January 2022 Committee on Instruction Item 3

Recommendations Regarding Renewal of Instructional Materials Contracts

January 28, 2022

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: CONSENT

SUMMARY:  This item recommends renewal of instructional materials contracts that expire on August 31, 2022. This action is recommended to ensure that these materials remain available for distribution to school districts until replacements become available.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:  Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.026.

TEC, §31.026, requires the State Board of Education (SBOE) to execute contracts with publishers of adopted materials that coincide with the board's review cycle and that specify a price fixed for the term of the contract that does not exceed the lowest price paid by any other state or any school or school district.

The full text of statutory citations can be found in the statutory authority section of this agenda.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION:  Instructional materials included in Proclamation 2014 (mathematics, grades K–8; science, grades K–12; and technology applications) were adopted in November 2013.

The Texas Administrative Code, §66.72(g), requires publishers awarded instructional materials contracts to be prepared to extend the contract period for not more than four years.

A list of instructional materials recommended for 2022–2026 renewal is provided in Separate Exhibit I. Current contracts for these materials will expire on August 31, 2022, and new instructional materials for the subject areas will not yet be adopted at that time.

PUBLIC BENEFIT AND COST TO PERSONS:  Renewal will ensure that the instructional materials continue to be available to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to replace lost or worn-out materials and to accommodate increases in enrollment.

MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:

Renew contracts for instructional materials adopted under Proclamation 2014 in the subject areas and for the periods indicated in separate exhibit.

Staff Members Responsible:
Melissa Lautenschlager, Director, Instructional Materials and Implementation
Amie Williams, Director, Instructional Materials Review and Procurement                                               

Separate Exhibit:     
Instructional Materials Recommended for 2022–2026 Renewal
(To be provided at the January 2022 SBOE meeting)