Fine Arts Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

The State Board of Education (SBOE) has legislative authority to adopt the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for each subject of the required curriculum. SBOE members nominate educators, parents, business and industry representatives, and employers to serve on the review committees. This page provides information regarding the review and revision of the fine arts TEKS.

TEKS for Fine Arts, Adopted 2013 

The SBOE gave final approval to revised Kindergarten-grade 12 fine arts TEKS in April 2013. The revised fine arts TEKS will be implemented beginning with school year 2015-2016. The revised TEKS are available on the TEA rules page with “Adopted 2013” noted in the title (Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part II, Chapter 117. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts).

TEKS Review Committee Final Recommendations (September 2012)

The following documents reflect the TEKS review committees' final draft recommendations for revisions to the fine arts TEKS:

Art

Dance

Music

Theatre

First Drafts of Recommendations (July 2012)

The drafts below reflect the fine arts TEKS review committees first draft recommendations:

Art

Dance

Music

Theatre

SBOE Fine Arts TEKS Review Committees

The following lists include individuals appointed by the SBOE to serve on fine arts TEKS review committees. Fine arts TEKS review committees began work on the fine arts TEKS in May 2012:

SBOE members nominated fine arts expert reviewers in January 2011.

Fine Arts Expert Reviewers 

The following list includes individuals appointed by the SBOE to serve as content expert reviewers for the revision of the fine arts Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:

Santa Barraza, Professor, Department of Art 
Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Mark A. Chandler, Director of Visual & Performing Arts 
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District  

Dr. Deborah Flournoy-Buford, Associate Professor, Director of Music Education 
Wayland Baptist University

Dr. Carole H. Haynes, President/CEO 
Haynes Financial Services Corp.

Dr. Janice D. La Pointe-Crump, Professor Emerita, School of the Arts, Department of Dance 
Texas Woman’s University

James C. Van Zandt, Director of Fine Arts 
Round Rock Independent School District 

Contact Information

Curriculum Division  

curriculum@tea.texas.gov

1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1401
(512) 463-9581