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January 21, 2000 TO THE INDIVIDUAL ADDRESSED: Subject: Extension of Deadline for Nominations to Year 2000 State Textbook Review Panels This letter is sent as a reminder that nominations are being solicited for appointments to the state review panels detailed below whose members will be charged with evaluating instructional materials to determine coverage of essential knowledge and skills and with identifying factual errors. Please note that the deadline for submission of nominations has been extended to February 18, 2000. I encourage you to submit any nominations you may wish to make by this date. We especially need more nominations for parents to serve on all panels and more nominations in all subject areas.
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| State Review Panels: English Language Arts
and Composition Grade 2 Grade 6 Grade 3 Grade 7 Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 5 Level I, Grade 9 Level III, Grade 11 Level II, Grade 10 Level IV, Grade 12 |
State Review Panels: Speech
Speech, Grades 7-8 Speech Communication Communications Applications Public Speaking, I-III Debate, I-III State Review Panels: Journalism Journalism Advanced Broadcast Journalism Photojournalism |
| State Review Panel: Advanced Placement English Language and Composition |
State Review Panel: Spanish Language Arts and Reading Grade 2 Grade 5 |
| State Review Panels: Reading
Grade 4 Grade 5 Elective Credit, Grades 7-8 State Review Panels: Literature Literature, Grade 6 Literature, Grade 8 Literature, Grade 7 |
Grade 3 Grade 6
Grade 4 State Review Panels: Spanish Reading Grade 4 Grade 5 Spanish Literature, Grade 6 |
| State Review Panel: Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition | State Review Panels: English As A Second
Language English I, for Speakers of Other Languages English II, for Speakers of Other Languages |
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Commissioner Nelson has asked that school districts, professional organizations, institutions of higher education and legislators throughout the state consider submitting nominations of individuals who are highly qualified, with educational background and experience in the appropriate subject areas and grade levels. Please disseminate this letter to the appropriate curriculum directors, principals, and/or teachers in your school district. All nominations will be considered when the slate of appointees to the 2000 state textbook review panels is finalized. State textbook review panel members will be asked to attend an orientation/training meeting in the month of May, June or July. After this meeting, the panel will remain on-site for a period of three to five days to conduct an evaluation of instructional materials bid and provided by publishers. Persons nominated for service on a state review panel should be prepared to attend a meeting on-site and to follow state law and State Board of Education rules. The nomination form is available on the agency web page, www.tea.state.tx.us/Textbooks/. The form may be reproduced as needed, and a
separate form should be completed for each person nominated. If you need any additional information, please feel free to contact Sincerely yours, |
For further information on this topic, contact Dr. Robert Leos or Leroy Newman in Textbook Administration at (512) 463-9601.