NEW: Check out IMCAT's
Generic IM Manual
for districts and OECSs
(MS Word version)

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TEA's Janet Warren answers common questions about the instructional materials allotment for IMCAT's Summer Institutes.

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IMCAT's Best Practices
for Local Adoption

Click here for a PDF.

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Latest Adoption Cycle
The SBOE approved a new adoption cycle for foundation and enrichment subjects. The revised document can be found at THIS LINK

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Become an IMCAT member!

Your ​membership ​gives ​you ​access ​to ​support  ​from ​veteran ​coordinators ​in ​your ​area ​
and ​across ​Texas. ​Through ​IMCAT's ​legislative  ​representation, ​you'll ​know ​what's ​going ​on  ​at ​TEA, ​at ​the ​State ​Board ​of ​Education ​
and ​at ​the ​Legislature. ​

Only ​IMCAT ​events ​are ​approved ​by ​the ​|
Texas ​Education ​Agency ​for ​reimbursement ​ with ​Technology ​and ​Instructional ​Materials
 ​Allotment ​funds. ​

IMCAT ​helps ​you ​work ​smarter 
​for ​the ​schoolchildren ​of ​Texas.

Membership ​is ​included ​with ​registration ​
at ​IMCAT's ​Annual ​Conference, ​so ​if ​you 
​attended ​last ​year's ​Annual ​Conference ​-- ​Congratulations! ​You're ​already ​a ​member.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN!

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Join the IMCAT
Google Group

You're invited to join the new IMCAT Google Group. This online forum was created for instructional materials coordinators to share information, thoughts and ideas.

Joining is free and easy. Just click here to access the IMCAT Google Group. Sign in with your Google account or click on "Sign up" to create a new account for free.

Make sure you've covered all the bases when negotiating with a publisher. Click here for IMCAT's sample commitment letter.

Welcome to IMCAT! 

News from TEA (3/4/19):

EMAT Dates

EMAT will close at noon CDT on April 1, 2019. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools should place orders for instructional materials needed for the 2018−19 school year before April 1, 2019. EMAT will reopen for ordering materials for the 2019−20 school year on May 1, 2019.

STRC Dates

The Special Textbook Redistribution Center (STRC) will accept surplus braille and large-print instructional materials through March 29, 2019. The STRC will be closed March 11, 2019, through March 15, 2019, for spring break.

Instructions for shipping surplus braille and large-print instructional materials, including out-of-adoption materials, to the STRC are available on the TEA website.

If you have questions concerning this process, please contact leaann.lee@tea.texas.gov or debbie.gonzales@tea.texas.gov.

SAVE THE DATES FOR YOUR TRAINING

IMCAT 28th Annual Conference
Dec. 8-11, Embassy Suites Hotel, Frisco

COMING SOON: IMCAT SUMMER INSTITUTES

Get your training close to home!
Select from a variety of dates for basic information about the instructional materials process in Texas.

Images from the
IMCAT 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Nov. 11-14, Moody Gardens Hotel & Convention Center, Galveston

IMCAT Pres. Tony Black thanks House Public Education Committee Chairman Dan Huberty after his Nov. 13 presentation to the IMCAT Conference.