Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission

The Tennessee Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission is composed of 11 members whose responsibility is to recommend an official list of textbooks and instructional materials for approval of the State Board of Education.

The Commissioner of Education, a deputy commissioner or an assistant commissioner of education serving as the commissioner’s designee, shall be an ex officio secretary of the commission, with the right to vote, and shall serve without additional compensation for such service.

For more information, including notices for past and future meetings, please visit the Tennessee Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission's website. With questions, please e-mail Tennessee.Textbooks@tn.gov.

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Name	Term		Position	Appointed By
Elizabeth Alves	1/19		Commissioner of Department of Education or Designee
Neel Durbin	8/31/18	6/30/20	Directors of Schools	Senate
Jack Parton	8/31/18	6/30/20	Director of Schools	House
Frank Cagle	8/17/17	12/31/19	East Tennessee Public Member	Senate
Kay Kelsey	7/1/18	12/31/19	West Tennessee Public Member	Governor
Vacant			Middle Tennessee Public Member	House
Karen King	7/1/18	12/31/20	Principal	Governor
Karen Clark	12/18/18	6/30/21	Teachers or Instructional Supervisors, Grades 4-8	Senate
Lynne Michelle Bowman	8/31/18	6/30/21	Teachers or Instructional Supervisors, Grades K-3	House
Vacant			Teachers or Instructional Supervisors, Grades 9-12	Governor