November 15, 2018 Committee on Instruction
THURSDAY
November 15, 2018
8 a.m.
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION - Room 1-100
Members: Sue Melton-Malone, chair; Geraldine Miller, vice chair; Donna Bahorich;
Erika Beltran; Georgina C. Pérez. 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. Ratification of Current Texas Lesson Study Resources
This item gives the committee and board an opportunity to consider ratifying the current teacher-designed lesson study resources available on the agency’s web portal. The statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §8.0531.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - CONSENT
2. Approval of Proposed Updates to the Dyslexia Handbook, Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders, Revised 2014
This item provides the opportunity for the committee and board to review and approve the recommended updates to the Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders to align the handbook with recent legislative changes. The statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(28) and §38.003, as amended by House Bill (HB) 1886, 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2017.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
3. Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.28, Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization a proposed amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter C, Other Provisions, §74.28, Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders, to adopt in rule as a figure the updated Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders (Dyslexia Handbook). Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(28) and §38.003.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
4. Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter C, High School, Adopted 2013, §117.327, International Baccalaureate (IB) Film Standard Level (Two Credits), and §117.328, International Baccalaureate (IB) Film Higher Level (Two Credits)
(First Reading and Filing Authorization)
This item presents for first reading and filing authorization proposed new 19 TAC Chapter 117, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts, Subchapter C, High School, Adopted 2013, §117.327, International Baccalaureate (IB) Film Standard Level (Two Credits), and §117.328, International Baccalaureate (IB) Film Higher Level (Two Credits). The proposed new rule would add two IB courses to the fine arts Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to align with current course offerings by the International Baccalaureate Organization. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
5. Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency
This item provides an opportunity for the committee and board to consider extending the test vendor contracts relating to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter C, Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency. The current three-year contracts expire August 31, 2019 and allow for two one-year extensions. The statutory authority for this action is Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.111.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION
6. Discussion of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Review Process
This item provides the opportunity for the board to discuss and update the process for the review and revision of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025.
COMMITTEE - ACTION
SBOE - ACTION