Proclamation 2017 of the State Board of Education
Advertising for Bids on Instructional Materials

April 17, 2015

COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION

SUMMARY: This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to approve Proclamation 2017, which advertises for bids on new instructional materials for languages other than English, Special Topics in Social Studies, Statistics, and Algebraic Reasoning. It contains the SBOE-adopted Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for each subject and grade for which bids are invited, accessibility requirements for instructional materials, including specifications for providing digital files to produce braille versions of adopted materials, and a schedule of activities. The adoption of materials submitted in response to Proclamation 2017 is scheduled for November 2016, and school districts and open-enrollment charter schools are scheduled to begin using the materials adopted under the proposed proclamation in school year 2017-2018.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022.

PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: Proclamation 2010 was issued by the SBOE in November 2007. Proclamation 2011 was issued by the SBOE in May 2008. In May 2010, the board voted to postpone Proclamation 2012 indefinitely. In its place, the board issued a Request for Supplemental Science Materials for science, grades 5-8, Biology, Chemistry, Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC), and Physics. Proclamation 2014 was issued by the SBOE in April 2012. Proclamation 2015 was issued by the SBOE in April 2013. At the July 2014 meeting the board took action to change the effective date of Proclamation 2016 to delay for one calendar year.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: A revised adoption cycle for instructional materials was approved by the SBOE in January 2012. In July 2014, the SBOE took action to change the effective date of Proclamation 2016 to delay for one calendar year, and combine the subject areas included in Proclamation 2016 with those that were scheduled to be included in Proclamation 2017. House Bill 188, 80th Texas Legislature, 2007, requires the SBOE to designate each proclamation by the school year in which the instructional materials are intended to be made available in classrooms.

FISCAL IMPACT: Senate Bill 6, 82nd Texas Legislature, First Called Session, 2011, created an instructional materials allotment (IMA) for the purchase of instructional materials, technological equipment, and technology-related services. An allotment is credited to each district’s and charter school’s instructional materials account as provided by TEC, §31.0212. Remaining funds can be carried forward to the next school year as well as the next biennium. The IMA for the 2018-2019 biennium is expected to be available for district purchase of Proclamation 2017 materials.

PUBLIC AND STUDENT BENEFIT: Benefits include the availability of instructional materials aligned to revised standards in the year in which new and revised standards are implemented.

PROCEDURAL AND REPORTING IMPLICATIONS: None.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: In accordance with 19 TAC §66.27(d), a draft copy of Proclamation 2017 was provided to the public, including representatives of the publishing industry to solicit comments on the content of Proclamation 2017.

MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:

Approve Proclamation 2017 of the State Board of Education Advertising for Bids for Instructional Materials.

OTHER COMMENTS AND RELATED ISSUES: None.

Staff Members Responsible:
Monica Martinez, Associate Commissioner
Standards and Programs

Kelly Callaway, Division Director
Instructional Materials and Educational Technology

Attachment:
Statutory Citation (PDF, 20KB)

Separate Exhibit:
Proclamation 2017 of the State Board of Education
(to be provided prior to the April SBOE meeting)