Clear Creek ISD trustees will consider adopting a funding plan Monday that would unlock state money for the district's math curriculum.

The board's Nov. 9 workshop centers on the 2026-27 Bluebonnet Learning Math open educational resources (OER) transition plan, according to Community Impact. The district's eligibility for state funding tied to the Bluebonnet materials is contingent on adopting the plan, according to meeting agenda documents cited by Community Impact.

Superintendent Karen Engle recommends the board approve the plan, Community Impact reported.

CCISD's board already approved the Bluebonnet math curriculum for the 2026-27 school year at a March 23 meeting, according to The Charger Frontline, Clear Creek High School's student newspaper. The Nov. 9 workshop is specifically about the OER transition plan required for state funding eligibility.

What's at stake

The TEA offers districts an additional $20 per enrolled student each year to cover printing costs for Bluebonnet Learning materials, according to the TEA's instructional materials funding page. To qualify, a district must adopt an OER transition plan, according to Community Impact, citing the TEA's website. Those funds do not roll over and must be requisitioned before Aug. 31 each year, per the TEA.

CCISD reported 38,780 enrolled students for the 2025-26 school year, according to Houston Public Media. The TEA initially calculates the entitlement at 90% of prior-year enrollment, then adjusts it once current-year numbers are available. With enrollment declining, the district could be eligible for up to roughly $775,600 in additional annual funding, though the final amount will depend on actual 2026-27 enrollment.

The funding question lands as CCISD navigates a $23 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2026-27, driven largely by declining enrollment, Houston Public Media reported in August. Chief Financial Officer Alice Benzaia told the outlet that falling enrollment is the district's biggest financial pressure.

Bluebonnet's track record

The TEA spent several years developing the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum, which covers elementary reading and language arts, kindergarten through eighth-grade math and Algebra I. The State Board of Education approved the materials in November 2024.

During the 2025-26 school year, 619 of Texas' roughly 1,200 public school districts opted into at least one Bluebonnet program, Community Impact reported. Districts using the state-developed math materials saw student improvement 0.6 percentage points higher than other districts on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), TEA data released Sept. 30 showed.

Not everyone found those numbers convincing. Zeph Capo, president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers, called the results "rather paltry" in a statement to Community Impact and questioned whether the gains were "statistically significant."

The board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 at the Education Support Center, 2425 E. Main St., League City.