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)
April 20, 2012
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION
SUMMARY: 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: Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, 28.0021, and 28.025.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The proposed effective date of the proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapters A-D, is 20 days after filing as adopted with the Texas Register. Under TEC, §7.102(f), the State Board of Education (SBOE) must approve the rule action at second reading and final adoption by a vote of two-thirds of its members to specify an effective date earlier than the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. The earlier effective date will allow districts to begin preparing for implementation of the revised TEKS.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: The SBOE adopted the TEKS for Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry effective September 1, 1996, and adopted the TEKS for elementary, middle school, Precalculus, Mathematical Models with Applications, and other high school mathematics courses effective September 1, 1998. The mathematics TEKS in 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapters A-C, were amended effective August 1, 2006 and February 22, 2009. The mathematics TEKS in 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapter D, were amended effective October 21, 2007 and July 12, 2010. The SBOE adopted the TEKS for Advanced Quantitative Reasoning effective August 22, 2011.
In January 2011, the board approved revisions to the process for review and revision of the TEKS and directed staff to use the revised process beginning with review and revision of the mathematics TEKS. A discussion item regarding proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapters A-D, was presented to the Committee of the Full Board during the November 2011 meeting. Proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapters A-D, were approved for first reading and filing authorization at the January 2012 meeting.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: Applications for appointment to mathematics TEKS review committees were accepted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from October 2010 to early January 2011. Applications received prior to the November 2010 SBOE meeting were provided to SBOE members at the November meeting so that members could begin nominating individuals to serve on these committees. Applications received after the November 2010 SBOE meeting were provided to SBOE members at the January 2011 meeting so that board members could complete the nominations. Nominations for expert reviewers and mathematics TEKS review committee members were made in February 2011.
In anticipation of the review and revision of the mathematics TEKS, the commissioner of education convened a group of advisors to review current research and resources and to offer suggestions regarding the TEKS revision and future professional development. The Commissioner's Mathematics Advisory Group, established in the fall of 2010, included mathematics educators and mathematicians from Texas. The recommendations of the Commissioner's Mathematics Advisory Group regarding the next generation of mathematics standards in Texas were compiled and then reviewed by a panel of national advisors in mathematics, known as the National Review Team. The resulting recommendations, known as The Commissioner's Draft of the Texas Mathematics Standards, were provided to the SBOE at its April 2011 meeting.
The mathematics TEKS review committees were convened in Austin in May 2011 to begin work on draft recommendations for revisions to the TEKS. The committees met again in July 2011 to complete their initial draft recommendations. In August 2011, the first draft recommendations were provided to the board and to the board-appointed expert reviewers and posted to the TEA website for informal public feedback. These initial drafts were reviewed by the expert reviewers. During the September 2011 Committee of the Full Board meeting, expert reviewers and representatives from the TEKS review committees provided invited testimony on the first draft recommendations.
The mathematics TEKS review committees met again in October 2011 to review feedback and complete recommendations for revisions to the mathematics TEKS. The recommendations from the review committees were provided to the Committee of the Full Board at the November 2011 meeting and were posted on the TEA website.
The proposed revisions were presented for first reading and filing authorization at the January 2012 meeting, and a public hearing on the proposed revisions was held at that time. At the January 2012 meeting, the SBOE approved amendments to the implementation date of the revised TEKS. The implementation date would be contingent upon the determination by the commissioner of education of the availability of instructional materials for mathematics. Provided that the commissioner determines that instructional materials have been made available by August 31, 2013, the revised mathematics TEKS for Kindergarten-Grade 8 would be implemented in the 2014-2015 school year. Prior to filing as proposed with the Texas Register, a technical correction was made to specify that, contingent to the availability of instructional materials, the revised mathematics TEKS for high school would be implemented in the 2015-2016 school year in accordance with the instructional materials adoption cycle approved by the SBOE at the January 2012 meeting. Additionally, a notice was also filed with the Texas Register to correct the personal financial literacy student expectations published for Grade 5, which were inadvertently duplicated from the Grade 4 personal financial literacy student expectations.
Attachment II reflects the text of the 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, as amended by the SBOE at the January 2012 meeting, including the technical corrections specified in this item, for consideration by the SBOE for second reading and final adoption.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are fiscal implications for the TEA in fiscal years (FYs) 2011 and 2012 to reimburse committee members for travel to review and revise the mathematics TEKS. There are also implications for the TEA to create professional development to help teachers and administrators understand the revisions to the TEKS. The estimated cost to the TEA for reviewing and revising the TEKS is $92,060 for FY 2011 and $60,680 for FY 2012 for a total of $152,740 for the two years. The estimated cost for professional development is $4 million for FY 2013 and $500,000 each year for FYs 2013-2016.
There are anticipated fiscal implications for school districts and charter schools to implement the revised TEKS, which may include the need for professional development and revisions to district-developed databases, curriculum, and scope and sequence documents. Since curriculum and instruction decisions are made at the local district level, it is difficult to estimate the fiscal impact on any given district.
The TEA has determined that there is no direct adverse economic impact for small businesses or microbusinesses; therefore, no regulatory flexibility analysis, specified in Texas Government Code, §2006.002, is required.
PUBLIC AND STUDENT BENEFIT: Benefits include better alignment of the TEKS and coordination of the standards with the adoption of instructional materials.
PROCEDURAL AND REPORTING IMPLICATIONS: The proposed revisions would have no procedural and reporting requirements.
LOCALLY MAINTAINED PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS: The proposed revisions would have no locally maintained paperwork requirements.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Following the January 2012 SBOE meeting, notice of the proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapters A-D, was filed with the Texas Register initiating the official public comment period. A summary of any public comments received regarding the proposal will be provided to the SBOE prior to and during the April 2012 meeting.
ALTERNATIVES: None.
OTHER COMMENTS AND RELATED ISSUES: A public hearing regarding proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapters A-D, is included as a separate item in this agenda.
COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATION: I recommend that the State Board of Education:
By an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the board, approve 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, with an effective date of 20 days after filing as adopted with the Texas Register.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Scott
Commissioner of Education
Staff Members Responsible:
Anita Givens, Associate Commissioner
Standards and Programs
Norma Torres-Martinez, Director of Standards and Alignment
Standards and Programs
Monica Martinez, Managing Director
Curriculum
Attachments:
I. Statutory Citations
II. Text of 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