Public Hearing on Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 110,
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading,
Subchapter C, High School
March 10, 2010
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: DISCUSSION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: NO ACTION
SUMMARY: A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-104. Testimony will be presented regarding proposed revisions to English language arts and reading elective courses found in 19 TAC Chapter 110, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading, Subchapter C, High School.
BOARD RESPONSE: This item is presented for review and comment.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: The SBOE adopted the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for high school English language arts and reading electives to be effective September 1, 1998. The TEKS for English I, II, III, and IV were amended to be effective September 4, 2008. A discussion item regarding the proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 110, Subchapter C, High School, was presented to the Committee of the Full Board during the November 2009 meeting. Proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 110, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading, Subchapter C, High School, were approved for first reading and filing authorization at the January 2010 meeting.
FUTURE ACTION EXPECTED: Proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 110, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading, Subchapter C, will be presented for second reading and final adoption as a separate item in this agenda.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: In February, April and July 2009, committees were convened to review the high school English language arts electives TEKS. Initial drafts of the recommendations for revisions to the English language arts electives TEKS were posted on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website for informal feedback. During the September 2009 SBOE meeting the board directed TEA staff to instruct the speech TEKS review committee to attempt to align TEKS for additional speech courses to the Communication Applications TEKS. The English language arts electives TEKS review committees met again in November 2009 to review feedback and complete recommendations for revisions to the English language arts electives TEKS. The recommendations from the review committees were presented to the SBOE during a discussion item at the November meeting. The proposed revisions were approved for first reading and filing authorization at the January meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
PROCEDURAL AND REPORTING IMPLICATIONS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Numerous comments have been received about the TEKS revision process and proposed revisions to the English language arts electives TEKS.
ALTERNATIVES: None.
OTHER COMMENTS AND RELATED ISSUES: None.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Scott
Commissioner of Education
Staff Members Responsible:
Anita Givens, Associate Commissioner
Standards and Programs
Norma Torres-Martinez, Deputy Associate Commissioner
Standards and Alignment
Monica Martinez, Managing Director
Curriculum