Texas Education Code

§ 31.0252 — LOCAL REVIEW OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL

ED § 31.0252Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 31. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY · Art. B. STATE REVIEW AND ADOPTION

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(a)The agency shall develop standards in consultation with stakeholders, including educators, by which a school district may conduct a review of instructional materials used by a classroom teacher in a foundation curriculum course under Section 28.002(a)(1) to determine the degree to which the material:

(1)corresponds with the instructional materials adopted by the school district or district campus; and

(2)meets the level of rigor of the essential knowledge and skills adopted under Section 28.002 for the grade level in which it is being used.

(b)The agency shall develop a rubric, approved by the State Board of Education, to determine if reviewed instructional material complies with the rigor requirements described by Subsection (a)(2).

(c)The agency, in developing standards under Subsection (a):

(1)shall minimize, to the extent possible, the time a classroom teacher is required to spend complying with a review conducted under this section;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 1605), Sec. 24, eff. June 13, 2023.