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Bryan ISD outlines changes to instructional-materials adoptions under Texas House Bill 1605 and $40-per-student entitlement
Summary
District staff summarized how House Bill 1605 changes textbook and instructional-materials adoption, described new state funding streams ($40 and $20 per student), and said a local committee will review K‑8 math materials beginning in January.
Bryan ISD officials briefed the board on statewide changes to instructional-materials adoption under House Bill 1605 and described how the district plans to respond, including a January committee to review K‑8 mathematics materials.
Associate Superintendent Dr. Barbara Abara and Jana Wenzel, assistant director of technology and resources, told trustees that HB 1605 replaced the old proclamation cycle with a rolling Instructional Materials Review process (IMRA). Wenzel said the new process creates more robust rubrics, requires publishers to include lesson plans and…
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