Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
TUESDAY
May 18, 2010
1 p.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=3958.
1. 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 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: East Waco Community Center, Inc., dba Emma L. Harrison Charter School v. Texas Education Agency and Texas State Board of Education, relating to the revocation of the school’s charter; 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
2. Consideration of Petition for Adoption of Rule Change Concerning 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter F, Graduation Requirements, Beginning with School Year 2007-2008
A petition to amend 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter F, Graduation Requirements, Beginning with School Year 2007-2008, has been received from Ms. Maria Whitsett. The petition requests that a school district, in accordance with local district policy, allow a student who will be a senior in the 2010-2011 school year to substitute certain two- or three-credit career and technology work-based training courses to satisfy the state graduation credit in physical education. This item provides the opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to consider the petition and specific amendments related to the petition. Statutory authority for this action is Texas Government Code, §2001.021; 19 TAC §30.1; and Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
3. Proclamation 2012 of the State Board of Education Advertising for Bids on Instructional Materials
Proclamation 2012 advertises for bids on new instructional materials to be used by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools beginning in school year 2012-2013. The proposed proclamation contains Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in each subject for which bids are being invited, the maximum cost to the state for adopted instructional materials in each subject for which bids are being invited, an estimated number of units to be purchased during the first contract year for each subject in the proclamation, specifications for providing computerized files to produce Braille versions of adopted instructional materials, and a schedule for the adoption. Subjects and grade levels proposed for Proclamation 2012 include Science, Grades K-12; Spanish Science, Grades K-6; and Engineering. In July 2009, the board postponed action on Proclamation 2012 until the September 2009 meeting. In September 2009, the board postponed action on Proclamation 2012 and asked to have the proclamation brought back in March 2010. In March 2010, the board postponed action on Proclamation 2012 until the May 2010 meeting. The proclamation is presented in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022. Statutory authority for this action is TEC, §31.022.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
4. Update on Commissioner’s List of Electronic Textbooks
House Bill 4294 passed by the 81st Texas Legislature, 2009, requires the commissioner of education to adopt a list of electronic textbooks and instructional materials that conveys information to the student, including tools, models, and investigative materials intended for use in science, Grades K-5. The bill allows expenditure of state textbook funds for technological equipment necessary to utilize electronic textbooks and instructional materials on the list adopted by the commissioner under the provisions of the bill. This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to discuss the Commissioner’s list of electronic textbooks. Statutory authority is Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.0231.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
WEDNESDAY
May 19, 2010
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=3958.
1. Public Hearing on Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School, and 19 TAC Chapter 118, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits, Subchapter A, High School
A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-104. Testimony will be presented regarding proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School, and 19 TAC Chapter 118, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits, Subchapter A, High School.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
THURSDAY
May 20, 2010
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=3958.
1. Discussion of Parliamentary Procedures
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to discuss and receive training about parliamentary procedures.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
2. Commissioner's Comments Regarding the SBOE Agenda
This item provides an opportunity for the board to be briefed on current agenda items and related activities at the Texas Education Agency.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
3. Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School, and 19 TAC Chapter 118, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits, Subchapter A, High School
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School. This item also presents for second reading and final adoption proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 118, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits, Subchapter A, High School. The proposed rule actions recommend an implementation date of the 2011-2012 school year for the revised social studies and economics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, 28.008, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
4. Review Potential Changes to the Long-Term Strategic Asset Allocation Plan of the Permanent School Fund
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to review potential changes to the current long-term strategic asset allocation plan of the Permanent School Fund.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
NOTE: The chair may permit the board to take up and discuss any of the discussion items on a committee agenda, including hearing any invited presentations to a committee, based upon a recommendation from the committee or inability of the committee to complete its agenda on a preceding day.If, during the course of the State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting or any committee meeting of the SBOE, discussion of any item on the agenda may be held in a closed meeting, the SBOE or committee of the SBOE may conduct a closed meeting in accordance with Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.