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Bryan ISD outlines local adoption plan as Texas shifts textbook review under House Bill 16-05
Summary
District leaders described the state's new Instructional Materials Review (IMRA) process under House Bill 16-05, explained funding changes (including a new $40-per-student entitlement), and said Bryan ISD will form committees in January to review K—8 math and other materials.
District curriculum leaders told the board that statewide changes to instructional-materials adoption will change how Bryan ISD selects and funds classroom resources.
Dr. Barbara Evara, associate superintendent of teaching and learning, and Jana Wenzel, assistant director of technology and resources, reviewed House Bill 16-05 and the State Board of Education's new Instructional Materials Review Authority (IMRA). They said the old proclamation cycle is gone and has been replaced by a continuous review with more rigorous rubrics; publishers must now show…
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