September 2016 Committee of the Full Board Work Session Tuesday Item 1
Work Session on Mathematics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
September 13, 2016
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: DISCUSSION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: NO ACTION
SUMMARY: This item provides the opportunity for the committee to hear invited testimony and to discuss implementation of the mathematics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(4) and §28.002.
TEC, §7.102(c)(4), requires the State Board of Education (SBOE) to establish curriculum and graduation requirements.
TEC, §28.002, identifies the subjects of the required curriculum and requires the SBOE by rule to 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.
BOARD RESPONSE: This item is presented for review and comment.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: The SBOE initially adopted the TEKS for Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry effective September 1, 1996, and adopted the TEKS for elementary, middle school, Precalculus, Mathematical Models with Applications, and other high school mathematics courses effective September 1, 1998. The mathematics TEKS in 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapters A-C, were amended effective August 1, 2006 and February 22, 2009. The mathematics TEKS in 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapter D, were amended effective October 21, 2007 and July 12, 2010. The SBOE adopted the TEKS for Advanced Quantitative Reasoning effective August 22, 2011.
In January 2011, the board approved revisions to the process for review and revision of the TEKS and directed staff to use the revised process beginning with review and revision of the mathematics TEKS. Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapters A-D, were adopted effective September 12, 2012.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: Applications for appointment to mathematics TEKS review committees were accepted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from October 2010 to early January 2011. Applications received prior to the November 2010 SBOE meeting were provided to SBOE members at the November meeting so that members could begin nominating individuals to serve on these committees. Applications received after the November 2010 SBOE meeting were provided to SBOE members at the January 2011 meeting so that board members could complete the nominations. Nominations for expert reviewers and mathematics TEKS review committee members were made in February 2011.
In anticipation of the review and revision of the mathematics TEKS, the commissioner of education convened a group of advisors to review current research and resources and to offer suggestions regarding the TEKS revision and future professional development. The Commissioner's Mathematics Advisory Group, established in the fall of 2010, included mathematics educators and mathematicians from Texas. The recommendations of the Commissioner's Mathematics Advisory Group regarding the next generation of mathematics standards in Texas were compiled and then reviewed by a panel of national advisors in mathematics, known as the National Review Team. The resulting recommendations, known as The Commissioner's Draft of the Texas Mathematics Standards, were provided to the SBOE at its April 2011 meeting.
The mathematics TEKS review committees were convened in Austin in May 2011 to begin work on draft recommendations for revisions to the TEKS. The committees met again in July 2011 to complete their initial draft recommendations. In August 2011, the first draft recommendations were provided to the board and to the board-appointed expert reviewers and posted to the TEA website for informal public feedback. These initial drafts were reviewed by the expert reviewers. During the September 2011 Committee of the Full Board meeting, expert reviewers and representatives from the TEKS review committees provided invited testimony on the first draft recommendations.
The mathematics TEKS review committees met again in October 2011 to review feedback and complete recommendations for revisions to the mathematics TEKS. The recommendations from the review committees were provided to the Committee of the Full Board at the November 2011 meeting and were posted on the TEA website. The proposed revisions were presented for first reading and filing authorization at the January 2012 meeting, and a public hearing on the proposed revisions was held at that time. At the January 2012 meeting, the SBOE approved amendments to the implementation date of the revised TEKS. The implementation date would be contingent upon the determination by the commissioner of education of the availability of instructional materials for mathematics. Proposed revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Subchapters A-D, were adopted effective September 12, 2012. The revised mathematics TEKS for Kindergarten to Grade 8 were implemented in the 2014-2015 school year and the revised mathematics TEKS for high school were implemented in the 2015-2016 school year.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
PUBLIC AND STUDENT BENEFIT: Benefits include more clear direction regarding what students are expected to know and be able to do in mathematics.
PROCEDURAL AND REPORTING IMPLICATIONS: None.
LOCALLY MAINTAINED PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
ALTERNATIVES: None.
OTHER COMMENTS AND RELATED ISSUES: Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 111, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics, Subchapter A, Elementary, Subchapter B, Middle School, and Subchapter C, High School, is presented for first reading and filing authorization as a separate item in this agenda.
Staff Members Responsible:
Monica Martinez, Associate Commissioner
Standards and Support Services
Shelly Ramos, Senior Director
Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Attachment:
Statutory Citations (PDF, 33KB)