Important Dates
March 2008 SBOE Meeting
COE presents Proclamation 2010 (for adoption in 2009 and implementation in the 2010-2011 school year) to the SBOE for discussion regarding new English Language Arts and Reading TEKS.
April 2008
Texas Education Agency (TEA) conducts meeting to discuss maxium cost with interested publishers
May 2008 SBOE Meeting
• SBOE considers amendment to Proclamation 2010 to add new ELAR TEKS and revise Maximum Cost.
September 2008 SBOE Meeting
• SBOE considers amendment to Proclamation 2010 to add new Spanish ELAR TEKS.
SBOE adopts Question and Answer (Q&A) document for Proclamation 2010
September 2008
• TEA posts Nomination to State Review Panels forms to IMET website and distributes to the SBOE,Texas state officials, school districts and open enrollment charter schools, universities, and regional Education Service Centers (ESCs). Those submitting nominations shall file completed forms with IMET by November 14, 2008.
October 2008
• TEA releases procedures for Proclamation 2010 via the Texas Education Agency, Division of Instructional Materials and Educational Technology (IMET) website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/imet
IMET staff conducts Publisher Orientation for parties interested in filing Statements of Intent to Bid (SOITB)
November 14, 2008
• Deadline for persons to file Nomination to State Review Panels forms. Those submitting nominations shall file all documents with IMET by 5:00 p.m. CST.
Upon initial contact by a representative of the TEA, state review panel nominees begin a "no-contact" period in which they may not have either direct or indirect contact with any person having an interest in the content of instructional materials under evaluation by the panel.
December 5, 2008
• Deadline for publishers to file Statements of Intent to Bid Instructional Materials. Publishers shall provide detailed specifications regarding price, hardware, software, and/or special equipment needed to review any item included in an instructional materials submission. Publishers shall file all documents with IMET by 5:00 p.m. CST.
Note: Only those who have filed a Statement of Intent to Bid by 5:00 p.m. CST on December 5, 2008 will be allowed to participate in the adoption process. Please see SBOE rules 19 TAC 66.48 (a-e) for additional information.
January - February 2009
• TEA reviews Nomination to State Review Panels forms and recommends nominees to the COE.
SBOE approves nominations to the State Review Panel.
February 6, 2009
• Each ESC designates the person who will supervise sample shipments, the address at which sample instructional materials will be received, and publishes a schedule specifying hours and dates sample materials may be reviewed by the public.
Each ESC publishes a news release and notifies area schools concerning sample instructional materials. In the notice, the ESC shall include the person to be contacted regarding sample instructional materials and the hours and dates samples will be available for review by the public.
March 2009
• TEA notifies State Review Panel candidates of appointment.
April 17, 2009
• Deadline for publishers to file two (2) complete official sample copies of instructional materials (excluding Spanish translations) along with two (2) completed Correlations to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) forms to each of the twenty ESCs. Publishers shall file all materials by 5:00 p.m. CDT.
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