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November 2018 SBOE Meeting

At the September 2018 State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting, the SBOE approved for first reading and filing authorization proposed revisions to streamline the social studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for kindergarten – grade 8 and five high school courses. The proposed revisions would streamline the social studies TEKS with a recommended implementation date of the 2019-2020 school year. The SBOE is scheduled to consider proposed revisions for second reading and final adoption at its November 2018 meeting.

The following document shows the historical figures that are included in the proposed revisions to the social studies TEKS. The document also indicates changes approved by the SBOE at the September 2018 meeting.

Amendments to be Considered at Second Reading

Amendments to be considered by the SBOE on Friday, November 16, 2018, for second reading and final adoption of Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 113, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, are available here.
 

Work Group E Drafts

Work Group E Final Recommendations 

Work Group E reconvened for a second meeting in late August 2018 to finalize the work group’s recommendations. The work group made additional changes to streamline the standards and ensure that the final recommendations are vertically aligned. These documents reflect Work Group E's final recommendations to the board.

Click on the items below to download a PDF. Use the bookmarks on the left-hand side of the document to navigate to a specific grade level or course.

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Work Group E Draft Recommendations  

Work Group E reviewed the combined draft recommendations that were presented to the State Board of Education (SBOE) for discussion at the June 2018 SBOE meeting. The work group looked for gaps in content and redundancies across grade levels and courses. The work group also made recommendations to further streamline the social studies TEKS.

The Work Group E draft recommendations are provided below. These documents reflect Work Group E's draft recommendations as of August 4, 2018.

Click on the items below to download a PDF. Use the bookmarks on the left-hand side of the document to navigate to a specific grade level or course.

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June 2018 SBOE Meeting

The State Board of Education held a discussion item on the proposed revisions to the social studies TEKS at their June 2018 meeting. The following documents reflect the combined recommendations of Work Groups C and D and are organized by grade level and course. Click on the items below to download a PDF. Use the bookmarks on the left-hand side of the document to navigate to a specific grade level or course.

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Work Group D Drafts

Work Group D was tasked with reviewing the recommendations from Work Groups A, B and C and with making recommendations for streamlining student expectations that fall under the strands or courses identified below.

Work Group D recommendations are provided below. Click on the items below to download a PDF. Use the bookmarks on the left-hand side of the document to navigate to a specific grade level or course.
 

Strands

U.S. Government and Economics Courses

Work Group C Drafts

Work Group C was tasked with reviewing the recommendations from Work Groups A and B and with making recommendations for streamlining student expectations that fall under the strands identified below.

Work Group C recommendations are provided below. Click on the items below to download a PDF. Use the bookmarks on the left-hand side of the document to navigate to a specific grade level or course.

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Work Group B Drafts

Based on a recommendation from Work Group A, Work Group B was asked to evaluate the list of historical figures in each grade level and course that contain historical figures. Work group members developed a rubric to use for their evaluation. The Work Group B rubric is provided below. Click on the item below to download a PDF.

Work Group A Drafts

Work Group A completed recommendations for future work groups based on results of the social studies streamlining survey and feedback from Education Service Centers (ESCs) on the scope of the current TEKS. Work Group A drafts are provided below. Click on each item below to download a PDF.

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Social Studies TEKS Streamlining Work Groups

The SBOE's new TEKS review and revision process calls for multiple, separate work groups. Nominations to serve on TEKS work groups will be made throughout the TEKS review process. The following list includes individuals appointed by the SBOE to serve on the Social Studies TEKS Streamlining Work Groups.

SBOE Social Studies TEKS Streamlining Work Groups  (PDF, 173KB)
 

Work Groups

Applications were submitted to SBOE members for review throughout the process. Based on that review, SBOE members made nominations to work groups. 7mÊÓƵ notified applicants of their nominations at each stage in the streamlining process.

• Work group members will be expected to complete an online orientation session prior to their work group meeting. Work group members may be asked to complete an initial review prior to their work group meeting.
• TEKS work groups will convene in Austin for a minimum of one face-to-face meeting. Meeting times and dates for the different work groups will be shared with the SBOE's appointees for each work group. Additional meetings conducted by webinar may also be scheduled as necessary.
• Work group members may be asked to provide invited testimony at SBOE meetings.
• Work group members will be reimbursed in accordance with state travel guidelines for travel, meals, and lodging for meetings held in Austin.
• Questions related to the application for the social studies TEKS streamlining process can be directed to teks@tea.texas.gov.