THURSDAY
July 22, 2010
1 p.m.
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION - Room 1-104
Members: Barbara Cargill, Chair; Ken Mercer, Vice Chair; Lawrence A. Allen, Jr.; Terri Leo; and Geraldine Miller. 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 at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=3958.
1. Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter D, Special Education Services and Settings
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter D, Special Education Services and Settings. The proposed amendments would incorporate technical edits to 19 TAC §89.61, Contracting for Residential Educational Placements for Students with Disabilities, and 19 TAC §89.63, Instructional Arrangements and Settings, for clarification resulting from changes to state law and federal regulations. No additional changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §42.151(e) and (g).
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
2. Proposed Repeal of Career and Technical Education Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in 19 TAC Chapters 119-125 and Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption the proposed repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 119, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Agricultural Science and Technology Education; Chapter 120, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Business Education; Chapter 121, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health Science Technology Education; Chapter 122, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Home Economics Education; Chapter 123, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology Education/Industrial Technology Education; Chapter 124, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Marketing Education; and Chapter 125, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Trade and Industrial Education. The proposed repeal would remove the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) adopted to be effective in 1998 for high school Career and Technical Education courses that will be superseded by 19 TAC Chapter 130, beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. This item also presents for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 127, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development. The proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 127 would repeal the TEKS adopted to be effective in 1998 for Career Investigation in 19 TAC §127.2 and Career Connections in 19 TAC §127.12 that will be superseded by 19 TAC §127.3 and §127.4 and §§127.13-127.15 of this chapter beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. The proposed revisions would also remove references in 19 TAC §127.1 and §127.11 to rules that would be repealed. No additional changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, 28.0022, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
3. Proposed Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 112, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science, Subchapter A, Elementary, §§112.1-112.7, Subchapter B, Middle School, §§112.21-112.24, and Subchapter C, High School, §§112.41-112.49, and Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 112, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science, §§112.10, 112.17, and 112.31
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption the proposed repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 112, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science, Subchapter A, Elementary, §§112.1-112.7, Subchapter B, Middle School, §§112.21-112.24, and Subchapter C, High School, §§112.41-112.49. The proposed repeal would remove the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) adopted to be effective in 1998 for Kindergarten-Grade 8 and high school science courses, and related implementation language, that will be superseded by 19 TAC §§112.10-112.20 and §§112.31-112.39 of this chapter beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. This item also presents for second reading and final adoption proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 112, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science, §§112.10, 112.17, and 112.31, to remove references to rules that would be repealed. No additional changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
4. Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions. The proposed revisions would update various sections within the subchapter as a result of the statutorily required four-year review of rules. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, 28.025, 28.053, and 38.003.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
5. Proposed Approval of Innovative Course
This item recommends approval of an innovative course that does not fall within any of the subject areas of the foundation or enrichment curriculum. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002(f).
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
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 Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and for the board to provide guidance regarding the TEKS review process. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
7. Discussion of Annual Audit Reports for Credit by Examination from Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin
This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss the annual audit reports submitted by Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin regarding examinations used for credit by examination.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION