined in TEC §31.151(a) and (b).Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§31.022, 31.023, and 31.151. TEC, §31.022 requires the SBOE to review instructional materials that have been provided to the board by the agency under TEC, §31.023. The SBOE is required to determine that the material is free from factual error and suitable for the subject and grade level for which the material is designed. TEC, §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, requires the commissioner of education to establish, in consultation with and with the approval of the SBOE, a process for the annual review of instructional materials by TEA. In conducting a review under this section, TEA must use a rubric developed by TEA in consultation with and approved by the SBOE. TEC, §31.151(a), defines the duties of publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials, including (a)(4) publisher duty to guarantee that each copy of instructional material sold in this state is at least equal in quality to copies of that instructional material sold elsewhere in the United States and is free from factual error and (10) requiring publishers to comply with all other standard terms and conditions adopted by the State Board of Education for use in contracts for the procurement of instructional materials under Subsection (a-1). TEC, §31.151(b), authorizes the SBOE to impose a reasonable administrative penalty against a publisher who knowingly violates subsection (a).
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
4. Approval of Proposed Quality Rubrics for Instructional Materials Review and Approval Cycle 2026
This item provides an opportunity for the committee and board to approve rubrics for the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Cycle 2026. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§31.003(a), 31.022, and 31.023 as amended by House Bill (HB) 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023. TEC, §31.003(a), permits the SBOE to adopt rules for the adoption, requisition, distribution, care, use, and disposal of instructional materials. TEC, §31.022, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, requires the SBOE to review instructional materials that have been provided to the board by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) under TEC, §31.023. TEC, §31.023, as amended by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, requires the commissioner of education to establish, in consultation with and with the approval of the SBOE, a process for the annual review of instructional materials by TEA. In conducting a review under this section, TEA must use a rubric developed by TEA in consultation with and approved by the SBOE.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to discuss a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 67, State Review and Approval of Instructional Materials, Subchapter B, State Review and Approval, §67.27, IMRA Reviewers: Eligibility and Appointment. The proposed amendment would update the requirements for suitability reviewers and the process for the appointment and selection of suitability reviewers. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§31.003(a), 31.022, and 31.023.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
6. Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School Application Process: Five Year Review
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to receive information about the Subchapter D. Open-Enrollment Charter School application process and opening school information from the past five years. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code, §12.101 which requires the commissioner to notify the State Board of Education (SBOE) of each charter the commissioner proposes to grant. It also establishes that unless, before the 90th day after the date on which the board receives the notice from the commissioner, a majority of the members of the board present and voting vote against the grant of that charter, the commissioner’s proposal to grant each charter takes effect.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION