September 2019 Committee on Instruction Item 9
Discussion of Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter C, High School
September 12, 2019
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION: DISCUSSION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: NO ACTION
SUMMARY: 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: Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.
TEC, §7.102(c)(4), requires the State Board of Education (SBOE) to establish curriculum and graduation requirements.
TEC, §28.002, identifies the subjects of the required curriculum and requires the SBOE to by rule identify the essential knowledge and skills of each subject in the required curriculum that all students should be able to demonstrate and that will be used in evaluating instructional materials and addressed on the state assessment instruments.
TEC, §28.025, requires the SBOE to by rule determine the curriculum requirements for the foundation high school graduation program that are consistent with the required curriculum under the TEC, §28.002.
FUTURE ACTION EXPECTED: Upon request by the committee, proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapter C, will be presented for first reading and filing authorization at a future SBOE meeting.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: In order for students to earn state credit toward specific graduation requirements, a course must be approved by the SBOE and included in administrative rule. At the September 2017 SBOE meeting, the committee discussed IB courses that are not currently included in SBOE rule and considerations regarding the appropriate amount of state credit that should be awarded for IB courses. At that time, the board requested that agency staff prepare rule text to address these issues and requested that staff balance the chapters that would be updated over two different meetings. At the January-February 2018 meeting, the SBOE approved proposed revisions to English language arts and reading, mathematics, science, and languages other than English IB courses for second reading and final adoption. The SBOE's approval included the addition of eight IB courses to SBOE rules and updates that increased the amount of credit available for 17 IB courses currently in rule. The revisions became effective August 27, 2018.
At the April 2018 meeting, the SBOE approved for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to align the TEKS in science, social studies, economics, and technology applications with additional IB course offerings and update the amount of credit available for both IB and AP courses in these subject areas. The SBOE's approval included the addition of nine IB courses to SBOE rules and updates to the amount of credit available for seven AP and IB courses currently in rule. The revisions became effective August 27, 2018.
At the January-February 2019 meeting, the SBOE approved for second reading and final adoption two proposed new courses in IB Film in 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapter C. The IB film courses became effective August 26, 2019.
This item allows the committee to consider the addition of fine arts TEKS for IB courses not yet approved by the board and to update the amount of credit available for IB courses in fine arts. The attachment to this item reflects the current text of 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapter C, for courses that include IB.
Staff Members Responsible:
Monica Martinez, Associate Commissioner, Standards and Support Services
Shelly Ramos, Senior Director, Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Attachment: Text of Current 19 TAC Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter C, High School, §117.304, Art, Level III (One Credit), Adopted 2013, §117.305, Art, Level IV (One Credit), Adopted 2013, §117.308, Dance, Level III (One Credit), Adopted 2013, §117.309, Dance, Level IV (One Credit), Adopted 2013, §117.314, Music Studies (One Credit), Adopted 2013, §117.317, Theatre, Level III, Adopted 2013, and §117.318, Theatre, Level IV, Adopted 2013