September 2019 Committee on Instruction
THURSDAY
September 12, 2019
9 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION – Room 1-100
Members: Sue Melton-Malone, chair; Pam Little, vice chair; Aicha Davis; Georgina C. Pérez; Marty Rowley. A quorum of the State Board of Education may attend the committee meeting and discuss items on the committee agenda.
Public testimony – Individual testimony will be taken at the time the related item comes up for committee discussion or action. The procedures for registering and taking public testimony at State Board of Education committee meetings and general board meetings are provided online.
1. Ratification of Texas Lesson Study Resources
This item gives the committee and board an opportunity to consider ratifying the third set of teacher-designed lesson study resources, which became available on the agency’s web portal March 14, 2019–August 2, 2019. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §8.0531.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT
This item presents for second reading and final adoption a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.28, Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders. The proposed amendment would require each school district and open-enrollment charter school to report to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) the results of the required screening for dyslexia and related disorders for students in Kindergarten and Grade 1 in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §38.003(a). No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(28) and §38.003(a) and (c).
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
This item presents for second reading and final adoption a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.30, Identification of Honors Courses. The proposed amendment would update the list of languages other than English (LOTE) courses designated as honors courses to align with recent changes to the LOTE Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §33.081.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.27, Innovative Courses and Programs. The proposed amendment would update the rule to modify the requirements for approval of innovative courses, specify that innovative courses cannot be approved if they substantially duplicate the content of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)-based courses, and add requirements for review of ethnic studies innovative courses approved by the commissioner. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002(f).
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
5. Approval of Update of Instructional Materials for ThinkCERCA
This item provides an opportunity for the committee and board to confirm content changes approved at the June 2019 State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting were made in ThinkCERCA, Texas Edition, for English language arts and reading, grades 6–8. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003 and §31.022.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
6. Approval of Update of Instructional Materials for EDUSPARK, Inc.
EDUSPARK, Inc. is requesting approval to update content in four of its adopted products for Spanish language arts and reading: Lengua, Ritmo y Cultura Kindergarten; Lengua, Ritmo y Cultura 1; Lengua, Ritmo y Cultura 4; and Lengua, Ritmo y Cultura 5. The updated content has been reviewed by curriculum subject-area specialists and determined to address the pertinent student expectations in a manner equal to the content initially reviewed and approved by the state review panel. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003 and §31.022.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
7. Update on Ethnic Studies Innovative Courses
This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss a newly approved ethnic studies innovative course, African American Studies, and consider the addition of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for a course in African American studies. Statutory authority for this item is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002(f).
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
8. Discussion of Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.26, Award of Credit
This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss a proposed amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.26, Award of Credit. The proposed amendment would update the rule to clarify that a district may award credit proportionately for successful completion of half of a course regardless of the time duration of the course. Statutory authority for this item is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.025.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter C, High School, to revise the fine arts Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to consider adjustments to International Baccalaureate (IB) course offerings in fine arts. Statutory authority for this item is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
SBOE Support
Email: sboesupport@tea.texas.gov
Phone: (512) 463-9007