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Board ratifies 2025–26 instructional‑materials certification; board approves Bluebonnet ELA materials for K‑5
Summary
The board ratified the district's 2025–26 instructional materials certification and approved Bluebonnet materials for K‑5 English language arts, with a Spanish Bluebonnet pilot for Spanish language classrooms.
The Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees ratified its certification of instructional materials for the 2025–26 school year and approved changes to K–5 English/language arts materials at its April 14 workshop.
Under Texas Education Code §31.1011, local education agencies must annually certify that students have access to instructional materials that cover a percentage of the TEKS and that the district protects against obscene or harmful content in compliance with federal filtering requirements. The district’s presented certification indicated nearly all instructional materials remain the same as the current year; the reported change seeks approval to adopt the Texas Bluebonnet Learning curriculum for phonics and ELA in K‑5 and to pilot the Spanish Bluebonnet curriculum in Spanish‑language classrooms to align instruction across languages.
The presenter said a committee trained on research‑based strategies recommended the Bluebonnet materials because they aligned with the district’s instructional framework. Board members asked whether materials on the state rubric must be approved by the Texas Education Agency; staff clarified that the state now uses an IMRA (instructional materials review) rubric and that districts may adopt materials not yet on the state list while publishers seek IMRA review.
A motion and second to approve the 2025–26 TEKS certification and the proposed materials passed by voice vote. The transcript does not include a roll‑call tally. No budget or contract details for curriculum purchases were presented at the meeting.
