© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency Textbook Coordinators’ Association of Texas TEA Legislative Update

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency John Lopez Managing Director Instructional Materials and Educational Technology

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Textbook Funding

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© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency FY2012 and FY2013Biennium

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© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency Instructional Materials

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© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency SBOE Action

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© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency What Else is New?

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency Electronic Textbooks  Established Commissioner’s List  Materials were reviewed by a panel of experts  Commissioner Rules have been approved

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency Electronic Textbooks  Commissioner shall update the list  Commissioner can remove materials from the list  Must be recommended by a panel of experts prior to removal

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency Electronic Textbooks  State will pay for electronic textbooks on Commissioner’s list  District’s may choose from either the SBOE list or the Commissioner’s list

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency Electronic Textbooks  State textbook funds can be used to purchase technological equipment  Technological equipment used to support instruction for digital content

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency Electronic Textbooks Section 5 (C-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a school district or open enrollment charter school must purchase a classroom set of textbooks adopted by State Board of Education

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency  Classroom set  Remaining eligible funds can be used to purchase electronic textbooks from the Commissioner’s list  Remaining eligible funds are calculated into textbook credits

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency  AWARD Publishing  iStation  Compass Learning  APEX Learning  Achieve 3000  A+Rise  Glencoe/McGraw Hill  Pearson Longman

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What to Watch For?

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency (HB 2488)  Electronic textbook available for downloading free of charge  Costs may be incurred if district orders printed copies

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency (HB 2488) Allows the State Board of Education to adopt an open-source textbook at the secondary level

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency (HB 2488)  Districts shall annually certify to the SBOE and Commissioner that content covers the TEKS  For all subject areas at the secondary level

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency (HB 2488)  SBOE will place on conforming/ nonconforming list  Written by university faculty  Eligible university determines the level of qualifications with TEKS

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency (HB 2488)  Allows the Commissioner of Education to purchase a state-developed textbook

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency (HB 2488)  Property of the state  Commissioner shall provide a license to school or district  Commissioner shall seek to recover costs for developing, revising and distributing open source textbooks

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 Does a classroom set apply to lower grades? Yes  Can a university open source textbook qualify as a classroom set? Yes  Can a nonconforming textbook qualify as a classroom set? Yes

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency  Does the right to take home a textbook extend to classroom set? Yes  Can the SBOE refuse to place an open source book on the conforming or nonconforming list? No  Can the SBOE fine or sanction a university as a publisher? Yes

© 2009 by the Texas Education Agency  Is a district eligible for textbook credit if it selects an open source textbook? Yes  Who owns technological equipment? The state does not own the equipment.