The State Board of Education (SBOE) shall review the results
of the instructional materials reviews completed by a review panel
and submitted by the commissioner of education in accordance with
Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022 and §31.023. Instructional
materials may be placed on the list of approved instructional materials
only if they meet the following criteria:
(1) for full-subject and partial-subject tier one instructional
materials for foundation subjects as defined by TEC, §28.002(a)(1),
the product components cover 100% of the Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills (TEKS) and applicable English Language Proficiency Standards
(ELPS) for the specific grade level and subject area when the proclamation
or request for instructional materials was issued. In determining
the percentage of the TEKS and ELPS covered by instructional materials,
each student expectation shall count as an independent element of
the standards;
(2) materials have been reviewed through the process
required by TEC, §31.023;
(3) materials are free from factual error, defined
as a verified error of fact or any error that would interfere with
student learning, including significant grammatical or punctuation
errors;
(4) materials meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG) and meet the technical specifications of the Federal Rehabilitation
Act, Section 508, as specified when a request for instructional materials
or proclamation was issued;
(5) materials conform to or exceed in every instance
the latest edition of the Manufacturing Standards and Specifications
for Textbooks (MSST), developed by the State Instructional Materials
Review Association, when the proclamation or request for instructional
materials was issued;
(6) materials are compliant with the suitability standards
adopted by the SBOE and are compliant with all applicable state laws;
and
(7) materials provide access to a parent portal as
required by TEC, §31.154.
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