August 29, 2023 Committee of the Full Board
TUESDAY
August 29, 2023
9:00 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 public testimony at State Board of Education committee meetings and general board meetings are provided in SBOE Operating Rules.
A public hearing before the State Board of Education (SBOE) is scheduled for Tuesday, August 29, 2023, in the William B. Travis Building, Room 1-104. Testimony will be presented regarding instructional materials submitted for adoption under Proclamation 2024. This proclamation called for instructional materials for instructional materials for science, technology applications, specified career and technical education courses, and Personal Financial Literacy and Economics. Products submitted in response to Proclamation 2024 were reviewed in the summer of 2023. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.110 and §31.022.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
This item provides an opportunity for the State Board of Education (SBOE) to ratify changes to the schedule of adoption procedures in Proclamation 2024. Proclamation 2024 calls for instructional materials for science, technology applications, specified courses in career and technical education, and Personal Financial Literacy and Economics. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
3. Update on the Review of Proclamation 2024 Instructional Materials
The State Board of Education issued Proclamation 2024 in April 2022, calling for instructional materials for science, technology applications, specified career and technical education courses, and Personal Financial Literacy and Economics. All materials submitted in response to Proclamation 2024 were reviewed for standards alignment in summer 2023. Additionally, reviews through the Texas Resource Review began in May 2023 for materials submitted for science. Instructional materials are scheduled for adoption by the SBOE in November 2023. This item provides an opportunity for staff to update the board on the status of the Proclamation 2024 instructional materials review. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.022.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
4. Discussion of House Bill 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session
House Bill (HB), 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, addresses instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials. This item provides the opportunity for the committee to hear updates on the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) process and discuss the approach to developing the quality rubric criteria and process. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§26.0061(f) as added by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 31.003, 31.022, 31.023, 28.002(c-4), and 31.154, as added by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
5. Discussion of Required Vocabulary and Literary Works Recommendations
This item provides the opportunity for the board to request recommendations from the agency regarding the list of required vocabulary and at least one literary work to be taught in each grade level as required by House Bill (HB) 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC) §28.002(c-4) and (c-5) as added by HB 1605, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION