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Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials

Local school systems are required to certify annually to the State Board of Education (SBOE) and the commissioner that students have access to instructional materials covering all Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for all required subjects, except physical education, per Texas Education Code (TEC) 31.1011.  

TEA utilizes the following tools for the Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials process: 

  • Certification 2026–27 Prework Form: The prework form is a fillable and printable PDF intended to mirror the online survey and provide guidance for successful survey completion. The prework form should be completed offline and presented to the board of trustees or governing body for ratification and signatures.
  • Certification 2026–27 Survey: The survey is a web-based application where school systems will submit the responses collected on the Certification 2026–27 Prework Form and upload the signature page.
    • The Certification 2026–27 Survey will be open for submissions beginning Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

The certification survey includes a section that allows a local school system to certify that they meet the requirement to protect against access to obscene or harmful content in compliance with:  

  • (i) Children's Internet Protection Act (Pub. L. No. 106-554);  
  • (ii) Section 28.0022;  
  • (iii) Section 43.22, Penal Code; and  
  • (iv) any other law or regulation that protects students from obscene or harmful content.  

Required Actions for Local School Systems

The 2026–27 Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials process requires: 

  • The completion of the Certification 2026–27 Prework Form,
  • Ratification by the local school system’s board of trustees or governing body in an open, public-noticed meeting, and
  • Submission of the Certification 2026–27 Survey with the last page of the ratified Certification 2026–27 Prework Form included.

TEA recommends that local school systems complete the prework form and survey by May 1, 2026.

The state online instructional materials ordering system, EMAT, will close for annual maintenance on March 31, 2026, and is scheduled to reopen on May 15, 2026. Completion of the Certification process is required to regain access to allotment funds when EMAT reopens. 

Certification 2026–27 Survey submissions received after May 15, 2026, are typically processed within five business days of receipt, and access to allotment funds in EMAT will follow.

Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials Process Steps

  1. Review the Certification 2026–27 Prework Form: Print or download the fillable Certification 2026–27 Prework Form.
  2. Gather information: The form may require consultation with content area leaders or other local school system staff.
  3. Complete Certification 2026–27 Prework Form: Complete the prework form by hand or digitally.
  4. Schedule and obtain needed signatures: Coordinate placement of the Certification 2026–27 Prework Form on the agenda of an open, publicly noticed board meeting and secure formal ratification by the local school system’s board of trustees or governing body.
  5. Submit Certification 2026–27 Survey: Complete the online Certification 2026–27 Survey by answering the questions. Inside the survey, upload the last page of the signed and ratified Certification 2026–27 Prework Form from step 4.
    • The survey will be open for submissions beginning Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

Additional Supports and Guidance

Resources

Webinar and Office Hours

  • Attend the TEA webinar about the Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials process for 2026–27 on Tuesday, February 17th, at 11:00 a.m. CST. Registration is required.
  • Attend TEA office hours to get help and support with the Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials process; registration is required.

Help Desk

  • Request a copy of the previous year’s submission (if needed) by submitting a Help Desk Ticket.
  • For questions about the Certification of Provision 2026–27 Prework Form, survey, or process, please submit a Help Desk ticket.

Qualtrics Survey and Prework Form Guidance

Please note that the format of the Certification 2026–27 Prework Form will not match the appearance of the official Certification 2026–27 Qualtrics Survey. While the questions are identical, the prework form uses open‑ended text boxes for responses. In the survey, the questions will be presented with drop‑down menus containing predefined answer choices. 

To help support completion of the Certification 2026–27 Prework Form accurately—and to ensure responses align with the options that will appear in the survey—an additional resource is provided. The Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials Resource List provides all the instructional materials that will appear in the survey’s questions with drop-down menus. 

Please ensure the naming convention for the products you list on this form mirrors the naming convention on the resource list (e.g., no acronyms, no abbreviations, and the title is listed as written on the instructional material). This ensures the naming conventions refer to the accurate product and will align with the predefined answer choices provided on the survey drop-down menus. If your local school system uses a district‑developed product, or if the product you use does not appear in the list, you will be asked to manually enter the publisher and product name(s). 

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Instructional Materials Procurement Reminder 

Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, local school systems may not locally adopt, use, or spend any funds to procure materials placed on the list of SBOE-Rejected Instructional Materials (TEC, §§31.024 and 31.106).

For questions about the Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials prework form or survey, please submit a Help Desk ticket.