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The State Board of Education (SBOE), gave preliminary approval to items in November 2017, that are now open for public comment, prior to their January/February 2018 meeting. Many of these items came about due to action by the Legislature. These include:
Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter B, Graduation Requirements. Some interesting additions include:
(k) A district shall allow a student who successfully completes AP Computer Science A or IB Computer Science Higher Level to satisfy both one advanced mathematics requirement and one languages other than English requirement for graduation.
(m) Each school district shall annually report to the TEA the names of cybersecurity courses approved by the board of trustees for credit and the institutions of higher education in which the district's students have enrolled as authorized by the TEC, §28.002(g-3). The TEA shall make available information provided under this subsection to other districts. If a district chooses, it may submit any locally developed course for approval under §74.27 of this title as an innovative course.
Languages other than English (LOTE)--two credits. (A) The credits may be selected from the following: ... (ii) two credits in computer programming languages , including computer coding, to be selected from Computer Science I, II, and III , AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, IB Computer Science Standard Level, and IB Computer Science Higher Level .
There are also changes to the way AP/IP is discussed in the TAC, but these were minimal, with the exception of IB where some High Level IB science can now count for two credits.
The official public comment periods for the proposals are open. To view the proposals and submit public comments, visit http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Laws_and_Rules/SBOE_Rules_(TAC)/Proposed_State_Board_of_Education_Rules/. Public Comment ends January 29th, 2018.
The State Board of Education (SBOE), gave preliminary approval to items in November 2017, that are now open for public comment, prior to their January/February 2018 meeting. Many of these items came about due to action by the Legislature. These include:
Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 74, Curriculum Requirements, Subchapter B, Graduation Requirements. Some interesting additions include:
(k) A district shall allow a student who successfully completes AP Computer Science A or IB Computer Science Higher Level to satisfy both one advanced mathematics requirement and one languages other than English requirement for graduation.
(m) Each school district shall annually report to the TEA the names of cybersecurity courses approved by the board of trustees for credit and the institutions of higher education in which the district's students have enrolled as authorized by the TEC, §28.002(g-3). The TEA shall make available information provided under this subsection to other districts. If a district chooses, it may submit any locally developed course for approval under §74.27 of this title as an innovative course.
Languages other than English (LOTE)--two credits. (A) The credits may be selected from the following: ... (ii) two credits in computer programming languages , including computer coding, to be selected from Computer Science I, II, and III , AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, IB Computer Science Standard Level, and IB Computer Science Higher Level .
There are also changes to the way AP/IP is discussed in the TAC, but these were minimal, with the exception of IB where some High Level IB science can now count for two credits.
The official public comment periods for the proposals are open. To view the proposals and submit public comments, visit http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Laws_and_Rules/SBOE_Rules_(TAC)/Proposed_State_Board_of_Education_Rules/. Public Comment ends January 29th, 2018.
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