June 15, 2022 Committee of the Full Board
WEDNESDAY
June 15, 2022
9:00 a.m.
COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD – Room 1-104
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.
This item provides an opportunity for the board to be briefed on current agenda items, agency operations, policy implementation, and public education-related legislation.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
This item provides the committee and board an opportunity to review and take action or no action on the commissioner’s list of proposed Subchapter D Open-Enrollment Charter Schools scheduled to open in the 2023-2024 school year. If awarded, the charters will have an initial five-year term. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §12.101.
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
3. Update on Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Review
This item provides the opportunity for staff to present an update on the review of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) and for the board to provide additional guidance to TEKS and ELPS review work groups, as necessary. Statutory authority for this action is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §§7.102(c)(4), 28.002(a) and (c), and 28.025(a).
COMMITTEE – ACTION
SBOE – ACTION
4. Long-Range Plan for Technology Update
This item provides an opportunity for staff to update the committee on feedback received for the planned revisions of the 2018-2023 Long-Range Plan for Technology (LRPT) and review feedback received from the Board in the April 2022 meeting. Statutory authority is the Texas Education Code (TEC), §32.001.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION
5. Discussion of Pending Litigation
The State Board of Education (SBOE) may enter into executive session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, §551.071(1)(A), to discuss pending and contemplated litigation with the general counsel, legal staff, and, if necessary, attorney(s) from the Attorney General's Office. The Committee of the Full Board will meet in Room 1-103 to discuss this item.
Cases to be discussed may include:
Student v. Conroe ISD, Texas Education Agency and State Board of Education, Civil Cause No. 1:21-CV-01048-LY (U.S. District Court – Western District of Texas (Austin)); and
any other litigation arising after the date of posting or reasonably contemplated as of the date of the board meeting.
COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION
SBOE – NO ACTION