January 27, 2026 Committee of the Full Board Item 4
IMRA Cycle 2025 After-Action Report and Approval of Proposed Amendments to the IMRA Process
January 30, 2026
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION
SUMMARY: This item provides an opportunity for staff to present to the board the after-action review of the Instructional Materials Review Approval (IMRA) process for IMRA Cycle 2025. This item also provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to take action on proposed amendments from the agency to the IMRA process including updates to the process required by the passage of HB 100, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003(a) and §31.023.
TEC, §31.003(a), permits the SBOE to adopt rules for the adoption, requisition, distribution, care, use, and disposal of instructional materials.
TEC, §31.023, 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.
The full text of statutory citations can be found in the links above.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: At the August-September 2023 meeting, the Committee of the Full Board discussed the IMRA process and discussed the approach to developing the quality rubric criteria and process.
At the November 2023, the board discussed the proposed IMRA process and provided feedback to TEA staff. The board also approved a selection process for IMRA reviewers.
At the December 2023 meeting, the Board approved the process and procedure for the new IMRA process.
At the January-February 2024 meeting, the board approved adjustments to the suitability rubric to further clarify the manner in which suitability criteria will be applied as part of the IMRA process.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: The review of IMRA Cycle 2025 instructional materials concluded in the summer 2025. This item provides an opportunity for staff to present an after-action report on the review process as required by the Board’s process procedure.
Staff Member Responsible:
Colin Dempsey, Senior Division Director, District Operations, Technology, and Sustainability Supports
Attachment I:
Proposed Changes to the IMRA Process
Separate Exhibit:
IMRA Cycle 2025 After-Action Report
(to be provided in advance of the January 2026 SBOE meeting)