THURSDAY
April 19, 2012
9 a.m.
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD - Room 1-104
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=2147497741.
1. Commissioner's Comments Regarding the SBOE Agenda and Agency Activities
This item provides an opportunity for the board to be briefed on current agenda items and activities at the Texas Education Agency.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
2. Review of the Report on Permanent School Fund Percentage Distribution Rates Under Consideration for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015
This item provides an opportunity for the board to evaluate and approve the report on Permanent School Fund percentage distribution rates under consideration for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Constitution, Article 7, Section 5.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
3. Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, Subchapter C, High School, and Subchapter D, Other High School Mathematics Courses
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, Subchapter C, High School, and Subchapter D, Other High School Mathematics Courses. The proposed revisions recommend an implementation date of the 2014-2015 school year for the revised mathematics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in Kindergarten-Grade 8 and an implementation date of the 2015-2016 school year for the revised mathematics TEKS for high school if the commissioner makes the determination that instructional materials have been made available. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, 28.0021, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
4. 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). Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
5. Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 66, State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 66, State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials, Subchapter A, General Provisions; Subchapter B, State Adoption of Instructional Materials; Subchapter C, Local Operations; Subchapter D, Special Instructional Materials; and Subchapter E, Disposition of Instructional Materials. The proposed revisions would implement changes to the instructional materials review and adoption process resulting from Senate Bill (SB) 6, 82nd Texas Legislature, First Called Session, 2011. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(23) and §31.003.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
6. Proclamation 2014 of the State Board of Education Advertising for Bids on Instructional Materials
Proclamation 2014 advertises for bids on new instructional materials to be used by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools beginning in school year 2014-2015. The proposed proclamation contains Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in each subject for which bids are being invited, specifications for providing computerized files to produce Braille versions of adopted instructional materials, and a schedule for the adoption. The subjects and grade levels proposed for Proclamation 2014 include Science, grades K-12; Mathematics, grades K-8, and Technology Applications. The proclamation is presented for approval in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022. Statutory authority for this action is the TEC, §31.022.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
7. Discussion of Instructional Materials Allotment Certification by Local Authorities of TEKS Coverage in Instructional Materials
This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to discuss school districts and open-enrollment charter schools certification of TEKS coverage in instructional materials. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.004.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
8. Ethics Training Concerning the Duties of State Board of Education Members
This item will provide State Board of Education (SBOE) members with a discussion of the ethics statutes and rules that apply to SBOE members. In particular, some advanced questions may be addressed.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
9. Discussion of Pending Litigation
The State Board of Education will enter executive session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, §551.071(1)(A), to discuss pending and contemplated litigation with the general counsel, legal staff, and, if necessary, attorney(s) from the Attorney General's Office. The Committee of the Full Board will meet in Room 1-103 to discuss this item. Cases to be discussed may include:
Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition; Hillsboro ISD, Hutto ISD, Nacogdoches ISD, Pflugerville ISD, San Antonio ISD, Taylor ISD, Van ISD, Randy Pittenger, Chip Langston; and Shelby Davidson, as Next of Friend of Cortland, Carli and Casi Davidson v. Robert Scott, Commissioner of Education, in his Official Capacity; Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, in her Official Capacity; Texas State Board of Education; in the 200th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas D-1-GN-11-003130;
Calhoun County ISD; Abernathy ISD; Aransas County ISD; Frisco ISD; Lewisville ISD; Richardson ISD v. Robert Scott, et al in his Official Capacity as Texas Commissioner of Education, in the 419th Judicial District Court; Docket No. D-1-GV-11-001917;
Fort Bend ISD v. Robert Scott, TEA; Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; and the Texas State Board of Texas, Barbara Cargill; in the 200th Judicial District Court of Texas, Cause No. D-1-GV-11-002028;
Edgewood ISD, McAllen ISD, San Benito CISD, La Feria ISD, Yolanda Canales, Individually and as Next Friend for her Minor Child, E. Canales, Rudy Pedraza, Individually as Next Friend for his Minor Child, C. Pedraza, and J. Pedraza, and Arturo Robles, Individually and as Next Friend for his Minor Child, A. Robles v. Robert Scott, in his Official Capacity as the Commissioner of Education, The State of Texas Board of Education, and Susan Combs, in her Official Capacity as the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, in the District Courts of Travis County, Texas;
Lyondell Chemical Company, No. 09-10023; Edward S. Weisfelner, as Trustee of the LB Creditor Trust v. Morgan Stanley, Adv. Pro. No. 10-04609 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) and Edward S. Weisfelner, as Trustee of the LB Litigation Trust v. Holmes, Adv. Pro. No. 10-05525 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y);
Tribune Company, No. 08-13141; The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Company v. Fitzsimmons, Adv. Pro. No. 10-54010 (Bankr. D. Del);
Deutsche Bank v Bank of America, No. 3:11-CV-01175-F (N. D. Tex., Dallas Div.) and Deutsche Bank v. Employees Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas, No. 3:11-CV-1167-F; (N. D. Tex. Dallas Div.) CONSOLIDATED in: In re: Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation; No. 11-MD-2296 Consolidated Multidistrict Action (S. D. N. Y.); and
any other litigation arising after the date of posting or reasonably contemplated as of the date of the board meeting.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION