November 2015 Committee on School Initiatives
THURSDAY
November 19, 2015
9 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES - Room 1-111
Members: Marty Rowley, Chair; Martha M. Dominguez, Vice Chair; Donna Bahorich; Erika Beltran; Ruben Cortez, Jr. 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. Recommendation for Appointment to the Lackland Independent School District Board of Trustees
This item provides an opportunity for board consideration of an appointment to the board of trustees of the Lackland Independent School District. The appointment is necessary due to the vacancy of office for one board member. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352, and 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §61.2.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT
2. Recommendation for Appointment to the Randolph Field Independent School District Board of Trustees
This item provides an opportunity for board consideration of an appointment to the board of trustees of the Randolph Field Independent School District. The appointment is necessary due to the vacancy of office for one board member. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352, and 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §61.2.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT
This item provides the State Board of Education (SBOE) an opportunity to review the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rule actions that would amend 19 TAC Chapter 244, Certificate of Completion of Training for Appraisers, §244.1, General Provisions, and §244.2, Training for Appraisers of Educators in School Districts Using a Recommended Appraisal Process. The proposed amendments to 19 TAC §244.1 and §244.2 would replace references to the old state-recommended teacher appraisal system, the Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS), with references to the state-recommended teacher appraisal system and would add language to include training for appraisers of principals using the state-recommended principal appraisal system. The statutory authority for 19 TAC §244.1 and §244.2 is the Texas Education Code, §21.041(b)(10).
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
4. Adoption of Review of 19 TAC Chapter 157, Hearings and Appeals, Subchapter A, General Provisions for Hearings Before the State Board of Education, and Subchapter D, Independent Hearing Examiners
(Adoption of Review)
Texas Government Code, §2001.039, establishes a four-year rule review cycle for all state agency rules, including State Board of Education (SBOE) rules. This item presents the adoption of the review of 19 TAC Chapter 157, Hearings and Appeals, Subchapter A, General Provisions for Hearings Before the State Board of Education, and Subchapter D, Independent Hearing Examiners. Subchapter A establishes the procedures for appeals heard by the SBOE regarding administrative penalties for violations of textbook requirements. Subchapter D sets forth the certification criteria for independent hearing examiners who conduct due process termination, nonrenewal, and suspension without pay hearings at the school district level. The statutory authority for the rule review is the Texas Government Code, §2001.039. The statutory authority for 19 TAC Chapter 157, Subchapter A, is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.151, and the Texas Government Code, §2001.004. The statutory authority for Subchapter D is the TEC, §21.252.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
The director of the Charter School Administration Division will present to the committee the commissioner of education’s Charter School Performance Framework (CSPF) for open-enrollment charter schools.
COMMITTEE - DISCUSSION
SBOE - NO ACTION