SBOE

Adopting rules, criteria, and procedures; approving programs; designating and mandating instruction that is essential to a well-balanced curriculum.

Sec. 7.102 (c)

(1) The board shall develop and update a longrange plan for public education. (4) The board shall establish curriculum and graduation requirements. (5) The board shall establish a standard of performance considered satisfactory on student assessment instruments.
Texas Educational Code

The members are accountable to the state legislature and to the people who vote in the districts (Organizational Chart).

Sec. 7.101

COMPOSITION. (b) Members of the board are elected at biennial general elections held in compliance with the Election Code.
Texas Educational Code

Sec. 7.104

TERMS. (a) At each general election immediately following a decennial reapportionment of districts, one member shall be elected to the board from each district. Except as provided by Subsection (b), members of the board serve staggered terms of four years with the terms of eight members expiring on January 1 of one odd-numbered year and the terms of seven members expiring on January 1 of the next oddnumbered year. (b) Seven members of the board elected at each general election following a decennial reapportionment of districts shall serve two-year terms and eight members shall serve four-year terms. Members shall draw lots to determine who serves which terms.
Texas Educational Code

Barbara Cargill, a science educator from The Woodlands, was appointed chair of the SBOE on July 1, 2011. She will serve in this leadership role through Feb. 1, 2013. OFFICERS. (a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the chair from among the membership of the board. The chair serves a term of two years.
Texas Educational Code

Sec. 7.107.

Sec. 7.101.

COMPOSITION. (a) The State Board of Education is composed of 15 members elected from districts. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP. (a) A person is not eligible for election to or service on the board if the person holds an office with this state or any political subdivision of this state. (b) A person may not be elected from or serve in a district who is not a bona fide resident of the district with one year's continuous residence before election. A person is not eligible for election to or service on the board unless the person is a qualified voter of the district in which the person resides and is at least 26 years of age.
Texas Educational Code

Sec. 7.103.

SBEC

To recognize public school educators as professionals and grant educators the authority to govern the standards of their profession. The Board oversees all aspects of the preparation, certification and standards of conduct of public school educators. The Board will: Seek the tools and resources to ensure the education, safety, and welfare of Texas school children. Monitor and improve the quality and effectiveness of educator preparation programs. Improve the effectiveness and the efficiency of business operations by expanding the use of technology.

The Texas Education Code requires that the governor appoint the following 11 voting members of the board, each serving a six-year term: four classroom teachers, one counselor, two administrators and four citizens. Three non-voting members also serve on the Board: a dean of a college of education is appointed by the governor; a staff member of the Texas Education Agency is appointed by the Commissioner of Education; and a staff member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is appointed by the Commissioner of Higher Education.

Bonny L. Cain, Ed D., Board Chair, is the Superintendent of the Waco Independent School District. Dr. Cains term will expire February 1, 2015.

Classroom teachers must complete 150 clock hours every five years.

CPE (professional development) hours may be obtained online or in person through an approved CPE Provider, such as: workshops, conferences, and in-service or staff development delivered by an approved registered provider; undergraduate and graduate coursework through an accredited institution of higher education, with one semester credit being equivalent to 15 CPE clock hours; interactive distance learning, video conferencing, or on-line activities; independent study, not to exceed 20% of the required clock hours; development of curriculum or CPE training materials; presenting CPE activities, not to exceed 10% of the required clock hours; serving as a mentor, not to exceed 30% of the required clock hours; serving as an assessor for the principal assessment, not to exceed 10% of the required clock hours

Title 19, Part 7, Chapter 249, SubChapter B, Rule 249.15 (a) Pursuant to this chapter, the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) may take any of the following actions:

(1) place restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or holding of a certificate, either indefinitely or for a set term; (2) issue an inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand; (3) suspend a certificate for a set term or issue a probated suspension for a set term; (4) revoke or cancel, which includes accepting the surrender of, a certificate without opportunity for reapplication for a set term or permanently; or (5) impose any additional conditions or restrictions upon a certificate that the SBEC deems necessary to facilitate the rehabilitation and professional development of the educator or to protect students, parents of students, school personnel, or school officials.
Texas Administrative Code

Shaine Glass & Irina Minina-Mentz