1. Texas Education Agency 2009 Social Studies Update July 22, 2009 Brenda Tingle Julie Brelsford Dr. Rosemary Morrow

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3. Texas Education Agency 2009 Welcome, new ESC Specialists! Welcome new district supervisors and new social studies teachers!

4. Texas Education Agency 2009 Legislative Briefing Book A briefing book detailing legislation passed during the 81st session of the Texas Legislature is now available. About 100 bills impacting public education were approved by lawmakers during their 2009 session. The link to this pdf document is http://www.tea.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit. aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=5103. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit. aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=5103

5. Texas Education Agency 2009 HB 3 Graduation Requirements There is now a House Bill 3 Graduation Requirements webpage. This page includes a link to the enrolled version of the bill, the first FAQ document and a side by side document. Related information will be added to the page as it becomes available. The URL is http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/HB3in dex.html. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/HB3in dex.html

6. Texas Education Agency 2009 Assessment Update TAKS and EOC Update Brenda Tingle will add anything she wants to share.

7. Texas Education Agency 2009 College and Career Readiness CCRS Vertical Team Phase II met in Austin on June (6 public ed. and 4 higher ed.) Gap analysis will be available to the TEKS review teams CCRS gap analysis will be posted on the TEA website sometime in the near future

8. Texas Education Agency 2009 TEKS Review Process Check the TEKS webpage on a regular basis to find the latest information regarding the TEKS Review Process –Announcements –NEW Expert feedback on the current social studies TEKSExpert feedback on the current social studies TEKS –Information regarding social studies TEKS reviewInformation regarding social studies TEKS review –Revised State Board of Education Process for Review of Texas Essential Knowledge and SkillsRevised State Board of Education Process for Review of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills –TEKS Revision/Instructional Materials/College Readiness Standards (CRS) Timelines (Updated May 2009)TEKS Revision/Instructional Materials/College Readiness Standards (CRS) Timelines http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/

9. Texas Education Agency 2009 Social Studies TEKS Review Social Studies TEKS review committees, K-12, return to Austin on July 28-31. Informal drafts will be posted on the TEA website by early September for informal feedback. Link:http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/socialst udiesTEKS.htmlhttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/socialst udiesTEKS.html

10. Texas Education Agency 2009 Social Studies TIMELINE Link to a timeline of upcoming activities: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/TEKSTimeli ne051109.pdf http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/TEKSTimeli ne051109.pdf

11. Texas Education Agency 2009 Social Studies TIMELINE Grades K-8 TEKS review committees met, January 2009 High school TEKS review committees met, February 2009 Committee on Instruction work session, April 22, 2009 Experts review current TEKS and provide recommendations, June 2009

12. Texas Education Agency 2009 Social Studies TIMELINE SBOE discussion of expert recommendations and guidance for review committees, July 2009 K-12 TEKS review committees meet, including vertical alignment, July 2009 Draft TEKS posted for informal feedback, September 2009

13. Texas Education Agency 2009 Social Studies TIMELINE Expert review of draft TEKS, September 2009 SBOE update on expert review, September 2009 K-12 TEKS review committees meet, October 2009 SBOE discussion, November 2009

14. Texas Education Agency 2009 Social Studies TIMELINE Public hearing, first reading and filing, January 2010 Proposed revised TEKS posted for official public comment, February 2010 Public hearing on proposed revised TEKS, February 2010 Second reading and adoption, March 2010

15. Texas Education Agency 2009 Social Studies TIMELINE Vertical teams establish criteria for CCRS online student materials, Summer/Fall 2010 Professional development for TEKS and CCRS online student materials, Spring/Summer 2011 and ongoing Implementation of revised social studies TEKS and online college and career readiness student materials, Fall 2011

16. Texas Education Agency 2009 Social Studies TIMELINE Call for Proclamation 2013 in 2010 after social studies TEKS are adopted Instructional materials review committees convene in 2012 to review publisher submissions Proclamation 2013 social studies instructional materials in schools, Fall 2013 (includes English language arts electives)

17. Texas Education Agency 2009 Join Social Studies Listserv Go to http://www.tea.state.tx.us/list/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/list/ Click on “Select a List” for pop-up menu of listserv names Scroll down, select “Social Studies," and click on “Join the List” Enter your e-mail address Enter your name A confirmation e-mail will be sent to e-mail address listed Respond to confirmation e-mail with “OK”

18. Texas Education Agency 2009 TEA Curriculum Contacts Rosemary Morrow, Ph.D. Director of Social Studies rosemary.morrow@tea. state.tx.us Julie Brelsford Assistant Director of Social Studies julie.brelsford@tea.state.tx.us

19. Texas Education Agency 2009 Lynn Franzen Social Studies Specialist Lynn.Franzen@tea.state.tx.us Nicole Ellis Social Studies Specialist Nicole.Ellis@tea.state.tx.us Lisa Medina Social Studies Specialist Lisa.Medina@tea.state.tx.us Aimee Cabatingan Social Studies Specialist Aimee.Cabatingan@tea.state.tx.us Brenda Tingle Manager of Social Studies Assessment Brenda.Tingle@tea.state.tx.us TEA Assessment Contacts

20. Texas Education Agency 2009 Questions/Comments?

21. Texas Education Agency 2009 Have an exciting, fun-filled 2009-2010 school year!

22. Texas Education Agency 2009 Thank you!