July 2016 Committee on School Initiatives Item 5
Review of Proposed Repeal of and New 19 TAC Chapter 241, Principal Certificate, §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal Certificate
July 22, 2016
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION
SUMMARY: This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would repeal and establish new 19 TAC Chapter 241, Principal Certificate, §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal Certificate. The proposed rule actions would update the standards required for principal certification, including those standards taught by principal preparation programs and tested on the state certification examination. Proposed new 19 TAC §241.15 would update the principal standards to align with the commissioner of education's principal appraisal standards.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: The statutory authority for 19 TAC §241.15 is the Texas Education Code, §§21.003(a), 21.041(b)(4), and 21.046(b)-(d).
EFFECTIVE DATE: The proposed effective date of the proposed repeal of and new 19 TAC §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal Certificate, would be August 28, 2016.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: None.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: Section 241.15 establishes the standards required for the issuance of the principal certificate.
In December 2014, Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff held a stakeholder meeting to discuss the rules in 19 TAC Chapter 241 as part of the rule review process. During the review process, the stakeholder group determined that the principal certificate standards in 19 TAC §241.15 needed to be modernized and aligned with the commissioner's principal appraisal standards found in 19 TAC Chapter 149.
At its March 2015 meeting, the SBEC approved the standards review committee for 19 TAC Chapter 241. The committee met in April 2015 to develop recommended changes to the principal standards. The committee subsequently worked with TEA staff to provide additional feedback prior to presenting draft rule changes to the SBEC at the December 2015 meeting. The proposed rule actions would repeal the current principal standards and replace them with new principal standards.
Proposed new 19 TAC §241.15, shown in Attachment III, would better align the standards with the knowledge and skills required for today's principals and with the commissioner's principal appraisal standards. The proposed new section would also elevate school culture and instructional leadership as two areas of principal development that should receive additional and focused attention by preparation programs.
FISCAL IMPACT: Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff has determined there will be fiscal implications as a result of the proposed rule actions. The fiscal implications are based on costs for state government (TEA) for fiscal year (FY) 2017. Revising the principal standards for certification would lead to the creation of a new principal certification examination that would align with the new standards. The creation of the new examination is estimated to cost approximately $265,000. There is no additional fiscal impact on local government and there are no additional costs to persons required to comply with the proposed rule actions. In addition, there is no direct adverse economic impact for small businesses and microbusinesses; therefore, no regulatory flexibility analysis, specified in Texas Government Code, §2006.002, is required.
PUBLIC AND STUDENT BENEFIT: The proposed rule actions would result in the alignment of principal preparation and certification standards with contemporary principal practices and principal appraisal and professional development standards, which will lead to better development of principals throughout their careers.
PROCEDURAL AND REPORTING IMPLICATIONS: The proposed rule actions would have no procedural and reporting implications.
LOCALLY MAINTAINED PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS: The proposed rule actions would have no locally maintained paperwork requirements.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
ALTERNATIVES: None.
OTHER COMMENTS AND RELATED ISSUES: None.
MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:
Take no action on the proposed repeal of and new 19 TAC Chapter 241, Principal Certificate, §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal Certificate.
Staff Members Responsible:
Ryan Franklin, Associate Commissioner
Educator Leadership and Quality
Tim Regal, Director
Educator Evaluation and Support
Attachments:
I. Statutory Citations (PDF, 15KB)
II. Text of Proposed Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 241, Principal Certificate, §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal Certificate (PDF, 35KB)
III. Text of Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 241, Principal Certificate, §241.15, Standards Required for the Principal Certificate (PDF, 33KB)