1. Instructional Materials Allotment
Frenship ISD

2. Textbooks Past and Present
We could order from the state according to our enrollment
The state covered the cost of all textbooks . FREE to us!
All consumable materials were also covered
Easily order a textbook for every student
Complete multiple orders
Instruction Materials Allotment from the state has replaced ordering textbooks for free
FISD allotment is less than the cost of our adoption choices (if, 1 textbook per student)
We now have to budget according to needs
We now have limitations on how much we can be purchase
Ordering specifications

3. But we had all those meetings…
In the spring of last school year, we met several times and evaluated the materials available for adoption:
ELA
Handwriting
Spelling
ESL
Science

4. What happened to our textbook selections?
Now, after we made selections, the legislature changed the rules (budget cuts). No summer orders were accepted We have to pay for our Instructional Materials by prioritizing what we choose to spend our money on More Flexibility: Our Allotment can be used for a variety of textbooks / classroom materials / classroom technology

5. What is the best option? T.E. only No textbooks
T.E. with some textbooks
T.E. with class sets of textbooks
*T.E. with one book per student is no longer an option (too costly)