State Board of Education Conducts
Listening Tours Across the State
Regional meetings began last week to gather input for the new Long-Range Plan for Public Education now being developed by the State Board of Education (SBOE).
Texas PTA’s President-Elect Sheri Doss is a member of the 18-member Long-Range Plan for Public Education Steering Committee, made up of educators, parents, state and local board members, business officials, college professors, state agency representatives and a student. The steering committee is meeting with Texans around the state to hear firsthand about their concerns and their hopes for Texas public schools.
The goal of these community meetings is to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges. Information gained through the meetings, a statewide online survey, and the work of the Steering Committee will be used to craft a strategic plan for education through the year 2030. We encourage PTA members to attend a community meeting in your area.
The first community meeting was held Thursday, November 2nd, at the El Paso Community College in El Paso, and the most recent community meeting was held Tuesday, November 14th at Region 7 Education Service Center in Kilgore. The Steering Committee met in Austin on Monday, November 6th to discuss two topics:- family empowerment and engagement, and
- equity and access to funding and advanced courses.