| From | Fran's Friday Message <[email protected]> |
| Subject | ACTION ALERT for SBOE |
| Date | September 4, 2025 12:31 PM |
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ACTION ITEM: SBOE Meets Next Week=20
to consider new Social Studies TEKS
Sorry to be sending you TWO action items in two days, but things move fast =
around the TX Legislature. Today, it's the State Board of Education.
The State Board of Education (SBOE) will be meeting every day next week in =
Austin. One of the items on the agenda is consideration and action on a co=
mmittee report for Social Studies TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill=
s) in K-12. We need to remind our SBOE representatives that we expect TEKS=
and instructional material that will be a comprehensive model, taught in a=
chronological manner, to include:
American Exceptionalism and Texas Greatness
Dedicated instruction on Texas State History
Promote love of country while encouraging honest reflection on trials and t=
riumphs
There are three ways you can take action:
1) Attend the SBOE meeting in Austin on Wednesday, Sept 10. Either ju=
st be in the room to observe and lend support, or actually testify.
2) Submit written testimony to the Board via the Board=E2=80=99s email=
link.
3) Contact your own SBOE Board member and ask them to vote for respons=
ible Social Studies TEKS that support critical thinking, comprehensive and =
chronological teaching of US and Texas history, and reflect the true histor=
y of Texas and America.
Here=E2=80=99s what you need to know:
1) To testify in person: you must register to testify in advance. Re=
gistration is open from now until 5:00 pm on Friday Sept 5 (that's tomorrow=
!). See instructions for public testimony at this link. Read the rules, a=
nd then click the link at the bottom of the page that says: =E2=80=9CI ackn=
owledge that I have read the above instructions and procedures and am ready=
to proceed to registration.=E2=80=9D Then fill in the blanks on the form.=
The agenda item for SS TEKS is Committee of the Full Board on Wed. Sept 1=
0. Testimony is limited to 2 minutes.
2) To submit written testimony, send an email prior to Monday Sept 8 t=
o [email protected]. Your submitted testimony will be distributed t=
o all Board members.
3) To contact your SBOE representative, use this link to Board members=
. Click on your representative and you will see an email address, mailing =
address and phone number. Don=E2=80=99t know which district you=E2=80=99re=
in? Find out here.
Talking points:
=C2=B7 Share why it matters to you personally
=C2=B7 Emphasize the need to go deep on the principles and history =
that make Texas special
=C2=B7 Highlight what students gain with a robust perspective
=C2=B7 Keep it positive! Talk about supporting Texas students, edu=
cators, and parents
=C2=B7 Social Studies should take a comprehensive approach, not be =
simply repetitive, repeating the same things at different grade levels.
=C2=B7 Stress importance of an 8th grade year of Texas history in c=
ontext to America and the world. (some proposals do away with 8th grade TX=
history)
Please do what you can to emphasize the importance of teaching Texas and Am=
erican history to Texas students. You can do one, two or all three of the =
suggested action items. I think it=E2=80=99s particularly important to con=
tact your SBOE representatives to let them know your thoughts. But if poss=
ible, please testify either in person or via the email link.
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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ht: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">The State Board of Educ=
ation (SBOE) will be meeting every day next week in Austin.<span style=3D"m=
so-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the items on the agenda is consider=
ation and action on a committee report for Social Studies TEKS (Texas Essen=
tial Knowledge and Skills) in K-12.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> =
; </span>We need to remind our SBOE representatives that we expect TEKS and=
instructional material that will be a comprehensive model, taught in a chr=
onological manner, to include:</p>=20
<ul style=3D"list-style-position: inside; Margin: 0 0 10px 0=
; padding: 0 0 0 10px;">=20
<li class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"display: list-item; lin=
e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;">American Exceptionalism and Texas Greatness</li>=20
<li class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"display: list-item; lin=
e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;">Dedicated instruction on Texas State History</li>=20
<li class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"display: list-item; lin=
e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;">Promote love of country while encouraging honest ref=
lection on trials and triumphs</li>=20
</ul> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; fon=
t-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin:=
0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-=
bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">There are three ways you can take actio=
n:</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: aria=
l,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0;=
text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; =
Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 l=
evel1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family:=
Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignor=
e;">1)<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &nbs=
p; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Attend the SBOE meeting in Aust=
in on Wednesday, Sept 10.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E=
ither just be in the room to observe and lend support, or <strong>actually =
testify.</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; fo=
nt-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin=
: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin=
-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in;=
mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bi=
di-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"=
mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Submit written t=
estimony to the Board via the Board=E2=80=99s email link.</p> <p class=3D"M=
soNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-ser=
if; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; f=
ont-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;=
margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [i=
f !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-t=
heme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style=3D=
"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></sp=
an></span><!--[endif]-->Contact your own SBOE Board member and ask them to =
vote for responsible Social Studies TEKS that support critical thinking, co=
mprehensive and chronological teaching of US and Texas history, and reflect=
the true history of Texas and America.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=
=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 4=
00; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; li=
ne-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Here=E2=80=99s w=
hat you need to know:</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144=
; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; ma=
rgin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.2=
5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"ms=
o-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=
=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nb=
sp; <strong> </strong></span></span></span><strong><=
!--[endif]-->To testify in person</strong>:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes=
;"> </span>you must register to testify in advance.<span style=3D"mso=
-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Registration is open from now until 5:00 pm =
on Friday Sept 5 (that's tomorrow!).<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbs=
p; </span>See instructions for <a href=3D"[link removed]
/tracking/click-link/vHtOaVlZI-Ge-Vd-CdxaA9sJnXc2YX9O1dFlE35CZmo=3D/-wbQ9Pw=
vmPu-Y1nd6xrQbfhBmpyRjZGxbVIo9xSed0Q=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-deco=
ration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-heig=
ht: 1.5;">public testimony at this link</a>.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s;"> </span>Read the rules, and then click the link at the bottom of =
the page that says: =E2=80=9C<em>I acknowledge that I have read the above i=
nstructions and procedures and am ready to proceed to registration</em>.=E2=
=80=9D<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then fill in the bla=
nks on the form.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The agenda=
item for SS TEKS is Committee of the Full Board on Wed. Sept 10.<span styl=
e=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Testimony is limited to 2 minutes.</=
p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; tex=
t-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Marg=
in-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l3 level=
1 lfo3;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: Cal=
ibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=
2)<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &n=
bsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>To submit written testimony=
,</strong> send an email prior to Monday Sept 8 to <a href=3D"mailto:testim=
[email protected]" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-we=
ight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">testimony@s=
boe.texas.gov</a>.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your sub=
mitted testimony will be distributed to all Board members.</p> <p class=3D"=
MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-se=
rif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; =
font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px=
; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3;"><!-- [=
if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-=
theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style=
=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span><=
/span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>To contact your SBOE representative</str=
ong><a href=3D"[link removed]
lZI-Ge-Vd-CdxaA9sJnXc2YX9O1dFlE35CZmo=3D/-wbQ9PwvmPu-Y1nd6xrQbWx7-gAPfqK3o6=
ZvtvxNYjY=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: =
inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">, use this link t=
o Board members</a>.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Click =
on your representative and you will see an email address, mailing address a=
nd phone number.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don=E2=80=
=99t know which district you=E2=80=99re in?<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes=
;"> </span><a href=3D"[link removed]
k-link/vHtOaVlZI-Ge-Vd-CdxaA9sJnXc2YX9O1dFlE35CZmo=3D/-wbQ9PwvmPu-Y1nd6xrQb=
RYD7XYrELnchoLSgl1KJWQ=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; =
font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Find=
out here</a>.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-=
family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0=
; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bo=
ttom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Talking points:</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpac=
ing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font=
-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size=
: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-=
left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !suppo=
rtLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Sym=
bol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=
=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Share why it mat=
ters to you personally</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c414=
4; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; m=
argin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; m=
argin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.=
25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"f=
ont-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: =
Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt=
'Times New Roman';"> </spa=
n></span></span><!--[endif]-->Emphasize the need to go deep on the principl=
es and history that make Texas special</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=
=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 4=
00; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; li=
ne-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in=
; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--=
><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-b=
idi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span sty=
le=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Highlight what students gain=
with a robust perspective</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3=
c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: =
0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.=
5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent=
: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=
=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-fam=
ily: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: =
7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> =
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Keep it positive!<span style=3D"mso-spac=
erun: yes;"> </span>Talk about supporting Texas students, educators, =
and parents</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fam=
ily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; M=
argin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-botto=
m: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-l=
ist: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family:=
Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><s=
pan style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New=
Roman';"> </span></span></=
span><!--[endif]-->Social Studies should take a comprehensive approach, not=
be simply repetitive, repeating the same things at different grade levels.=
</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; t=
ext-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 lev=
el1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; ms=
o-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=
=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"=
> </span></span></span><!--=
[endif]-->Stress importance of an 8<sup>th</sup> grade year of Texas histor=
y in context to America and the world.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&n=
bsp; </span>(some proposals do away with 8<sup>th</sup> grade TX history)</=
p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; tex=
t-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Marg=
in-bottom: 10px;">Please do what you can to emphasize the importance of tea=
ching Texas and American history to Texas students.<span style=3D"mso-space=
run: yes;"> </span>You can do one, two or all three of the suggested =
action items.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it=E2=
=80=99s particularly important to contact your SBOE representatives to let =
them know your thoughts. But if possible, please testify either in pe=
rson or via the email link.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #=
3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding:=
0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1=
.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Thanks for staying engaged!<=
/p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,h=
elvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; te=
xt-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Mar=
gin-bottom: 10px;">Fran Rhodes, President</p></th>=20
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gin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style=3D"color: #cc000=
0;">True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.<br>Can you=
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ACTION ITEM: SBOE Meets Next Week
to consider new Social Studies TEKS
Sorry to be sending you TWO action items in two days, but things move fast around the TX Legislature. Today, it's the State Board of Education.
The State Board of Education (SBOE) will be meeting every day next week in Austin. One of the items on the agenda is consideration and action on a committee report for Social Studies TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) in K-12. We need to remind our SBOE representatives that we expect TEKS and instructional material that will be a comprehensive model, taught in a chronological manner, to include:
American Exceptionalism and Texas Greatness
Dedicated instruction on Texas State History
Promote love of country while encouraging honest reflection on trials and triumphs
There are three ways you can take action:
1) Attend the SBOE meeting in Austin on Wednesday, Sept 10. Either just be in the room to observe and lend support, or actually testify.
2) Submit written testimony to the Board via the Board’s email link.
3) Contact your own SBOE Board member and ask them to vote for responsible Social Studies TEKS that support critical thinking, comprehensive and chronological teaching of US and Texas history, and reflect the true history of Texas and America.
Here’s what you need to know:
1) To testify in person: you must register to testify in advance. Registration is open from now until 5:00 pm on Friday Sept 5 (that's tomorrow!). See instructions for public testimony at this link. Read the rules, and then click the link at the bottom of the page that says: “I acknowledge that I have read the above instructions and procedures and am ready to proceed to registration.” Then fill in the blanks on the form. The agenda item for SS TEKS is Committee of the Full Board on Wed. Sept 10. Testimony is limited to 2 minutes.
2) To submit written testimony, send an email prior to Monday Sept 8 to [email protected]. Your submitted testimony will be distributed to all Board members.
3) To contact your SBOE representative, use this link to Board members. Click on your representative and you will see an email address, mailing address and phone number. Don’t know which district you’re in? Find out here.
Talking points:
· Share why it matters to you personally
· Emphasize the need to go deep on the principles and history that make Texas special
· Highlight what students gain with a robust perspective
· Keep it positive! Talk about supporting Texas students, educators, and parents
· Social Studies should take a comprehensive approach, not be simply repetitive, repeating the same things at different grade levels.
· Stress importance of an 8th grade year of Texas history in context to America and the world. (some proposals do away with 8th grade TX history)
Please do what you can to emphasize the importance of teaching Texas and American history to Texas students. You can do one, two or all three of the suggested action items. I think it’s particularly important to contact your SBOE representatives to let them know your thoughts. But if possible, please testify either in person or via the email link.
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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American Exceptionalism and Texas Greatness
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Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal align-center" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: a=
rial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin:=
0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: =
10px; text-align: center;"><strong>ACTION ITEM:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:=
yes;"> </span>SBOE Meets Next Week </strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al align-center" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans=
-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt=
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enter;"><strong>to consider new Social Studies TEKS</strong></p> <p class=
=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,san=
s-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: le=
ft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: =
10px;"><em><strong>Sorry to be sending you TWO action items in two days, bu=
t things move fast around the TX Legislature. Today, it's the State B=
oard of Education.</strong></em></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"col=
or: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; pad=
ding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-heig=
ht: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">The State Board of Educ=
ation (SBOE) will be meeting every day next week in Austin.<span style=3D"m=
so-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the items on the agenda is consider=
ation and action on a committee report for Social Studies TEKS (Texas Essen=
tial Knowledge and Skills) in K-12.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> =
; </span>We need to remind our SBOE representatives that we expect TEKS and=
instructional material that will be a comprehensive model, taught in a chr=
onological manner, to include:</p>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
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ecial-format: bullet;">American Exceptionalism and Texas Greatness</li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;">Dedicated instruction on Texas State History</li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;">Promote love of country while encouraging honest ref=
lection on trials and triumphs</li>=20
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t-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin:=
0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-=
bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">There are three ways you can take actio=
n:</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: aria=
l,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0;=
text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; =
Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 l=
evel1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family:=
Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignor=
e;">1)<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &nbs=
p; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Attend the SBOE meeting in Aust=
in on Wednesday, Sept 10.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E=
ither just be in the room to observe and lend support, or <strong>actually =
testify.</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; fo=
nt-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin=
: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin=
-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in;=
mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bi=
di-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"=
mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Submit written t=
estimony to the Board via the Board=E2=80=99s email link.</p> <p class=3D"M=
soNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-ser=
if; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; f=
ont-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;=
margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [i=
f !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-t=
heme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style=3D=
"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></sp=
an></span><!--[endif]-->Contact your own SBOE Board member and ask them to =
vote for responsible Social Studies TEKS that support critical thinking, co=
mprehensive and chronological teaching of US and Texas history, and reflect=
the true history of Texas and America.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=
=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 4=
00; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; li=
ne-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Here=E2=80=99s w=
hat you need to know:</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144=
; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; ma=
rgin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.2=
5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"ms=
o-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=
=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nb=
sp; <strong> </strong></span></span></span><strong><=
!--[endif]-->To testify in person</strong>:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes=
;"> </span>you must register to testify in advance.<span style=3D"mso=
-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Registration is open from now until 5:00 pm =
on Friday Sept 5 (that's tomorrow!).<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbs=
p; </span>See instructions for <a href=3D"[link removed]
/tracking/click-link/vHtOaVlZI-Ge-Vd-CdxaA9sJnXc2YX9O1dFlE35CZmo=3D/-wbQ9Pw=
vmPu-Y1nd6xrQbfhBmpyRjZGxbVIo9xSed0Q=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-deco=
ration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-heig=
ht: 1.5;">public testimony at this link</a>.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s;"> </span>Read the rules, and then click the link at the bottom of =
the page that says: =E2=80=9C<em>I acknowledge that I have read the above i=
nstructions and procedures and am ready to proceed to registration</em>.=E2=
=80=9D<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then fill in the bla=
nks on the form.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The agenda=
item for SS TEKS is Committee of the Full Board on Wed. Sept 10.<span styl=
e=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Testimony is limited to 2 minutes.</=
p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; tex=
t-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Marg=
in-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l3 level=
1 lfo3;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: Cal=
ibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=
2)<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &n=
bsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>To submit written testimony=
,</strong> send an email prior to Monday Sept 8 to <a href=3D"mailto:testim=
[email protected]" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-we=
ight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">testimony@s=
boe.texas.gov</a>.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your sub=
mitted testimony will be distributed to all Board members.</p> <p class=3D"=
MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-se=
rif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; =
font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px=
; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3;"><!-- [=
if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-=
theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style=
=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span><=
/span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>To contact your SBOE representative</str=
ong><a href=3D"[link removed]
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ZvtvxNYjY=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: =
inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">, use this link t=
o Board members</a>.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Click =
on your representative and you will see an email address, mailing address a=
nd phone number.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don=E2=80=
=99t know which district you=E2=80=99re in?<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes=
;"> </span><a href=3D"[link removed]
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RYD7XYrELnchoLSgl1KJWQ=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; =
font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Find=
out here</a>.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-=
family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0=
; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bo=
ttom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Talking points:</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpac=
ing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font=
-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size=
: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-=
left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !suppo=
rtLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Sym=
bol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=
=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Share why it mat=
ters to you personally</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c414=
4; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; m=
argin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; m=
argin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.=
25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"f=
ont-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: =
Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt=
'Times New Roman';"> </spa=
n></span></span><!--[endif]-->Emphasize the need to go deep on the principl=
es and history that make Texas special</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=
=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 4=
00; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; li=
ne-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in=
; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--=
><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-b=
idi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span sty=
le=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Highlight what students gain=
with a robust perspective</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3=
c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: =
0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.=
5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent=
: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=
=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-fam=
ily: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: =
7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> =
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Keep it positive!<span style=3D"mso-spac=
erun: yes;"> </span>Talk about supporting Texas students, educators, =
and parents</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fam=
ily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; M=
argin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-botto=
m: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-l=
ist: l2 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family:=
Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><s=
pan style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New=
Roman';"> </span></span></=
span><!--[endif]-->Social Studies should take a comprehensive approach, not=
be simply repetitive, repeating the same things at different grade levels.=
</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; t=
ext-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 lev=
el1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; ms=
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=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"=
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ACTION ITEM: SBOE Meets Next Week
to consider new Social Studies TEKS
Sorry to be sending you TWO action items in two days, but things move fast around the TX Legislature. Today, it's the State Board of Education.
The State Board of Education (SBOE) will be meeting every day next week in Austin. One of the items on the agenda is consideration and action on a committee report for Social Studies TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) in K-12. We need to remind our SBOE representatives that we expect TEKS and instructional material that will be a comprehensive model, taught in a chronological manner, to include:
American Exceptionalism and Texas Greatness
Dedicated instruction on Texas State History
Promote love of country while encouraging honest reflection on trials and triumphs
There are three ways you can take action:
1) Attend the SBOE meeting in Austin on Wednesday, Sept 10. Either just be in the room to observe and lend support, or actually testify.
2) Submit written testimony to the Board via the Board’s email link.
3) Contact your own SBOE Board member and ask them to vote for responsible Social Studies TEKS that support critical thinking, comprehensive and chronological teaching of US and Texas history, and reflect the true history of Texas and America.
Here’s what you need to know:
1) To testify in person: you must register to testify in advance. Registration is open from now until 5:00 pm on Friday Sept 5 (that's tomorrow!). See instructions for public testimony at this link. Read the rules, and then click the link at the bottom of the page that says: “I acknowledge that I have read the above instructions and procedures and am ready to proceed to registration.” Then fill in the blanks on the form. The agenda item for SS TEKS is Committee of the Full Board on Wed. Sept 10. Testimony is limited to 2 minutes.
2) To submit written testimony, send an email prior to Monday Sept 8 to [email protected]. Your submitted testimony will be distributed to all Board members.
3) To contact your SBOE representative, use this link to Board members. Click on your representative and you will see an email address, mailing address and phone number. Don’t know which district you’re in? Find out here.
Talking points:
· Share why it matters to you personally
· Emphasize the need to go deep on the principles and history that make Texas special
· Highlight what students gain with a robust perspective
· Keep it positive! Talk about supporting Texas students, educators, and parents
· Social Studies should take a comprehensive approach, not be simply repetitive, repeating the same things at different grade levels.
· Stress importance of an 8th grade year of Texas history in context to America and the world. (some proposals do away with 8th grade TX history)
Please do what you can to emphasize the importance of teaching Texas and American history to Texas students. You can do one, two or all three of the suggested action items. I think it’s particularly important to contact your SBOE representatives to let them know your thoughts. But if possible, please testify either in person or via the email link.
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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