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December 11, 2020 SBEC Meeting Agenda

STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 11, 2020 AT 8:30 AM
VIRTUAL MEETING (LIVESTREAM ON ADMINMONITOR.COM)

Due to Governor Greg Abbott’s March 13, 2020 proclamation of a state of disaster affecting all counties in Texas due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Governor’s March 16, 2020 suspension of certain provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, the December 11, 2020 meeting of the State Board for Educator Certification will be held by video conference call, as authorized under Texas Government Code section 551.125. 

Members of the public will have access to this meeting by watching the livestream on the Admin Monitor website: http://www.adminmonitor.com/tx/tea/. Members of the public will have a means to participate in this meeting, by video conference call, by signing up for public comment. Information regarding registering for public comment can be found at: https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/leadership/state-board-for-educator-certification/sbec-meetings. An electronic copy of the agenda and meeting materials is now available at https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/leadership/state-board-for-educator-certification/sbec-meetings. A recording of the meeting will be available on the Admin Monitor’s website after the meeting.

The Board will meet virtually and after determining the presence of a quorum, deliberate and possibly take formal action, including emergency action, on any of the following agenda items:

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

  1. Call to Order
  1. Associate Commissioner’s Comments Regarding the SBEC Agenda
  1. Public Comment

The Board shall allocate up to thirty (30) minutes at the beginning of each regularly scheduled meeting of the full Board for public comment on non-agenda and consent agenda items. In accordance with SBEC Board Operating Policies and Procedures, late registration for providing oral or written comment will be accepted up to 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the Board meeting.

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Consider and Take Appropriate Action on Request to Approve October 9, 2020 Board Meeting Minutes

DISCUSSION AND ACTION

  1. Update on Divisions of Educator Leadership and Quality Department

This item provides the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) an opportunity to discuss updates provided by the Divisions of Educator Certification; Educator Standards and Testing; Educator Data and Preparation Program Management; Educator Investigations; and SBEC Enforcement for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019–2020.

  1. Consider and Take Appropriate Action on Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 230, Professional Educator Preparation and Certification, Subchapter A, General Provisions, §230.1, Definitions

This item provides the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) an opportunity to discuss and propose an amendment to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 230, Professional Educator Preparation and Certification, Subchapter A, General Provisions, §230.1, Definitions. The proposed amendment would update the definition of a pilot exam in §230.1(17) to indicate that the edTPA performance assessment pilot will be subject to review by the SBEC prior to September 1, 2022, rather than the original date of September 1, 2021.

  1. Consider and Take Appropriate Action on the 2019–2020 Continuing Approval Reviews of Educator Preparation Programs

This item provides the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) an opportunity to approve programs for continuing approval for five years based on the results of the 2019–2020 reviews.

  1. Consider and Take Appropriate Action on Agreed Order for ACT-RGV Alternative Certification Preparation Program

This item provides the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) the opportunity to approve an agreed order for ACT-RGV alternative certification program to continue to operate with conditions.

DISCIPLINARY CASES

  1. Pending or Contemplated Litigation, including Disciplinary Cases
  1. Defaults

No Answer Defaults

  1. In the Matter of Shauna Wells; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            1-year suspension

  1. In the Matter of David Evans; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Meagan Nicole Fillmore; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Rolando Francis Vasquez; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Adrian Rivas; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of DeVante Fisher; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Sharon Denise Minor; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Patricia Gail Stevens; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Tameka Lynn Watson; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Tarek Hanna; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Brad H. Ruffin; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Dennis Glen Crawford; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            5-year suspension

  1. In the Matter of Elizabeth Anne Valderas; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            1-year suspension

  1. In the Matter of Clinton LaPrade Anderson; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Meredith Ann Bundy; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Alex DeLeon; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Elias Alonso Hernandez; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Hollis Ashely McWilliams; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Trisha Lee Valverde; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Revocation

  1. In the Matter of GeorgElla Clark; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            7-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Lesa Lynn Guys; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            7-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Edgar Alfonzo; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            5-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Steffany L. Taylor; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            5-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Juan Pablo Lopez; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            3-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of John Rollin Simmons; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            3-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Michael Schrader; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            3-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Jennifer Richardson; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            3-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of David Alton Cote; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            2-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Cactus Calderas; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            2-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Nicholas A. Makris; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            2-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Daniel Eduardo Martinez; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            2-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Eli Myers; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            2-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Erin Pearson; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            2-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Corey Dion Tice; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            2-year suspension and proof of successful completion of substance abuse treatment program

  1. In the Matter of Stephanie Anne Alvarez; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Revocation

  1. In the Matter of Ruby Delaine Humphries; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            3-year suspension

SOAH Defaults

1.         In the Matter of Victor Benito; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            Permanent Revocation

2.         In the Matter of Lori Lynn Adams; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Issuance of Default Judgment

Staff recommendation:            1-year suspension

  1. Contested Cases

Proposals for Decision

  1. Docket No. 701202935.EC, Texas Education Agency, Educator Leadership and Quality Division v. Eric Trevino; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Proposal for Decision and Issuance of Final Order.

ALJ Recommendation:           Permanent Revocation

Staff Recommendation:          Accept ALJ recommendation

  1. Docket No. 701203668.EC, Texas Education Agency, Educator Leadership and Quality Division v. Thomas Arthur Barger; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Proposal for Decision and Issuance of Final Order.

ALJ Recommendation:           1-year suspension

Staff Recommendation:          Accept ALJ recommendation

  1. Docket No. 701202529.EC, Texas Education Agency, Educator Leadership and Quality Division v. Clifton Goins; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Proposal for Decision and Issuance of Final Order.

ALJ Recommendation:           No disciplinary action

Staff Recommendation:          Accept ALJ recommendation

  1. Docket No. 701204016.EC, Texas Education Agency, Educator Leadership and Quality Division v. Danny Dixon; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Proposal for Decision and Issuance of Final Order.

ALJ Recommendation:           No disciplinary action

Staff Recommendation:          Accept ALJ recommendation

  1. Docket No. 701204145.EC, Texas Education Agency, Educator Leadership and Quality Division v. Mona Sheryce Smith; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Proposal for Decision and Issuance of Final Order.

ALJ Recommendation:           1-year suspension

Staff Recommendation:          Accept ALJ recommendation

  1. Docket No. 701210089.EC, Texas Education Agency, Educator Leadership and Quality Division v. Marco Lara; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Proposal for Decision and Issuance of Final Order.

ALJ Recommendation:           1-year suspension

Staff Recommendation:          Accept ALJ recommendation

  1. Docket No. 701204109.EC, Texas Education Agency, Educator Leadership and Quality Division v. Victoria Cox; Action to be taken:  Consideration of Proposal for Decision and Issuance of Final Order.

ALJ Recommendation:           No disciplinary action

Staff Recommendation:          Accept ALJ recommendation

  1. Court Cases

District Court Cases

  1. David Turner v. Texas Education Agency, Educator Certification and Standards Division; Cause No. D-1-GN-17-002298, In the 250th District Court of Travis County, Texas.
  2. Bradley Keith Bowen v. Texas Education Agency, Educator Certification and Standards Division; Cause No. D-1-GN-18-004203, In the 98th District Court of Travis County, Texas.
  3. Gilbert Salas v. Texas Education Agency, Educator Certification and Standards Division; Cause No. D-1-GN-19-008786, In the 345th District Court of Travis County, Texas.
  4. David Demiglio v. Texas Education Agency, Educator Certification and Standards Division; Cause No. D-1-GN-20-001242, In the 459th District Court of Travis County, Texas.
  5. Leo Joseph Tran v. Texas Education Agency, Educator Certification and Standards Division; Cause No. 03-18-00855-CV, In the Court of Appeals, Third District of Texas.

DISCUSSION ONLY

  1. Discussion of Sam Houston State University T-TESS Pilot Study Update

This item provides the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) with an update on the Sam Houston State University (SHSU) T-TESS pilot study.

  1. Discussion of edTPA Pilot Updates

This item provides the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) with an update on the edTPA pilot.

  1. Discussion of Certification Test Development Updates

This item provides the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) an update on the Science of Teaching Reading (STR) examination requirement transition and upcoming educator certification test development.

  1. Discussion of Appointment of Advisory Committees for 19 TAC Chapter 239, Student Services Certificates

This item provides the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) an opportunity to discuss the appointment of standards advisory committees for the School Librarian and Reading Specialist certificates included in 19 TAC Chapter 239, Student Services Certificates.

INFORMATION ONLY

  1. Board Operating Policies and Procedures (BOPP)
  1. 2019–2022 Rule Review Plan for State Board for Educator Certification Rules
  1. Requests from Board Members for Future Agenda Items
  1. Requests Received from the Board Since Last Meeting
  1. Adjournment

The Board may go into closed session regarding any item on the agenda to the extent it is authorized to do so pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.

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