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Frequently Asked Questions for New Course Implementation
2009 - 2010 Graduation Requirements
CTE Courses Proposed to Satisfy Academic Credit
Posted October 5, 2009
Frequently Asked Questions for New Course Implementation
As a benefit to CTAT members, this list of questions and answers has been compiled in one place to assist you as you make decisions and plans for your CTE programs. As of the date of this list, answers or resources are not available for all questions.
Where can I find graduation plan changes outlined in HB3 passed by the 81st Texas Legislature?
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/graduation.aspx
Where can I find the new TEKS for high school CTE courses?http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/home/sboeadopt.html
Where can I find the new TEKS for middle school CTE courses?http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter127/ch127a.html
The newly adopted middle school courses became effective September 1, 2009 and can be found in Chapter 127 of the Texas Administrative Code 127.3 and 127.4 The career investigation course TAC 127.2 is still included in this link because it is effective for 2009-2010, but will be deleted for 2010-2011 school year. Be sure to check the effective date of each course.
Where can I find PEIMS numbers for the new courses?
At this link. CTE(1)
Where can I find suggested course sequences by cluster?
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Architecture & Construction
Arts, A/V & Communications
Business, Management & Administration
Education & Training
Finance
Government & Public Administration
Health Science
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety & Security
Manufacturing
Marketing, Sales & Service
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Transportation & Logistics
Are course sequences flexible?
Districts determine which courses will be offered and have flexibility in selecting the order of courses to match a student's program of study with available courses. Sequences are provided as suggestions and can be customized by districts as they plan offerings for students. Courses may also cross clusters as students build programs of study with coherent sequences of academic and CTE courses. The CTE programs of study found at www.AchieveTexas.org are being updated to reflect the new courses and the flexibility for the recommended high school program graduation requirements provided by HB 3.
Where can I find a crosswalk of old courses to new?
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Architecture & Construction
Arts, A/V & Communications
Business, Management & Administration
Education & Training
Finance
Government & Public Administration
Health Science
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety & Security
Manufacturing
Marketing, Sales & Service
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Transportation & Logistics
Where can I find a crosswalk of teacher certifications acceptable for each new course?
Click here for a draft crosswalk from TEA. Before becoming final, the State Board of Education must formally adopt proposed CTE courses to satisfy fourth year math and science credit requirements. The SBOE will consider possible adoption in January. Following SBOE action, the State Board for Educator Certification must approve the certification crosswalk in early 2010 prior to release. CTE courses that satisfy academic credit must be taught by teachers certified in the academic area or meet requirements established in the federal No Child Left Behind Act as determined by the district. To view Highly Qualified No Child Left Behind and CTE requirements - click here.
Will the courses continue to require that teachers have coordination periods?
The Student Attendance Accounting Handbook governs this question for Career Prep courses. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance/handbook/index.html
Will there be any training for administrators and counselors on the new courses and implementation?
CTAT will offer training sessions with timely topics appropriate to new course implementation at the Education Open Source conference Feb. 8 - 10. Teacher taining sessions on the new TEKS will be available at the summer Texas Career Education Conference for health science, business, marketing and finance teachers.
Will professional development be available for teachers prior to the fall of 2010?
TEA hosted workshops for approximately 400 teachers in the fall of 2009. These teachers are master trainers for the new courses and TEKS. Regional Education Service Centers, districts, SSAs and state CTE professional associations may organize and offer training utilizing the master teachers and training materials developed by agency. The TEA will have TEKS implementation professional development training posted on the TEA web site, so teachers and administrators will know of all the opportunities available for training in their cluster. TEKS implementation training is being developed for each of the 16 clusters.
Many larger districts are likely to host their own trainings. Smaller districts may want to inquire with larger districts and regional service centers about having teachers attend their trainings.
When will Advanced Technical Credit training be available?
All ATC approvals expiring July 31, 2009 will automatically be extended an extra year so that they will expire July 31, 2010. ATC certificates now reflect this extension. Training dates and locations will be posted on the ATC web site as they are scheduled http://atctexas.org/calendar.asp These steps will provide time needed for a careful review of the new TEKS and the development of the ATC Course Crosswalk for 2010 – 2011.
When and how will funding flow for the $50 per student codes as a 2 or 3 enrolled in an advanced CTE course?
The funds are appropriated for school years 2010 and 2011 and will be earmarked with intent Code 22 for CTE. It is expected that students coded as two or three who are enrolled in CTE courses will draw the subsidy. When funded, the subsidy will be for students who enroll and complete. Rules regarding the subsidy are to be determined.
Where is the list of certification exams eligible for the state subsidy?
The list is being developed by the Texas Workforce Commission in consultation with the Texas Workforce Investment Council. Once generated, the Commissioners of Education and Higher Education must approve the list before it’s implemented. The list of certifications that qualify will be those leading to high skill, high wage, high demand jobs as specified by law. The subsidy is effective for the 2010 and 2011 school years and will flow to districts directly as a reimbursement for the cost of the exam if the student passed and the district requests the reimbursement. This is funded for the 2010-2011 school year, not the 2009-2010 school year.
Can districts add graduation requirements in addition to state requirements, including Tech Apps?
School districts have authority to implement graduation credit requirements beyond what is required by state law and rule. This authority would allow districts to continue to require a technology applications credit, for example, even though the State Board of Education may no longer require this credit. These credit requirements should be considered separate and apart from the state requirements and local districts have complete authority over how they implement the requirements. The additional credit requirement could be satisfied by any course the district designates, including CTE courses. Section 28.002(g) of the Education Code states "Each district is encouraged to exceed minimum requirements of law and State Board of Education rule." It is understood that the details of such a requirement are also subject to local decision.
For additional questions concerning policy, please contact TEA.
Posted August 11, 2009
2009 – 2010 Graduation Requirements
Click the link below to access new graduation requirements, side by side graduation plan comparisons and frequently asked questions on House Bill 3 on the TEA website.
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/HB3index.html
Posted October 5, 2009
CTE Courses Proposed to Satisfy Academic Credit
The State Board of Education (SBOE) met in September to consider allowing newly developed CTE courses to satisfy academic credit. Showing support for courses drafted by CTE Writing Teams, the board requested draft rules that would allow specific courses to satisfy academic credit. Draft rules for the November SBOE meeting will include the following CTE courses for academic credit.
Recommended High School Plan:
MATH
Mathematical Applications in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (not fourth year)
Statistics and Risk Management (fourth year)
Engineering Mathematics (fourth year)
SCIENCE
Advanced Animal Science (fourth year)
Advanced Plant and Soil Science (fourth year)
Food Science (fourth year)
Forensic Science (fourth year)
Advanced Biotechnology (fourth year)
Distinguished Achievement Plan:
MATH
Statistics and Risk Management (fourth year)
Engineering Mathematics (fourth year)
SCIENCE
Advanced Animal Science (fourth year)
Advanced Plant and Soil Science (fourth year)
Food Science (fourth year)
Forensic Science (fourth year)
Advanced Biotechnology (fourth year)
The draft rules will not include the Accounting I, Accounting II and Financial Analysis courses. To support these courses for math credit, register to testify at the November meeting of the SBOE. Registration is due the Friday or Monday prior to the meeting.
Additionally, the SBOE requested rules that would allow the following CTE courses to satisfy other graduation credit requirements.
Principles of Floral Design - Fine Art
Professional Communications - Speech
Business English - English on the Minimum Plan only
CTE courses currently approved for fourth year science credit will continue to satisfy that credit.
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Medical Microbiology (RHSP only)
Pathophysiology (RHSP only)
Scientific Research and Design
Principles of Technology (RHSP only)
Engineering and Design
In other business, the SBOE adopted requirements for the Recommended High School Plan as established in HB3, passed by the 81st Texas Legislature to provide more flexibility for students to pursue courses of interest to them, including up to 5.5 student selected enrichment and academic courses. Students are no longer required to earn one-half credit of Health, one-half credit of Speech and one credit of Technology Applications (Tech Apps). Students must earn only one credit in PE, not one and one-half credits.
In an effort to align all three graduation plans available for Texas students, the SBOE requested draft rules that would soon extend the same flexibility in both the Minimum Plan and Distinguished Achievement Plan. The board asked that draft rules continue to include the one-half credit requirement of Speech for all three plans. The board chose not to draft rules that would move eliminated high school credit requirements to the middle school level. The draft rules will be subject to a public hearing and further discussion by the SBOE prior to adoption. The SBOE could make changes to the rules before formal adoption.
