November 15, 2023 Committee of the Full Board Item 7

Discussion of the Long-Range Plan for Public Education

November 15, 2023

COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD: DISCUSSION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: NO ACTION

SUMMARY: This item provides the opportunity for the committee to discuss options and timelines for updating the State Board of Education Long-Range Plan for Public Education.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §7.102(c)(1) and §32.001(a)(1)-(4).

TEC, §7.102(c)(1), requires the State Board of Education (SBOE) to develop and update a long-range plan for public education.

TEC, §32.001(a)(1)-(4) requires the board to develop a long-range plan for technology.

PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION: At its November 2018 meeting, the board approved the Long-Range Plan for Public Education, which sets educational goals through the year 2030.

At its September 2022 meeting, the board approved the updated Revised and Extended Long-Range Plan for Technology 2018-2025.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: The Long-Range Plan for Public Education, entitled Building a Stronger Texas, sets educational goals through the year 2030 and focuses on three topics: educator preparation, recruitment, and retention; student engagement and empowerment; and family engagement and empowerment, with the overarching theme of equity and access.

The board in September 2016 approved a work plan crafted by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the board’s consultant, that outlined the process to be followed in creating a Long-Range Plan for Public Education. The board in November 2016 approved a process for selecting members of the Long-Range Plan Steering Committee. The members of the steering committee were selected in June and July 2017. The 18-member steering committee, which includes five SBOE members, met from September 2017 through May 2018. The committee continued to provide feedback as needed through the summer and fall.

The steering committee crafted vision statements and recommendations based on research, discussions, results from ten in-person and two video-based community meetings held around the state, and survey findings. Almost 11,500 Texans responded to the online survey. The steering committee considered other key strategic reports such as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 60x30 report and the Texas Education Agency’s TEA Strategic Plan 2019-2023 as it prepared recommendations. The SBOE, which received updates on the committee’s work on the long-range plan at each board meeting, adopted the vision statements and recommendations at the June 2018 meeting. That information was then used to craft the proposed Long-Range Plan for Public Education.

The plan includes the Long-Range Plan for Technology 2018-2023, which is based on recommendations from a 15-member Long-Range Plan for Technology Advisory Committee that met in March 2018 as well as additional stakeholder input.

Staff Member Responsible:          
Monica Martinez, Associate Commissioner, Standards and Programs