September 11, 2024 Committee of the Full Board Item 5

Discussion of Mathematics Instruction

September 11, 2024

COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: DISCUSSION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: NO ACTION

SUMMARY: This item provides an opportunity for the board to discuss matters to be studied related to strengthening student performance in mathematics.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4); 28.002(a) and (c); 31.022, and 31.023.

TEC, §7.102(c)(4), requires the State Board of Education (SBOE) to establish curriculum and graduation requirements.

TEC, §28.002(a), identifies the subjects of the required curriculum.

TEC, §28.002(c), requires the SBOE to by rule identify the essential knowledge and skills of each subject in the required curriculum that all students should be able to demonstrate and that will be used in evaluating instructional materials and addressed on the state assessment instruments.

TEC, §31.022, requires the SBOE to review instructional materials that have been provided to the board by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) under TEC, §31.023.

TEC, §31.023, requires the commissioner of education to establish, in consultation with and with the approval of the SBOE, a process for the annual review of instructional materials by TEA. In conducting a review under this section, TEA must use a rubric developed by TEA in consultation with and approved by the SBOE.

The full text of statutory citations can be found in the statutory authority section of this agenda.

PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: The SBOE adopted the TEKS for mathematics effective September 1, 1998. The mathematics TEKS were amended effective August 1, 2006. The secondary mathematics TEKS were amended effective February 22, 2009. The mathematics TEKS were again amended effective September 12, 2012. At its January-February 2024 meeting, the board adopted the IMRA process and procedures, as amended.

At the January-February 2024 meeting, the board approved a final set of quality rubrics including a rubric for K-12 mathematics for the inaugural IMRA review, approved a process document, and adopted administrative rules related to the new IMRA process.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: This item provides the opportunity for board members to identify matters they wish to study further related to strengthening student performance in mathematics.

Staff Members Responsible:
Todd Davis, Associate Commissioner, Instructional Strategy 
Monica Martinez, Associate Commissioner, Standards and Programs