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Board approves nearly $1.9 million in instructional materials and ratifies TEKS certification
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Trustees approved administration’s recommendation to purchase instructional materials and renewals totaling about $1.892 million and ratified district certification that adopted resources meet the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
The Brazosport ISD Board approved the administration’s recommendation to purchase and renew instructional materials and subscriptions totaling approximately $1,891,764.75, and ratified the district’s annual certification that current instructional resources cover the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
Brian Cole, the presenter for instructional materials, told the board the Texas Education Agency’s allotment for textbooks and digital resources is distributed every two years and that Brazosport ISD had roughly $2.4 million remaining in allotment funds to cover the 2026–27 adoption cycle. Cole outlined recommended multi‑year adoptions including a roughly $1.2 million seven‑year package for K–Algebra II from a vendor cited as 'Sabus', a $44,200 precalculus adoption from McGraw Hill and other multi‑year purchases and renewals for English, social studies, world languages and CTE totaling the remainder.
Cole recommended the board approve the purchase of new instructional materials and renewals totaling $1,891,764.75. The board discussed payment timing and the allotment rollover; administration said the funds are available and will continue to support future adoptions, including a reading/language arts adoption anticipated in coming years.
Under state law (Texas Education Code 31.04), the board also ratified certification that adopted instructional materials meet TEKS requirements and that the district will submit the certification to the Texas Education Agency. Administration recommended ratification and the board moved and accepted that recommendation by voice vote.
The board asked for clarification about how the allotment was being used across multi‑year contracts; administration said remaining allotment balances will roll forward to future adoptions.
