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Instructional Materials Coordinators' Association of Texas

21st Annual Conference

Texas 82nd Legislative Session

Senate Bill 6

Established an instructional materials allotment

Allotment can be carried over to next school

District requisitions and disbursements of funds will be subtracted from the district’s allotment

Instructional Materials Allotment

Funds from the IMA may be used:

Purchase adopted or non-adopted instructional materials

Purchase technology services

Purchase technological equipment


Review EMAT system for improvements

Provide ongoing training

Work with IMCAT (training and information)

Provide assistance to business offices

Instructional Materials Allotment SBOE approved new adoption cycle

Created view only access to EMAT

Posted daily expenditure reports

Adopted SBOE Administrative Rules

Adopted Commissioner's Rules

Texas Education Code Texas Legislature

Texas Administrative Rules State Board of Education Commissioner of Education

Subchapter A General Provisions

Subchapter B State Adoption of Instructional Materials

Subchapter C Local Operations

State Board of Education Rules Chapter 66

Subchapter AA Commissioner’s List of Electronic Instructional Materials

Subchapter BB State-Developed Open Source Instructional Materials

Subchapter CC Acceptable Condition of Instructional Materials

Subchapter DD Instructional Materials Allotment

Commissioner’s Rules Chapter 66

Impacts the decision-making on instructional materials at the local level

IMA allows more flexibility and options to use these funds to purchase print and/or digital content

Allows schools to use the funds to pay for staff to support the equipment used for instruction


Schools have the flexibility to enhance or redesign instruction to fit the needs of individual schools / classrooms

Funds used to support the equipment to access content to online resources

This flexibility can incorporate best practices and teaching strategies that are designed to improve instruction


§66.1305. Certification of Instructional Materials

(a) Certification that for each subject in the required curriculum provides each student with instructional materials that cover all elements of the essential knowledge and skills adopted by the State Board of Education.

Commissioner’s Rules Concerning Instructional Materials Allotment

§66.1305. Certification of Instructional Materials

(b) The certifications shall be ratified by local school boards in public, noticed meetings.

The provisions in subsections (a) and (b) of this section are applicable both to state- and commissioner-adopted instructional materials and to non-adopted instructional materials.


§66.1311. Special Instructional Materials

Braille / Large Type remain the property of the state

NOT counted against district allotment

Braille / Large Type are requisitioned through EMAT

Returned to Redistribution Center


§66.1315. Title and Custody

Each instructional material and technological equipment purchased through the instructional materials allotment is the property of the school district or an open-enrollment

charter school.

Each instructional material that was previously adopted by the State Board of Education or commissioner of education is the property of the school district or an open-enrollment

charter school.


§66.1315. Title and Custody

Ownership of electronic or online instructional materials applies only to the extent of any applicable licensing

agreement.

Current instructional materials in a district's or charter's inventory are considered assets and a value must be

determined by the district or charter.


§66.1317. Sale or Disposal of Instructional Materials and Technological Equipment

The board of trustees or governing body may sell any printed or electronic instructional materials.

The board of trustees or governing body may sell technological equipment owned.



Districts must report to the commissioner the amount of funds to be received from the sale of the instructional

materials

Funds received must be used to purchase instructional materials and technological equipment allowed.



Board of trustees may dispose of printed instructional material before the date the instructional material is

discontinued for use in the public schools.

The board of trustees or governing body shall determine how the district or charter will dispose.


§66.1319. Local Accountability

Each school district or open-enrollment charter school shall conduct an annual inventory.

The results of the annual inventory shall be recorded in the district’s or charter’s files and in the EMAT system.


§66.1321. Lost, Damaged, or Worn Instructional Materials

Each school district or open-enrollment charter school is fiscally responsible for lost, damaged, or worn out

instructional materials.

Each school may use the instructional materials allotment or other available funds to replace lost, damaged, or worn out

instructional materials.


§66.1321. Lost, Damaged, or Worn Instructional Materials

Recycling funds received from the disposal of worn out instructional materials must be reported to the Texas

Education Agency.


Commissioner’s Rules http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter066/index.html

TEA Homepage http://tea,state.tx.us

(Education Laws and Rules)

Planning for Proclamation 2014

2013 – 2014 School Year No New Instructional Materials

2014 – 2015 School Year Proclamation 2014

Science K-12; Math K-8; Technology Applications


Timeline of Events Pre-Adoption samples available April 2013

EMAT closes May/June 2013

EMAT opens (unexpended funds)

July 2013

Review of Proclamation 2014 instructional materials

June/July 2013

IMA Allocations Conclusion of Session

New IMA funding September 1, 2013

Timeline of Events Adoption of Proclamation 2014 instructional materials

November 2013

EMAT closes (reprogram for new materials)

March 2014

EMAT opens April 2014

Final adoption samples available May 2014

Planning with all Stakeholders

Superintendent Principal

Curriculum Director Technology Director

Bilingual Director Teachers

Business Office Special Education Representative


Review District Goals and Objectives

Consult your district strategic plan

Review your district technology plan

Review other documents related to the instructional process


Determine how IMA purchases address instructional needs

Consider how students will receive instruction

Consider how to take advantage of resources for teacher and students


Instructional Decisions

Determine the number of materials

Determine print and/or digital in the classroom

Review your inventory

Consider consumables used


Educate Staff

Inform teachers how instruction will be delivered

Provide professional development as necessary

Establish standard procedures

Review local policies


Texas 83rd Legislative Session

Session begins January 8, 2013

Committee Chair Appointments

Bill pre-filing began November 12, 2012

Senate Bills filed - 191

House Bills filed - 383

Texas 83rd Legislative Session

District Allotment Expenditures

2012 – 2013 Biennium $750,050,000

2011 – 2012 School Year $525,035,013 (70%)

2012 – 2013 School Year $225,014,987 (30%)

District Allotment Allocations

2011 – 2012 School Year $527,906,523

FY 2012 $367,799,204

Remaining Funds $160,107,318

District Expenditures

2012 – 2013 School Year $319,140,131

FY 2013 $164,014,176

Remaining Funds $155,125,955

(as of December 2012)

District Expenditures

Contact Information John Lopez

Managing Director Instructional Materials and Educational

Technology

[email protected]

(512) 463-9601

Instructional Materials Coordinators' Association of Texas

21st Annual Conference

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