| 110% |
The SBOE and TEA staff establish a percentage for which textbooks can be order as it relates to the student enrollment of the district. Normally that percent is 110%. |
| Adoption rate |
This the term that relates to the percentage of textbooks that a district can order based on student enrollment. Normally it is 110%. |
| Ancillary materials |
This term relate to the additional textbook materials that a publisher says that it will provide free of charge to the school district. These materials are not part of the TEA bid Package but they must be provided to all districts at the same ratio. |
| Annual order |
This is the textbook order made prior to April 1, of each year by a school district to order newly adopted textbooks, additional consumable textbooks, and textbooks for growth for next school year. |
| ARD |
Annual Review of Disability - a required meeting to review the placement of a special education student. |
| Bid package |
This is the official TEA listing of all items that were bid by the publisher for an adoption. |
| Bilingual program |
This program is to teach Spanish speaking students in their on language and to move toward the mastery of the English language. |
| Bill of laden |
This is the documentation that freight companies use to show the number of carton/boxes that they are delivering. (It is not the Packing List) |
| Charter school |
They are schools that are have been granted a charter by the State Commissioner of Education setting it up as an independent district. |
| Conforming |
When the SBOE adopts textbooks, a textbook is either conforming(The textbook covers all 100% of the TEKS.) or non-conforming(The textbook only covers 50% to 99% of the TEKS.) |
| Content mastery |
This is a special education program where students who need assistance are pulled out of a regular class on a limited basis. The TEA does not provide addition textbooks to operate this program. |
| Coordinator's Manual |
This is a manual that is written by the TEA Textbook staff. It outlines the specific rules and procedures that are required for the adoption and handling of state textbooks. It can be ordered from TEA or downloaded from TEA's web-site. |
| Defective textbook |
This is a textbook that is received by a school district that is printed improperly, bound wrong, or damaged in shipment |
| Depository |
This term is used to name an official textbook warehouse as required by state law. Currently every publisher is required to have a warehouse in Texas or within 150 miles of the Texas state-line. |
| E-mail address |
In the world wide web, people have a site that provides for the sending and receiving of electronic mail. (bertbookman@excite.com) |
| Electronic textbooks |
This is a special classification of textbooks that are CD-ROM or internet site driven. Normally a site license fee must be paid per student. |
| EMAT |
Educational Materials Administrative Technology - This is the TEA'S on line system to order and account for textbooks. |
| Enrichment curriculum |
This curriculum is any subject that is not a foundation curriculum. Examples of enrichment subjects are health, PE, languages other than English, art, fine arts, economics, career and technology. |
| ESL program |
English as a Second Language - This is a program that is intended to teach English to any non-English speaking student. There are TEA approved materials for this program. |
| Extension |
This term relates to a decision made by the SBOE to lengthen the period that a textbook can be used in Texas. The normal adoption is 6 years. Extentions normally 1 or 2 years. |
| Foundation curriculum |
This curriculum is any subject that comes from this group of subjects: English language, mathematics, science, social studies(government, geography, Texas, U.S., and world history) |
| Free materials |
see ancillary materials |
| Free textbooks |
This is a term used in the Texas Constitution calling for the state to provide textbooks to the students of Texas at no cost to the student or parents. |
| Free with order teacher materials |
This is materials are material provided to school districts by a textbook publisher above and beyond Teachers editions, student edition, and ancillary materials. |
| Freight bill |
See - bill of laden |
| IEP |
Individual Educational Plan - This is the education plan developed in an ARD for a special education student. For a student to get off grade level or special books it must be stated in the IEP. |
| Instructional Materials Bulletin |
This is large booklet published by TEA annually. It lists all state adopted textbooks and systems. It gives Title, ISBN, Price, Adoption period and other information about each textbook approved by the SBOE. It can be viewed and downloaded from the TEA. |
| Limitations on cost |
This is the term used by TEA and the SBOE to establish a limit or cap that the state will pay for a specific textbook. If a district selects a textbook that exceeds this limit the addition funds must come from the local school district. |
| Local accountability |
This is the term that TEA and the SBOE use to describe the responsibility that a local school district has for all of the state adopted and paid for textbooks. There is a study made to see how to get districts to select cheaper textbooks. |
| Local textbook committee |
This is the group of staff members or patrons within a school district that review and make recommendation to the school board for what new textbooks to select for use in that district. |
| Membership audit |
This is the term used by TEA to describe how it will audit local school districts on textbook inventories. The TEA Audit Division reviews the enrollment of a districts students to determine if excessive textbooks have been ordered by the local districts. |
| MLC |
Multiple List Code - TEA adopts textbooks for specific grade or subject. This is the 4 digit number they use to represent each subject. |
| Multi-list code |
see - MLC |
| Nonconforming |
see - Conforming |
| OA |
Out of Adoption is the term to describe textbooks that have been used by the state but have been replaced by newer textbooks. Currently textbook ownership reverts from TEA to the publishers. |
| Off list |
This term refers to textbooks that can be used in a subject but did not go through the normal TEA adoption process. |
| Online |
Working on the internet via a PC. |
| Out of adoption |
see - OA |
| Packing list |
This is a document that comes from the publisher or depository when they ship materials to a local school district. |
| Population |
A term that TEA uses to describe the student enrollment in a grade or subject area. |
| Requisition |
This is the term that refers to an order for textbooks from TEA. |
| Samples |
The official set of samples must the requested by textbook coordinator prior to December. Normally for public display. |
| SBOE |
State Board of Education This is the elected board that oversees TEA and education in Texas. |
| Special textbooks |
Braille or large type materials. |
| Split adoption |
Term used to order more than one title for a specific subject. While it can be educationally sound, it can be a disaster waiting to happen for a textbook coordinator. |
| State |
State of Texas |
| State board of education |
SBOE This is the elected board that oversees TEA and education in Texas. |
| State textbook depository |
This is a textbook warehouse in Austin run by TEA. It has materials that nave be returned by districts as surplus. |
| Supplemental order |
This is the term for any textbook order that is made after the Annual order. |
| Surplus textbooks |
These are textbooks that a district has that exceed TEA's allowance (enrollment x 110%) |
| Systems |
Materials that are purchased by TEA for the teacher |
| TCAT |
Textbook Coordinators' Association of Texas - Statewide Association of coordinators working with TEA and training new textbook coordinators |
| TEA |
Texas Education Agency - State organization that oversees education in Texas for the SBOE |
| Teacher edition |
Teacher Component - materials for teachers provided as part of the TEA bid package by the publishers |
| TEKS |
The term that refers to the official listing of essential knowledge and skills for a subject. |
| TEX-009 |
TEA form used for a School District to pay TEA for lost textbooks |
| TEX-012 |
TEA form used to let a School District to report destroyed textbooks(like in fire, flood, storm, or stolen) |
| TEX-031 |
TEA form used to show a School District what TEA says that the states textbook inventory is. |
| Texas Depository Manager's Association |
This is an organization of all of the publishers who provide state adopted books. The jobs of this organization is to pick up out-of-adoption textbooks. |
| Texas Education Code |
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| Textbook adoption cycle |
Normally 6 years it is the period that TEA/SBOE declares that a textbook will be used before placement. |
| Textbook Bulletin |
This is a booklet that is developed by the TEA Textbook staff. It lists all of the adopted textbook materials in the state. In addition it explains the cost, adoption period, publisher, depository, and other information about the textbook. |
| Textbook Division |
This the TEA division that over sees the adoption and purchase of textbooks in Texas. They also over see the accountability for these textbooks by local school districts. |
| Waiver |
Process to use a non-adopted textbook. The commissioner must approve all waivers. |
| Web page |
This is a internet site where information can be obtained or provided.(www.angelfire.com/bc/gisdbookman) |
| Web site |
see - web page |
| Worn out textbooks |
This is the term used by TEA to describe a textbook that has been used to the extent that it should not be reissued to a student. The local district must determine the quality of each textbook. TEA will replace all textbooks classified as worn out. |