The Clear Creek ISD board of trustees chose to postpone a vote to adopt the 2026-27 Bluebonnet Learning Math OER, or open education resources, until the next meeting in order to review the plan further.
What residents should know
CCISD’s board voted unanimously at its Nov. 9 workshop to delay approving the plan after noting the document outlining the transition was not published until the day of the meeting, leaving insufficient time for review.
At the meeting, Angela Stallings, CCISD assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, said the district failed to meet the Texas Education Agency’s guidance to adopt the transition plan prior to the beginning of the school year, because rather than having a third party author the plan automatically, the district wanted to retain local flexibility to adjust the curriculum.
Even though the district missed the deadline, it has not lost state funding yet, said Michael Houston, CCISD's deputy superintendent of academic advancement & innovation.
How we got here
For a school district or open-enrollment charter school to qualify for the state-developed OER entitlement for additional instructional materials procurement funding, the district or school must adopt an OER instructional material transition plan, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.
According to the TEA, the transition plan includes the following:
Clear communication and stakeholder change management planning
Timely access to print materials and related manipulatives
Sufficient planning and instructional time
Clear expectations for the implementation of the materials, protocols and assessments
Processes for stakeholder communication and public posting if the materials have been modified
Maintenance of instructional flexibility through clear guidance for acceptable teacher modifications
Sufficient professional learning and development for school leaders, instructional coaches and teachers
Another point of view
Prior to the board’s decision to postpone the vote, district parent Bevin Hartnett criticized the fact that the plan was published only hours before the meeting and asked the board to postpone the vote.
District officials confirmed that despite missing the August rollout timeline, no state funding has been lost to date, noting that funding drawdowns take effect for the 2026-2027 school year.
Looking ahead
The board will vote on whether to adopt the plan at its Nov. 16 meeting.
