Instructional Materials Review and Approval Update
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) Request for Instructional Materials (RFIM) for Cycle 2027. Materials approved by the State Board of Education (SBOE) may be offered to Texas school systems for purchase in EMAT beginning in the 2028–29 school year.
IMRA Cycle 2027 Submission Details
For IMRA Cycle 2027, TEA is accepting submissions for the following instructional material types, subject areas, and grade levels or courses:
Full-Subject, Tier-One Materials
Partial-Subject, Tier-One Materials
- K–3 English and Spanish Phonics
Supplemental Materials
- K–12 English Mathematics
- K–6 Spanish Mathematics
- K–5 ELAR and SLAR
For detailed information on the applicable Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), and enrollment figures for each course, please refer to Appendix B of the RFIM.
Form A Submission
Completing IMRA Cycle 2027 RFIM Response Form A: Publisher Business Information is the first step to apply for IMRA Cycle 2027. Form A requires publisher information, points of contact, publisher websites, and disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest. To receive access to Form A, publishers must complete the formal registration process. Once registered, the point of contact will receive an email with a link to Form A.
Form A submission opens at 4:00 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, and closes Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CDT. Each publisher will submit only one Form A.
Form B Submission
Following the successful completion of Form A, a link to Form B: Publisher Program Submission will be sent to the publisher’s point of contact no sooner than August 7, 2026. Form B requires program attributes, program access information, and preliminary standards-alignment, quality rubric, and suitability rubric correlations.
Form B submission opens at 9:00 a.m. CDT, Friday, August 7, 2026, and closes Friday, October 9, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CDT. Publishers must submit a separate Form B for each grade-level program or course.
Withdrawal Option
Friday, October 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CDT is the final day to withdraw an application. After the withdrawal deadline, publishers who applied to participate may no longer opt out of the cycle. If a publisher chooses not to participate after this deadline, their materials will still undergo review, and SBOE may vote to place them on either the List of Approved or the List of Rejected Instructional Materials, with the results made publicly available. Per Texas Education Code Sec. 31.024, materials that are placed on the List of Rejected Instructional Materials may not be purchased or used in Texas public and open-enrollment charter schools.
Following the withdrawal deadline, the SBOE will meet and may vote to require certain publishers and programs to be selected for review, regardless of whether the publisher has applied.
Office-Hours Support
To support publishers throughout the process, the TEA IMRA Team will host a series of biweekly office hours. Each session will take place from 2:00–3:00 p.m. CDT, beginning July 23, 2026. Publishers new to the IMRA process will receive additional support in preparing their RFIM submission.
Registration Link: Please register to attend office hours via Zoom.
If you have any questions or require assistance outside of office hours, you may submit a TEA Help Desk ticket.
Thank you for your commitment to serving Texas students.
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