Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter D, Elementary, Subchapter E, Middle School, and
Subchapter F, High School
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)
February 1, 2013
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION
SUMMARY: This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter D, Elementary, Subchapter E, Middle School, and Subchapter F, High School, with a recommended implementation date of the 2015-2016 school year.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The proposed effective date of the proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapters D-F, 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 2013-2014 school year. The earlier effective date will allow districts to begin preparing for implementation.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: The SBOE adopted the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Fine Arts effective September 1, 1998. In January 2011, the board approved revisions to the process for review and revision of the TEKS. The revised process is being used for the review and revision of the fine arts TEKS.
A discussion item regarding the proposed new fine arts TEKS was presented to the Committee of the Full Board during the November 2012 meeting.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: Applications for appointment to fine arts 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 fine arts TEKS review committee members were made in February 2011.
The fine arts TEKS review committees were convened in Austin in May 2012 to begin work on draft recommendations for revisions to the TEKS. The committees met again in June 2012 to complete their initial draft recommendations. In July 2012, 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. At the July 2012 Committee of the Full Board meeting, expert reviewers and representatives from the TEKS review committees provided invited testimony on the first draft recommendations. In August, expert reviewers provided feedback on the committees' draft recommendations. Copies of the reviews provided by the expert reviewers were distributed to the TEKS review committee members and posted to the TEA website in September.
The fine arts TEKS review committees met again in September 2012 to review feedback and complete recommendations for revisions to the fine arts TEKS. The final recommendations from the review committees were provided to the Committee of the Full Board at the November 2012 meeting and were posted on the TEA website.
Attachment II reflects the text of the proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapters D-F, for consideration by the SBOE for first reading and filing authorization.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are fiscal implications for the TEA in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 to reimburse committee members for travel to review and revise the fine arts TEKS. There are also implications for the TEA to create professional development to help teachers and administrators understand the revisions to the TEKS. For fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the estimated cost to the TEA for reviewing and revising the TEKS is $143,360.
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 new rules would have no procedural and reporting requirements.
LOCALLY MAINTAINED PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS: The proposed new rules would have no locally maintained paperwork requirements.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: The official public comment period will begin when the proposal, approved for first reading and filing authorization by the SBOE, is published in the Texas Register.
ALTERNATIVES: None.
OTHER COMMENTS AND RELATED ISSUES: A public hearing regarding proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapters D-F, is included as a separate item in this agenda.
MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:
Approve for first reading and filing authorization the proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter D, Elementary, Subchapter E, Middle School, and Subchapter F, High School.
Staff Members Responsible:
Anita Givens, Associate Commissioner
Standards and Programs
Monica Martinez, Managing Director
Curriculum
Attachments:
I. Statutory Citations (PDF, 231KB)
II. Text of Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter D, Elementary, Subchapter E, Middle School, and Subchapter F, High School (PDF, 829KB)