June 2025 Committee on School Initiatives Item 1
Proposed Revisions to the Framework for School Board Development
June 27, 2025
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: ACTION
SUMMARY: This item provides the board an opportunity to consider revisions to the SBOE’s Framework for School Board Development.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.159.
Texas Education Code §11.159, titled “Member Training and Orientation,” requires the SBOE to provide a training course for independent school district trustees to be offered by the regional education service centers.
19 Tex. Admin. Code §61.1(a) implements section 11.159 and requires the SBOE to adopt a framework for governance leadership to be used in structuring continuing education for school board members. The framework shall be posted to the TEA website and distributed annually to all current board members and the superintendent.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: At its April 2025 meeting, the SBOE considered proposed revisions to the framework but did not take action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: The SBOE adopted the Framework for School Board Development on in 1996 pursuant to Texas Education Code § 11.159 and 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 61.1(a). The framework was first amended in 2012 and again in 2020.
PUBLIC AND STUDENT BENEFIT: The public and students would benefit from clarity on the role of the local board of trustees and local board members; the enhancement of communication between local boards of trustees and the Texas Legislature, SBOE, and the Texas Education Agency; and clarity on team building training for trustees.
MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:
Adopt the proposed revisions to the Framework for School Board Development
Staff Members Responsible:
Steve Lecholop, Deputy Commissioner, Governance
Christopher Lucas, Director, Research, Policy, and Information Management, Governance
Attachment:
Proposed revisions to the Framework for School Board Development