September 2014 Committee on Instruction

THURSDAY
September 18, 2014

8 a.m.

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION - Room 1-100
Members: Tom Maynard, Chair; Sue Melton-Malone, Vice Chair; Martha M. Dominguez; Geraldine Miller; Marisa B. Perez. A quorum of the State Board of Education may attend the committee meeting and discuss items on the committee agenda.

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 online.

1. Update on Career and Technical Education (CTE) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Review 

This item provides the opportunity for staff to present an update on the review of the career and technical education (CTE) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and for the committee to hear invited testimony from representatives of the CTE TEKS review committees. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.

COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION

2. Proposed Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 111, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics, Subchapter A, Elementary, §§111.11-111.17, and Subchapter B, Middle School, §§111.21-111.24, and Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics, Subchapter A, Elementary, §111.1, and Subchapter B, Middle School, §111.25
(First Reading and Filing Authorization) 

This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 111, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics, Subchapter A, Elementary, §§111.11-111.17, and Subchapter B, Middle School, §§111.21-111.24. The proposed repeal would remove the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Kindergarten-Grade 8 mathematics, and related implementation language, that were superseded by 19 TAC §§111.1-111.7 and 111.25-111.28 of this chapter beginning with the 2014-2015 school year. This item also presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics, Subchapter A, Elementary, §111.1, and Subchapter B, Middle School, §111.25, to remove references to rules that would be repealed. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002.

COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT

3. Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter D, Special Education Services and Settings, §89.63, Instructional Arrangements and Settings
(First Reading and Filing Authorization) 

This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter D, Special Education Services and Settings, §89.63, Instructional Arrangements and Settings. The proposed amendment would address the mainstream, homebound, off-home campus, and vocational adjustment class/program instructional arrangements. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §42.151(e).

COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION

4. Discussion of the Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency 

This item provides the opportunity for staff to provide an update to committee members on the Request for Proposals (RFP) process to select the test provider for the Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.111.

COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE -  NO ACTION