September 9, 2025 Committee of the Full Board Item 1
Public Hearing Regarding Instructional Materials Submitted for Approval by the State Board of Education Under Instructional Materials Review and Approval Cycle 2025
September 9, 2025
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: DISCUSSION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: NO ACTION
SUMMARY: 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: 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.
The full text of statutory citations can be found in the links above.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: The request for instructional materials for review (RFIM) for IMRA Cycle 2025 was issued by the agency in December 2024.
The review of IMRA Cycle 2025 instructional materials took place in the summer of 2025. A public hearing is included in the IMRA Process approved by the board in February 2025.
Staff Members Responsible:
Colin Dempsey, Director, District Operations, Technology, and Sustainability Supports
Amie Phillips, Director, Instructional Materials Review and Approval, District Operations, Technology & Sustainability Supports