Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA)
Senate Bill (SB) 6 is recent legislation from the 82nd Texas Legislature, which created an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) for the purchase of instructional materials, technological equipment and technology-related services.
This new local control makes school districts prioritize their instructional materials decisions to address the assessment and accountability requirements, as the state rolls out the new STAAR end-of course assessments. The districts will order and the superintendent will be required to certify that the district has instructional materials that cover all elements of the essential knowledge and skills of the required curriculum, other than physical education, for each grade level as required in the Texas Education Code, Section 28.002.
However, Legislators included provisions giving priority to proclamation 2011 subjects in this new allotment system, because they are aligned to the new STAAR end-of-course assessments or have new standards to prepare students.
Proclamation 2011 is for the adoption of instructional materials in the following subject matters:
- Prekindergarten Systems
- English Language Arts, Grades 2-8
- Spanish Language Arts, Grades 2-6
- English as a Second Language, Grades K-8 - Students and Teacher Editions
- Spelling, Grades 1-6
- Handwriting, Grades 1-3
- Speech, Grades 6-8
- English, Levels I-IV
- Senate Bill 6, is AN ACT relating to the foundation curriculum, the establishment of the instructional materials allotment, and the adoption, review, and purchase of instructional materials and technological equipment for public schools; providing penalties.
Texas Education Agency's official information:
- The new Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) system.
Recent legislation from the 82nd Texas Legislature, First Called Session, 2011, created an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) for the purchase of instructional materials, technological equipment and technology-related services. The IMA is described below:
A school district is entitled to an annual allotment from the state instructional materials fund for each student enrolled in the district on a date during the preceding school year specified by the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine the amount of the allotment per student each year on the basis of the amount of money available in the state instructional materials fund. An allotment under this section shall be transferred from the state instructional materials fund to the credit of the district's instructional materials account as provided by Section 31.0212. Instructional Materials Allotment Training
The allotment allocations for each district and open-enrollment charter school are available at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147501895 to assist with planning. The Commissioner has determined to release 70% of the district's calculated allotment for the 2011-2012 school year. The remaining 30% of the allotment will be made available for the 2012-2013 school year. Remaining funds can be carried forward to the next school year as well as the next biennium.
Districts must prioritize their instructional materials decisions to address the assessment and accountability requirements. Senate Bill (SB) 6 states that priority must be given to foundation curriculum subjects for which the essential knowledge and skills have been substantially revised and for which assessment instruments are required to satisfy foundation curriculum requirements. The English language arts and science foundation subject areas have been revised substantially.
EMAT Allotment Addendum (PDF)
IMA Frequently Asked Questions
Senate Bill 6
Letter to the Administrator Addressed (August 3, 2011)
Letter to the Administrator Addressed (July 19, 2011)
Proclamation 2011 Pricing
Supplemental Science Pricing