April 2020 Committee of the Full Board
THURSDAY
April 16, 2020
9:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD
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. Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter B, Graduation Requirements, §74.11, High School Graduation Requirements, §74.12, Foundation High School Program, and §74.13, Endorsements
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter B, Graduation Requirements, §74.11, High School Graduation Requirements, §74.12, Foundation High School Program, and §74.13, Endorsements. The proposed amendments would update the rules to align with the requirements of House Bill (HB) 678, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, and revisions to career and technical education (CTE) programs of study. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a) and (c), and 28.025(a) and (c-1).
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2. Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 126, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Applications, and Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 126, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Applications, Subchapter C, High School, and Subchapter D, Other Technology Applications Courses, and Chapter 130, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education, Subchapter A, Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Subchapter C, Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications, Subchapter K, Information Technology, Subchapter O, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and Subchapter Q, Energy. The proposed revisions would update the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to align with recent legislation requiring the board to consolidate high school technology applications TEKS into the career and technical education (CTE) TEKS and eliminate TEKS for duplicative courses. The proposed revisions would also update the TEKS for CTE to add a new career cluster in energy to align with revised programs of study. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a) and (c), and 28.025(a).
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3. Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter C, High School, and Subchapter D, Other Social Studies Courses
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter C, High School, and Subchapter D, Other Social Studies Courses, to add Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for a new African American studies ethnic studies course, to renumber sections, and to update references to course numbers and titles to reflect recent revisions to the social studies TEKS.
Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a) and (c); and 28.025(a).
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4. Proclamation 2022 of the State Board of Education Advertising for Bids on Instructional Materials
This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to issue Proclamation 2022, calling for instructional materials for health and physical education. Instructional materials submitted in response to Proclamation 2022 would be scheduled for adoption by the SBOE in November 2021. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022.
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5. Perkins Reauthorization and Approval of State Plan
This item provides the opportunity for the board to hear an update on the reauthorization of federal Perkins funding and approve the four-year career and technical education plan for the state of Texas in compliance with the reauthorization. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.109.
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6. Update on Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Review
This item provides the opportunity for staff to present an update on the review of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS). The item also provides the opportunity for the board to provide additional guidance to TEKS and ELPS review work groups. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a) and (c), and 28.025(a).
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