Well, buckle up as you dive in to the new Allotment and TEKS certification for 2022.  It has ballooned from one simple sheet 2 years ago to a 32-page survey.  Make sure you include your curriculum department in completing the survey.  There are no signatures required to be submitted to TEA, but there must be proof of action on a board agenda.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Tony

I hope this post finds everyone well.  Region 7 Instructional Materials/Textbook Coordinators Association is going on a little bit of a hiatus.   Meeting attendance has been very sparse as this year has not been a difficult one for adoption purposes and COVID continues to create issues off and on.  I will continue to keep the website updated and keep information coming via email, but meetings will be in a TBA status for the spring. 

We will reevaluate over the summer and early fall and will attempt to get a rhythm again.

Do keep watching for news upcoming from IMCAT as we change management organizations.  I believe some very exciting things are coming and you'll want to be a part of it. 

​Blessings to you all!

Greetings!   I'm hopeful that your school year has started without incident and that your on your way to some semblance of normalcy.  I'm so excited for the opportunity to meet with everyone.  Please join us for our first meeting of the year.  Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Whitehouse ISD in the Wildcat Technology Center.  Please go HERE to register!  Join us for breakfast and important information to help you navigate instructional materials. 

​Tony

I hope as you begin this new calendar year, you're feeling more positive and more motivated to push through to the end of the school year.  I know there may be things that are still undecided as far as you're concerned, but pressing on for the sake of our students and families should be a non-negotiable.

“Don’t Let Yesterday Take Up Too Much Of Today.” – Will Rogers
I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the February 25th.  We will have a face-to-face meeting with a Zoom option for those who can't make it.  We'll enjoy breakfast together and a chance to connect and discuss pressing matters.

​Let's start 2021 off right!

​Blessings!

If you're like me, you've had an unbelievably fast start to the 2019/2020 school year.  I think it means, I'm old. I can remember as a child thinking how the year 2000 and especially 2020 sounded so foreign and futuristic; but it's here.  And along with that comes another round of adoption.  Hopefully you've had the discussions you've needed to with your campus/district teams to prepare and save appropriately.  In other words, I hope you've had 2020 vision.

I hope you'll join us on October 3, at the Whitehouse Technology Center, for a discussion on current topics related to Instructional Materials, networking with peers and vendors, and a great time of fellowship.

You may REGISTER HERE and I look forward to seeing you on Oct. 3. 

Greetings!  We will have our quarterly organizational meeting on February 21, 2019.  We will begin at 9:00 am and we will conduct our meeting at the newly renovated Wildcat Technology Center in Whitehouse ISD.  Please come join us and bring your ideas as we talk through Proclamation 2019/2020 and other pertinent topics related to instructional materials.  Please take time to register on the home page let us know you're coming.

Welcome to the 2018-19 school year.  I hope all is well with you and you're ready for the challenges and victories this year will bring. 

I have the distinct honor of being able to serve this year as the President of our state organization.  As a personal challenge, I have made it a goal to visit every region in the state this fall to connect with our members and hopefully encourage new membership in our organization.  I have already had very positive visits at Region 4, 7,8,9, 10, 11 and I am looking forward to a particularly busy October as I attempt to round out the remainder of the state.  Thank you for your support as I try to work on behalf of our organization to let everyone know were here to help as they manage their IM issues.

I'm excited to kick off our year on September 25 at the Region 7, ESC.  Please register to be a part of our meeting and bring your questions and input for our time together.

Also, don't forget to reserve your spot for our 27th Annual Conference at Moody Gardens.  It's an adoption year and a legislative year, so you don't want to miss a minute of this opportunity.  Visit the Home Page for registrations links and more information.

Best wishes and I'll see you on the 25th.

     It's that time of year when we begin to look at wrapping up the year for Instructional Materials.  Soon, material collections, inventories, lost book fines, and shipping/recycling will be taking place all over Texas.  
So as one of our busiest times as Instructional Materials Coordinators approaches, there are a few questions to consider that could make these tasks run more smoothly for you and everyone involved.

Do you have a solid set of procedures? 
     Whether you are in a small district where the 'team' consists of the person reading this post, or you are in a large district where each campus has its own Instructional Materials team, the question remains the same -- what procedures do you have in place to ensure End of Year tasks are completed systematically and efficiently?  Each district, based on their size, space, and personnel, will likely have different procedures; however, the following is a non-exhaustive starter list of things to consider:

I just want to ask everyone...How are you?  I hope your school year has started off well.  At Whitehouse things are really moving.  With a $94 million  bond project in full swing, we have lots of dirt, lots of fences, and lots of moving parts.  But we're beyond excited about our future.  

I'm also excited about the chance for us to meet for the first time during this school year.  Please register for our meeting at Region 7 on Wednesday, September 27.  Come early for breakfast and spend some time getting to know your fellow coordinators and our awesome vendor partners.

Don't forget to register for this year's 25th Anniversary Conference, "Your Time to Shine!"  Click HERE to register and don't delay.  Registration increases to $400 on 11/21/16 and rooms at the Moody Gardens Hotel are filling up.  I hope to see you all there!