November 2024 Committee on Instruction

THURSDAY
November 21, 2024

9:00 a.m.

COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION – Room 1-100

Members: Audrey Young, chair; Evelyn Brooks, vice chair; Pam Little; Melissa Ortega; and Leslie Recine. 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 public testimony at State Board of Education committee meetings and general board meetings are provided in SBOE Operating Rules.

1. Renewal of Currently Approved Innovative Courses

This item provides an opportunity for the board to consider the renewal of currently approved courses that are scheduled to expire. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.002(f).

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT

2. Approval of Updates and Substitutions to Adopted Instructional Materials

This item provides the opportunity for the committee and board to approve update and/or substitution requests received since the last board meeting. The updated content has been reviewed by 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 is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.003 and §31.022.

COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – CONSENT