| (a) Instructional materials review panel members shall
participate in training that includes at least the following:
(1) the responsibilities of a review panel member;
(2) clear and consistent guidelines for determining
Texas essential knowledge and skills (TEKS) coverage within the instructional
materials;
(3) the criteria the materials must meet;
(4) identifying factual errors; and
(5) the evaluation instruments to be used for the review.
(b) The duties of an instructional materials review
panel are to:
(1) evaluate all instructional materials submitted
for consideration in each subject assigned to the panel to determine
if essential knowledge and skills are covered as was specified in
the public notice;
(2) evaluate the educational technology design of the
instructional materials;
(3) evaluate the extent to which the instructional
material is in alignment with current research in the subject for
which the material is intended to be used;
(4) determine whether the material includes appropriate
training for teachers; and
(5) submit to the commissioner a report to include:
(A) the percentage of required TEKS that each submission
assigned to be evaluated by the review panel covers;
(B) a score, based on rubrics to be provided by the
commissioner, for the qualities described in paragraphs (1)-(4) of
this subsection;
(C) a list of all factual errors discovered in the
instructional materials assigned to be evaluated by the review panel;
and
(D) as appropriate to a subject area and/or grade level,
verification that the panel did not find content in the materials
that clearly conflicts with the stated purpose of the Texas Education
Code, §28.002(h).
(c) Instructional materials review panel members shall
not accept meals, entertainment, gifts, or gratuities in any form
from publishers, authors, hardware or software providers, or depositories;
agents for publishers, authors, hardware or software providers, or
depositories; any person who holds any official position with publishers,
authors, hardware or software providers, depositories, or agents;
or any person or organization interested in influencing the selection
of instructional materials.
(d) Instructional materials review panel members shall
observe a no-contact period that shall begin with the initial communication
regarding possible appointment to a review panel and end when the
final report showing the findings of the review panels is posted on
the Texas Education Agency website. During this period, review panel
members shall not have direct or indirect communication with any person
having an interest in the adoption process regarding content of instructional
materials under evaluation by the panel.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §66.1019 adopted to be effective November 21, 2010, 35 TexReg 10220; amended to be effective July 23, 2012, 37 TexReg 5413; amended to be effective May 8, 2017, 42 TexReg 2405 |
