September 2017 Committee of the Full Board Item 5
Approval of Clarification Questions and Answers for
Proclamation 2019 Questions and Answers
September 15, 2017
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION
SUMMARY: Proclamation 2019 was issued by the State Board of Education (SBOE) in April 2017. Proclamation 2019 Questions and Answers was approved by the SBOE in July 2017. This item gives the board the opportunity to approve two questions and their corresponding answers to add clarity to the original document.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022.
TEC, §31.022, requires the SBOE to adopt rules to provide for a full and complete investigation of instructional materials for each subject in the foundation curriculum and for each subject in the enrichment curriculum.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: The SBOE issued Proclamation 2019 April 21, 2017, and approved Proclamation 2019 Questions and Answers June 23, 2017.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: Following the adoption of instructional materials in November 1999 under Proclamation 1997, the SBOE requested that staff responses to publishers’ questions related to interpretation of TEKS be presented to the SBOE for approval. Subsequently, the SBOE has approved staff responses to publishers’ questions beginning with Proclamation 1998.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
PUBLIC AND STUDENT BENEFIT: The replacement questions and answers will provide clarification to publishers regarding the proclamation and submission of instructional materials for adoption.
PROCEDURAL AND REPORTING IMPLICATIONS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
OTHER COMMENTS AND RELATED ISSUES: None.
MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:
Approve the two Proclamation 2019 Questions and Answers questions and corresponding answers as presented in Attachment II.
Staff Members Responsible:
Monica Martinez, Associate Commissioner
Standards and Support Services
Kelly Callaway, Senior Director
Instructional Materials
Attachments:
I. Statutory Citations (PDF, 21KB)
II. Proposed Clarification Questions and Answers for Proclamation 2019 Questions and Answers (PDF, 39KB)