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Tyler ISD curriculum staff explain new Texas IMRA process and funding incentives

2250355 · February 3, 2025
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Curriculum staff briefed the board on the Instructional Materials Review Approval (IMRA) process established under House Bill 1605, explained which district materials made the state-approved list and described budget implications.

Tyler ISD curriculum leaders told the Board of Trustees that a new state approval process for instructional materials — the Instructional Materials Review Approval (IMRA) process enacted under House Bill 1605 — will shape future curriculum choices and create per-student funding incentives for materials that appear on the state’s approved list.

Curriculum staff said the State Board of Education approved an initial MRR (state-approved materials) list in November 2024 covering phonics (K–3), reading language arts (K–5)…

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