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Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA)

The new Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) process replaces the former SBOE Proclamation and Texas Resource Review (TRR) processes. IMRA was enacted under HB 1605 and brings new components to a single, SBOE-governed review of instructional materials. It outlines how instructional materials will be reviewed, though the SBOE has final authority on approvals, the process, and the criteria used. 

The IMRA process involves a variety of stakeholders, including the SBOE, trained IMRA reviewers, TEA staff, and the public. Each stakeholder has a different role in the process but all work toward the same goal of delivering a final review report on all submitted materials. 

Following the review of instructional materials, the SBOE will vote to determine which materials to add to a list of approved instructional materials. Any instructional materials added to that list will be eligible for the new funding entitlements.

To learn more about the IMRA process, visit the SBOE IMRA Webpage. You can also view the SBOE IMRA Cycle 2024 and Cycle 2025 timelines.

High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM)

According to the TEA “HQIM will be defined by the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) process set up by House Bill (HB) 1605. All materials will require official review in the IMRA process by the State Board of Education (SBOE) to be approved as HQIM.”

High Quality Instructional Materials are curricular resources that:

  • Ensure full coverage of TEKS
  • Are aligned to evidence-based best practices in the relevant content areas of reading language arts (RLA), math, science, and social studies
  • Support all learners, including students with disabilities, English Learners, and students identified as gifted and talented 
  • Enable frequent progress monitoring through embedded and aligned assessments
  • Include implementation supports for teachers
  • Provide teacher and student-facing lesson-level materials

HQIM enables students to connect more profoundly and meaningfully with the Texas standards, while also assisting teachers in providing all students access to research-based, high-quality, rigorous grade-level content. Student outcomes improve when students have greater access to: 

  • Grade-appropriate assignments 
  • Strong instruction 
  • Deep engagement
  • Teachers with high expectations 

Research-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS)

The purpose of Research-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) is to provide educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively implement evidence-based teaching strategies in the classroom. By gaining an understanding of RBIS, educators will be better equipped to individualize the learning experience to support every child.

As part of the broader strategy to significantly increase the number of students in Texas who have access to HQIM, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has developed a set of RBIS to explain the important shifts in instruction that are required for high-quality, rigorous lessons. 

RBIS are described as:

  • A set of research-based practices that highlights common misconceptions in the field.
  • Topics that require conceptual or philosophical changes in approach to instruction.
  • A set of practices that are supported by research and should be present in classrooms, regardless of instructional materials.
  • The science of how students best learn math and reading in K-12.

The RBIS also demonstrates why HQIMs are important and what is required to implement them well. RBIS workshops explore essential best practices in RLA and Math with content-specific strategies that are supported by research. These practices should be present in all classrooms, regardless of instructional materials.

Timeline

  • August–September: Call for campus committee members
  • October–January*: District-level meetings with campus members
  • November–February: Campus-level meetings
  • January–February: Gather feedback
  • March: Review recommendations with Board of Trustees
  • April: Board considers approval of recommendation materials

*Additional meetings may be necessary depending on resources.

Quality Rubrics 

Quality Rubrics The SBOE approves a suitability rubric and quality rubrics for specific content areas and grade bands as part of the IMRA process. The following rubrics are being used in IMRA Cycle 2025:

 

Marble Falls ISD is a closed district.  Representatives of publishing companies are required to contact Dr. Melissa Fields, District Instructional Materials Coordinator, by phone (830-693-4357) or email (mfields@mfisd.txed.net).  

  • Publishers will only present in district wide presentations organized by the C&I office.
  • Publishers will not contact or email teachers or administrators.
  • All samples will be delivered to Dr. Melissa Fields, not directly to campus.