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CFISD trustees review instructional-materials certification, weigh Bluebonnet OER adoption and costs
Summary
At a May 1 Cypress‑Fairbanks Independent School District board work session, trustees reviewed the district’s annual instructional‑materials certification and discussed piloting the state’s Bluebonnet open educational resources for elementary math and language arts.
At a May 1 Cypress‑Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees work session, trustees reviewed the district’s annual instructional‑materials certification form and discussed whether to adopt the state’s new Bluebonnet open educational resources (OER) for elementary math and English language arts.
Trustees were briefed on the certification form the board must file to confirm that the district provides instructional materials aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and that materials do not contain obscene or harmful content. District staff explained how the instructional materials allotment (IMA) and the state’s new IMRA/16‑05 rules affect future adoptions and existing, “grandfathered” materials.
Dr. Killian, district staff, told trustees that local curriculum teams supplement publisher…
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