Instructional Materials and Educational Technology

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Instructional Materials and Educational
Technology

• Division Organization
• Proclamations
• Adoption Cycle
• Review and Adoption
• State Legislation

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Instructional Materials and Educational
Technology Organizational Chart
Anita Givens Senior Director
Tammy Torres
Chuck Mayo Manager, Distribution, Accessibility
and Finance
John Lopez Manager, Learning Resources
Ashley Castillo
Lenise Mayberry
Tiffanay Waller
Distribution
Special Instructional Materials
Publisher Contracts, Waivers Substitutions
Financial Support
Technology Applications
Special Projects
Review of Instructional Materials
Distance Learning
Pat Pinkston
Pat Hatcher
Deanna Marotz
Christopher Lucas
Kate Loughrey
Karen Kahan
Kelly Griffin
Penny Creed
Dianne Ripley
Lynne Krajevski
Terry Wyatt
Suzanne Hochenauer
Kathy Ferguson
Anita Deibert
Gene Rios
Jim Van Vlerah
Robert Lopez
Tammy Brite
Lorraine Blackerby
Richard LaGow
Jessie Brown
Scott Vanya
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John Lopez Manager Learning Resources
Tiffanay Waller Administrative Assistant
Technology Applications
Special Projects
Review of Instructional Materials
Distance Learning
Christopher Lucas Director of Review and Adoption
Kelly Griffin Director of Special Projects
Kate Loughrey Director of Distance Leaning
Karen Kahan Director of Technology Applications
Kathy Ferguson Distance Learning Specialist
Anita Deibert Review and Adoption Specialist
Terry Wyatt Special Projects Coordinator
Suzanne Hochenauer Educational Technology
Specialist
Lorraine Blackerby Bids and Contracts Specialist
Tammy Brite Distance Learning Specialist
Richard LaGow Special Projects Coordinator
Scott Vanya Review an d Adoption Research
Specialist
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Proclamation

• Identifies subject areas scheduled for review in
  a given year
• Content requirements (TEKS)
• Maximum per-student costs to the state for
  adopted materials
• Estimated number of units to be purchased during
  the first contract year
• A detailed calendar of adoption procedures

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Proclamation 2004

• Mathematics, Grades 6-8
• Mathematics (Spanish), Grade 6
• Algebra I and II
• Geometry
• PreCalculus
• Mathematical Models with Applications
• Advanced Placement Statistics
• Advanced Placement Calculus AB and BC

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Proclamation 2005

• Mathematics, Grades K-2
• Mathematics (Spanish), Grade K-2
• Mathematics, Grades 3-5
• Mathematics (Spanish), Grade 3-5

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Proclamation 2005

• Materials recommended for adoption in November
  2007 SBOE Meeting
• Materials available for schools in the 2008-2009
  school year.

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Proclamation 2005

• www.tea.state.tx.us/textbooks/adoptprocess
• Link provides a list of the newly-adopted
  materials under
• Lists of Instructional Materials Submitted Under
  Proclamation 2005
• (November 2007 Adoption)

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Adoption

• The Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 31,
  provides for adoption of two separate lists of
  instructional materials
• Conforming
• Non Conforming

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Conforming Materials

• Meet manufacturing standards adopted by the SBOE
• Are free of factual errors
• Contain material covering each element of the
  Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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Non Conforming Materials

• Meet manufacturing standards adopted by the SBOE
• Are free of factual errors
• Contain material covering at least 50 of
  elements in the Texas Essential Knowledge and
  Skills (TEKS)

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State Legislation

• HB 188
• Renaming of the Proclamation
• TEKS in Teacher and Student Editions
• Midcycle Review

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Review and Adoption

• Contact Information
• Main Line [phone]
• Christopher Lucas
• Director, Review and Adoption
• Christopher.lucas_at_tea.state.tx.us