September 2020 Committee on Instruction
TUESDAY
September 1, 2020
11:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION (Virtual Meeting)
Members: Sue Melton-Malone, chair; Pam Little, vice chair; Aicha Davis; Georgina C. Pérez; Marty Rowley. 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. Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, §74.1, Essential Knowledge and Skills, and §74.3, Description of a Required Secondary Curriculum
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter A, Required Curriculum, §74.1, Essential Knowledge and Skills, and §74.3, Description of a Required Secondary Curriculum. The proposed amendments would update the rules to align with recent legislation and with changes to the technology applications and career and technical education (CTE) Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4), and §28.002(a), as amended by Senate Bill (SB) 11 and House Bill (HB) 18, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
2. Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 120, Other Essential Knowledge and Skills, Subchapter A, Character Traits
(Second Reading and Final Adoption)
This item presents for second reading and final adoption proposed new 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 120, Other Essential Knowledge and Skills, Subchapter A, Character Traits. The proposed new subchapter would add new Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for positive character traits for Kindergarten-Grade 12 in accordance with House Bill (HB) 1026, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019. No changes are recommended since approved for first reading. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a) and (c), and 29.906, as amended by HB 1026, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
3. Report from the Commissioner of Education Regarding Updated TEKS Alignment for Adopted Instructional Materials
This item provides the opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to approve the updated Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) coverage percentage on materials submitted for the TEKS update review. In November 2019, the board adopted revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 66, to provide an opportunity for publishers to submit updated content and new correlations to the content to update the product’s official TEKS or Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines (TPG) coverage percentage. Products submitted with TEKS updates were reviewed in the summer of 2020. This item presents the final report from the commissioner of education regarding the updated coverage of the TEKS and alleged factual errors. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.023 and §31.024.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
4. Approval of Update to Instructional Materials for Learning A–Z
Learning A–Z is requesting approval to update content in six of its adopted products Raz Plus ELL Texas Edition, Kindergarten; Raz Plus ELL Texas Edition, grade 1; and Raz Plus ELL Texas Edition, grade 2. The updated content has been reviewed by curriculum subject-area specialists and determined to address the pertinent student expectations in a manner equal to the content initially reviewed and approved by the state review panel. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003 and §31.022.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
5. Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 66, State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials, Subchapter A, General Provisions, and Subchapter B, State Adoption of Instructional Materials
(First Reading and Filing Authorization
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed amendments to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 66, State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials, Subchapter A, General Provisions and Subchapter B, State Adoption of Instructional Materials. The proposed amendments would update rules related to administrative penalties for failure to comply with state law and rule governing review and adoption of instructional materials. Statutory authority for this item is the Texas Education Code, §§31.002, 31.003; 31.023, and 31.035, and House Bill (HB) 3526, Section 5, 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2017.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION
This item provides an opportunity for the committee to discuss the annual audit reports submitted by Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin regarding examinations used for credit by examination. Statutory authority for this item is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.023.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION