English Language Arts and Reading Adoption

Supplemental Science Request

Introduction

• John Lopez

• Managing Director

• Instructional Materials and Educational Technology

• Texas Education Agency

Agenda

• Overview of Textbook Review and Adoption

• Proclamation 2011

• What’s Different About Proclamation 2011

• Supplemental Science

Review and Adoption Process

Overview

• State constitution requires free textbooks for all students attending public schools

• State Board of Education sets aside money from the Available School Fund for this purpose

• State legislature appropriates the funds

• Review and adoption process determines which instructional materials are eligible for purchase with this appropriation

Adoption Cycle

• Foundation Curriculum– English Language Arts – Mathematics

– Science – Social Studies

• Enrichment Curriculum– Health – Physical

Education– Fine Arts – Economics– Languages Other – Technology

Applications Than English – Religious Literature

– Career and Technical Education

Proclamations

• Issued by the State Board of Education

• Based on approval of related TEKS

• Contents– Identifies subjects areas and grade levels being adopted– Contains TEKS– Maximum per-student cost – Estimated number of units purchased in first year– Schedule of adoption procedures– Instructions for providing digital files for Braille versions

• Named by year the materials will be implemented

Development and Submission

• Publishers typically have two years from the issuance of the proclamation to develop materials aligned to TEKS

• Publishers must submit a Statement of Intent to Bid indicating their desire to participate in the proclamation

• Publishers must provide samples to ESCs and the TEA

State Review Panels

• Panel performs full and complete investigation of materials to identify number of TEKS covered

• Identify factual errors

• Composed of professors, public school teachers, business community, other subject matter experts

• Nominated by SBOE members, legislators, school districts, Texas residents

• Commissioner appoints panel members

• Findings are the basis for Commissioner’s recommendation to SBOE

Textbook Lists

• Commissioner’s recommendation based on findings of the state review panel

• Conforming List– Meets 100% of TEKS – Meets Manufacturing Specifications– Free from factual errors

• Nonconforming List– Meets at least 50%, but less than100% of TEKS

– Meets Manufacturing Specifications– Free from factual errors

Textbook Errors

• Commissioner presents SBOE with list of known factual errors

• Compilation of errors found by state review panel, reported by publishers, reported by public

• Publishers are required to correct errors before shipping materials to schools

Adoption

• Using Commissioner’s recommendations as a guide

• SBOE decides which materials are placed on the Conforming List and Nonconforming List

• Local authorities set their own policy for choosing books that are most appropriate for their students

• Foundations Curriculum: must choose from Conforming List or Nonconforming List to have materials purchased by the state

• Enrichment Curriculum: Can choose adopted or non-adopted materials

Ordering and Fulfillment

• Orders placed with TEA through EMAT

• Materials are shipped from privately owned depositories

• Due to schools no later than 10 business days before beginning of school year

Proclamation 2011

Proclamation

• Issued May 2008

• Subjects and Grade Levels– English Language Arts, grades 2-8– Spanish Language Arts, grades 2-6– Speech, grades 6-8– English I-IV– English as a Second Language, grades K-8– Spelling, grades 1-2 (consumable)– Spelling, grades 3-6– Handwriting, grades 1-3 (consumable)– Prekindergarten Systems

Timeline

• December 4, 2009: SOITB due

• April 16, 2010: English samples due

• May 21, 2010: Spanish samples due

• June 2010: State review panels met

• September 2010: SBOE held public hearing

• November 2010: SBOE adopted materials

• December 2010: Revised Bids Due

• April 29, 2011: Corrected samples due

• Spring 2011: Ordering begins

• June-August 2011: Materials delivered to schools

Considerations

• English Language Arts and Reading is typically the largest adoption

• Number of components per student/teacher is typically larger than other foundation subjects

• 21 publishers submitted 297 products that contain approximately 6,300 separate components

What's Different in P2011

• A publisher that offers a digital version of a print program must bid the versions separately

• All digital programs must be platform-neutral

• Publishers of electronic programs are to offer a price for a statewide license

• Publishers are to provide a digital version of teacher materials

• Publishers are to provide ancillaries electronically

Request for Supplemental Science Materials

Proclamation 2012 Science

• SBOE Delayed Proclamation Indefinitely

• Issued a request for supplemental science materials for new TEKS

• Biology, Chemistry, IPC, & Physics

• Grades 5, 6, 7, 8

• Current legislation requires the phase-out of high school TAKS and replaces it with EOC assessments in:

• English I, English II, English III

• Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

• U.S. History, World History, World Geography

• Biology, Chemistry, Physics

EOC Assessments

• Fiscally responsible with economic climate

• Alignment with new and updated TEKS

• Biology, Chemistry, Physics, IPC

• Grades 5 - 8

Supplemental Science

• Online

• Print on Demand Optional

• No ancillaries

• Flexible discretion on Chapter 66 rules

• Did not establish maximum cost

• Did not establish a budget

• SBOE may negotiate final cost

• May select one or more products

Supplemental Science

• Biology, Chemistry, Physics and IPC

• Over 25 publisher submissions

• Over 100 program submissions

Supplemental Science

• Samples February 2011

• Review March 2011

• Adopt April 2011

• Order TBD 2011

Supplemental Science-High School

• Samples February 2011

• Review June 2011

• Adopt July 2011

• Order TBD 2011

Supplemental Science—Gr. 5-8

Questions and Feedback

Contact Information

• John Lopez

• 512.463.9601

• john.lopez@tea.state.tx.us

• www.tea.state.tx.us/imet