Interim Charge: Review Implementation of HB 1

College Readiness Update

• Dr. Don McLeroy, Chair, State Board of Education
• Dr. Raymund Paredes, Commissioner of Higher Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Downloads:
1. Implementation of House Bill 1
2. Texas College Readiness Standards (CRS)
3. CRS: Frequently Asked Questions

College Readiness Implementation Update

• Lizzette Reynolds, Deputy Commissioner Statewide Policy and Programs, Texas Education Agency
• Sharon Jackson, Associate Commissioner for Standards and Programs, Texas Education Agency
• Anita Givens, Deputy Associate Commissioner Standards and Alignment, Texas Education Agency
• Criss Cloudt, Associate Commissioner Assessment, Accountability, and Data Quality, Texas Education Agency
• Downloads:
1. Summary of Test Development Process, Criss Cloudt
2. CRS Timeline: English Language Arts & Reading (ELAR)
3. CRS Timeline: Math
4. CRS Timeline: Science
5. CRS Timeline: Social Studies

High School Allotment

• Barbara Knaggs, Associate Commissioner for State Initiatives, Texas Education Agency
• Marsha Worthington, Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Instruction, Gatesville ISD
• Dr. Sara McAndrew, Executive Director of Secondary Instruction, Northside ISD
• Downloads:
1. Highschool Allotment Overview
2. The Uses of High School Allotment

College Credit; Best Practices Clearinghouse; Principal Leadership; Electronic Transcripts

• Sharon Jackson, Associate Commissioner for Standards and Programs, Texas Education Agency
• John McGeady, Manager, Legislative Budget Board Public Education Team
• Lesli Cathey, Manager, Legislative Budget Board School Performance Review Team
• R. Jerel Booker, Director Educator Recruitment, Retention and Excellence, Texas Education Agency
• John Cox, Deputy Associate Commissioner/Chief Information Officer, Texas Education Agency
• Adam Jones, Deputy Commissioner Finance and Administration, Texas Education Agency
• Lois Hollis, Senior Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Downloads:
1. Overview of the Texas Records Exchange System (TREx)
2. Texas Principal Excellence Program (TxPEP)
3. HB 1 College Credit Program Briefing

Interim Charge: Review Implementation of HB 188

• Anita Givens, Deputy Associate Commissioner Standards and Alignment, Texas Education Agency
• Downloads:
1. HB 188 Implementation
2. Adoption Cycle for Foundation and Enrichment Subjects
3. Adoption Cycle for Foundation and Enrichment Subjects, with estimated costs
4. Maximum Cost Estimated First-Year Purchases

Interim Charge: Review Implementation of HB 2237

Reading Academies; Science Labs

• Sharon Jackson, Associate Commissioner for Standards and Programs, Texas Education Agency
• Lisa Dawn Fisher, Deputy Associate Commissioner School Finance, Texas Education Agency
• Downloads:
1. Science Lab Grant Application (I)
2. Science Lab Grant Application (II)
3. Science Lab Grant Application (III)
4. Science Lab Grant Application (IV)
5. Attachment II
6. Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA)

Public Testimony

• Jackie Lain
• Holly Eaton
• Patty Quinzi
• Brian Squyres