Streamline to Mainline Revisions Planned for Science TEKS

Although the streamlined TEKS will take affect next school year, don't get too comfortable with them. TEA released a new TEKS revision schedule designed to realign standards revision timelines and instructional materials proclamations. These became out of sync with one another during the recession and accompanying budget cuts schools faced in 2009, when state funding cuts prevented science materials from being reviewed by SBOE until years after the current Science TEKS were adopted.

Currently the Timeline for science includes the following:

2018-2019 - Streamline TEKS Implemented
2019-2020 - TEKS Review Process begins. SBOE issues Proclamation 2022.
2020-2021 - The Revised Science TEKS adopted by SBOE, Instructional Materials Reviewed
2021-2022 - Instructional Materials Adopted by schools
2022-2023 - Revised Science TEKS and new Instructional Materials Implemented in Texas Schools.

For a complete list of Revision schedules for other subjects:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw-TbIThCM7BWXBPSFpUU1JjYzg/view?usp=sharing

This timeline is still subject to change, and we will be awaiting additional information about review committees and other information from TEA as the school year progresses.

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