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Belton ISD board adopts Savvas ELA and Bluebonnet math for K–5; rollout to include two-year teacher training
Summary
The Belton Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 7-0 to adopt Savvas My View Literacy for K–5 English language arts and Bluebonnet math for K–5 for the 2025–26 school year, enabling access to state instructional materials funding and a two-year professional learning rollout.
The Belton Independent School District Board of Trustees on Monday, April 2025 voted 7 to 0 to adopt new high‑quality instructional materials for the 2025–26 school year, selecting Savvas My View Literacy for K–5 English language arts and Bluebonnet math for K–5. The board also approved continuing the district’s current high‑school math resources for Algebra II and geometry.
The adoption makes the district eligible for additional state funding attached to materials designated as “high quality” under recent state rules. Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Gabriela (Gabby) Nino said the choices align with a statewide review process and the district’s instructional framework: “Tonight, we are going to discuss our process that we put in place for the consideration of instructional materials and would like to have the opportunity to discuss and and take action on those.”
Why it matters: House Bill 1605 expanded the State Board of Education/TEA review of instructional resources, creating an Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) process and tying extra funding to materials on the approved list. District staff told trustees that using materials on the…
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