Affiliates

Organizations That Work With SIMRA

Book Manufacturers’ Institute MSST Committee

The purpose of the MSST Committee is to manage and maintain the Manufacturing Standards and Specifications for Textbooks (MSST). See more information about the MSST below.

MSST Committee SIMRA Delegation (3 Voting Members)

  • Alan Griffin, SIMRA President

  • Andre DeLeon, SIMRA Vice President

Manufacturing Standards and Specifications for Textbooks (MSST)

The purpose of Manufacturing Standards and Specifications for Textbooks is to maintain appropriate physical standards of quality and performance for printed elementary and high school instructional materials including textbooks, related educational materials, bound, unbound, kits or packages, and technology-based materials. These standards and specifications are intended as a guide to aid the manufacturer, the publisher, the textbook administrator, and the general public.

These standards and specifications in no way preclude anyone, whether he or she has approved the standard or specification or not, from manufacturing, marketing, purchasing, or using products, processes, or procedures not conforming to the standard or specification.

The MSST is npw available as a downloadable document

State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA)

In 2016, SIMRA became an affiliate of the State Education Technology Directors Association (SEDTA), a 501(c)3 not-for-profit membership association launched by state education agency leaders in 2001 to serve, support, and represent their emerging interests and needs with respect to the use of technology for teaching, learning, and school operations.

SETDA PRIORITIES: 2017-2020

  1. Advocacy: Advocate for education and technology policies and practices designed to effectively leverage technology for learning.

  2. State Action: Inspire and assist states to act collaboratively to advance education through technology policy and practice.

  3. Strategic Partnerships: Establish and engage in strategic partnerships to advance education through technology policy and practice.

  4. Professional Learning: Provide relevant, high-quality professional learning opportunities for members.

  5. Communications: Ensure effective communication between and among SETDA, our members, strategic partners, and other key audiences.

  6. Operations: Provide effective organizational governance, planning, and management to fulfill our mission.

The SETDA mission is to build and increase the capacity of state and national leaders to improve education through technology policy and practice. In carrying out this mission, we are committed to the following:

  • Serving every U.S. state and territorial education agency

  • Maintaining a future-focused, holistic view on how to leverage technology for education

  • Fostering collaboration among our members, strategic partners and other education leaders and policymakers

  • Taking action on important issues facing public education