Instructional materials previously adopted and newly approved by the State Board of Education (SBOE), as well as non-adopted or non-approved instructional materials, can be purchased with designated instructional materials funds in EMAT, the state’s online ordering system. A local educational agency (LEA) can request instructional materials in two ways, either through a requisition for state-adopted and/or SBOE-approved instructional materials or through a disbursement request for materials ordered directly from the vendor.
Before procuring materials through EMAT, LEAs must complete a set of required prerequisites:
Complete the Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials (formerly known as the TEKS Certification Process). *
Complete EMAT training.
Obtain EMAT Ordering Access by requesting the EMAT application in TEAL.
Select summer ship dates in EMAT (applicable only in the summer).
Ensure all contacts and addresses in EMAT are updated.
*Note that the EMAT system closes for updates once per year, typically around April, and reopens in May for districts to place orders for the upcoming school year. It is highly recommended that LEAs complete the Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials during this time.