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Sheldon ISD staff outline curriculum renewals and state certification process
Summary
District staff told trustees they will renew K–12 reading and math materials and file the state instructional‑materials certification; reading/language renewals were listed at about $221,000 and K–8 screeners/resources at about $544,267 (with an estimated $126,000 reimbursement).
District staff presented the annual instructional‑materials report and described the process the board will use to certify district curriculum for 2026–27. The presenter said the district plans renewals of K–5 reading materials from McGraw Hill (Wonders/Maravillas) and StudySync for grades 6–12 and noted the report will be brought forward as an action item on May 19 for board ratification.
Why it matters: The state requires districts to certify the primary materials they will use and to complete a certification survey listing those materials. The presenter said the district must upload the certification to TEA via a Qualtrics form after the board signs off, which both documents curricular choices and enables the state to collect usage data from districts.
Details: The presenter said the reading/language‑arts renewal costs about $221,000. For diagnostic and tier‑1 supports, staff listed I‑Ready components for K–8 at $544,266.98; staff said roughly $126,000 of that cost would be reimbursed from the instructional‑materials allotment. The presenter also said the district will adopt Bluebonnet (the state‑adopted replacement for Carnegie math) for Algebra I and related middle‑ and high‑school courses, and that Bluebonnet materials and associated professional learning will be provided at no cost through a LIFT grant.
Board action and next steps: The presenter told trustees the certification and purchase requests will be on the May 19 agenda for formal approval and signature by the board president and superintendent before submission to the Texas Education Agency. No vote took place during the workshop.
Quote: “Once the board ratifies our survey work, you can see that we did our due diligence there,” the presenter said, describing the state certification form and the planned upload to TEA.
Ending: Staff said the board will see the formal action items at the May 19 board meeting and recommended trustees review the prework packet (the certification of provision of instructional materials survey) ahead of that meeting.
