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Overview

Scope and Contents of the Records

Arrangement of the Records

Restrictions

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Senior Advisor's Office: Education reference materials, 1988, 1990-2000, undated (bulk 1995-1997),

Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas Governor George W. Bush:

An Inventory of Senior Advisor's Office, Education Reference Materials at the Texas State Archives, 1988, 1990-2000, undated (bulk 1995-1997)



Overview

Creator:Texas. Governor (1995-2000 : Bush)
Title: Senior Advisor's Office: Education reference materials
Dates: 1988, 1990-2000, undated
Dates: (bulk 1995-1997)
Abstract:These records include correspondence, e-mails, faxes, and memos; notes; newsletters, brochures and other publications; newspaper and magazine clippings; copies of bills and other legislative records; attorney general opinions/advice and litigation documents; press releases and speeches; reports (both narrative and statistical); policy development files; agenda and minutes; resumes; conference packets; videocassettes; and audiocassettes. Records date 1988, 1990-2000, undated (bulk 1995-1997). They comprise reference files for the office of Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush relating to education.
Quantity: 24.67 cubic ft.
Location: The records are currently housed at the Texas State Archives while being prepared for research use. When the project has been completed, the records will be sent to the George Bush Presidential Library or the presidential library of George W. Bush if one has been established in Texas.
Repository: Texas State Archives

Agency History

The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state, elected by the citizens every four years. The duties and responsibilities of the governor include serving as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces; convening special sessions of the legislature for specific purposes; delivering to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session a report on the condition of the state, an accounting of all public money under the governor's control, a recommended biennial budget, an estimate of the amounts of money required to be raised by taxation, and any recommendations he deems necessary; signing or vetoing bills passed by the legislature; and executing the laws of the state. The governor can grant reprieves and commutations of punishment and pardons, upon the recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and revoke conditional pardons. He appoints numerous state officials (with the consent of the Senate), fills vacancies in state and district offices (except vacancies in the legislature), calls special elections to fill vacancies in the legislature, fills vacancies in the United States Senate until an election can be held, and serves as ex officio member of several state boards.

The office of governor was first established by the Constitution of 1845 and superseded the office of president of the Republic of Texas. The position now exists under authority of Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of 1876 and Texas Government Code, Chapter 401. To be elected governor, a person must be at least thirty years old, a United States citizen, and a resident of Texas for at least five years preceding the election. In 1972, the term of office was extended from two to four years, effective in 1975. Since 1856 the governor has had the use of the Governor's Mansion.

In 1999 there were 198 full time equivalent employees in the Office of the Governor. Thirteen divisions outside of the Executive Office assist the governor in carrying out his functions: Administration, Appointments, Budget & Planning, Communications, General Counsel, Legislative, Policy, Scheduling, Criminal Justice Division, Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, Office of Film, Music, Television and Multimedia Industries, Women's Commission, and Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness.

Margaret La Montagne began working in the Governor's Office in January 1995 as Deputy Director of Appointments. After the 74th legislative session (1995), her title was changed to Senior Advisor reporting directly to the governor and her office was moved to the Capitol. Her focus was on education-related issues, which went through her rather than the Policy Division, especially after the 74th legislative session when the Education Policy person left and the position was not filled. She retained some of her appointment duties after becoming Senior Advisor, including selecting appointees for education related boards and commissions. Her staff included Public Education/Special Projects Counsel [title changed from Public Education to Special Projects and back] (first Michelle Tobias from 1995 to 1998, then Jennifer Piskun, followed by Debra Esterak); Administrative Assistant (Judy Okimura, then Shannon Smith); and Special Projects Assistant (Sheryl Labar for a while, spring 1996-February 1997).

George W. Bush Biographical Sketch

George W. Bush served as governor of Texas from January 17, 1995 to December 21, 2000, resigning as governor in the middle of his second term to become president of the United States.

He challenged the incumbent governor, Democrat Ann Richards, running on promises to improve public education and to reform the juvenile justice system, welfare, and the state's tort laws -- the system under which an injured person may sue for damages. During the 74th Legislature in 1995, he worked with the Democrats who controlled both houses of the Texas legislature and managed to get bills passed that dealt with the four issues he had emphasized in his campaign. Bush was seen as pro-business and a consensus-builder.

Bush advocated and signed the two largest tax cuts to date in Texas history, totaling over $3 billion. To pay for the cuts, he sought (unsuccessfully) federal approval of a plan to privatize Texas' social services. Education reform was a priority throughout his terms, with legislation emphasizing local control of schools, higher standards, and a revised curriculum. Controversy has followed, with charter schools mired in financial scandals and protests against one test determining a child's promotion. After winning reelection in 1998, Bush began his bid for the presidency and was not as involved in the 76th Legislature in 1999.

George W. Bush was born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut and grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He graduated from Andover Academy, and received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's from Harvard Business School. He served as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. In 1978, Bush was defeated in a run for the U.S. Congress in West Texas. He was involved in energy exploration from the 1970s into the 1980s. From 1989 until his election as governor, Bush worked with the Texas Rangers baseball organization, leading a group of partners in purchasing the team, and then serving as managing general partner. He married Laura Welch in 1977; they have two daughters.

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Scope and Contents of the Records

These records include correspondence, e-mails, faxes, and memos; notes; newsletters, brochures and other publications; newspaper and magazine clippings; copies of bills and other legislative records; attorney general opinions/advice and litigation documents; press releases and speeches; reports (both narrative and statistical); policy development files; agenda and minutes; resumes; conference packets; videocassettes; and audiocassettes. Records date 1988, 1990-2000, undated (bulk 1995-1997). They comprise reference files for the office of Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush relating to education. The difference is unclear between these files and the Education issues files (I and II) previously described in this finding aid, except that these reference files are less organized; they often were not originally in file folders. At any rate, they supplement, and may often duplicate, the Education issues files. Correspondents include organizations dedicated to educational issues, state and federal agency officials and employees, professional educators, corporations, consultants, and private citizens interested in education. Topics include Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), Home Rule school districts, the Education Commission of the States, Chapter 37 (school discipline), charter schools, Senate Bill 1, accountability, Goals 2000, the Governor's Business Council, higher education, school finance, school reform, School-to-Work, the State Board of Education, the State Board for Educator Certification, technology, the Telecommunications Infrastructure Board (TIF), and textbooks.

If you are reading this electronically, you may click on the appropriate link to return to the main finding aid for records of this office (Senior Advisor's Office, Records, 1948, 1964-1965, 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-2000, undated (bulk 1995-2000), 88 cubic ft.). If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aid is found at a separate divider within the binder.

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Arrangement of the Records

These records are arranged in the order received; there seems to be some attempt at a rough alphabetical order in the major topics, but this order is not consistent, and the same topic often has files widely scattered.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117); drivers license numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.130); credit card numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.136), and student records (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.114), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).

Technical Requirements

The researcher wishing to listen to any of the audio tapes should consult with the Archives' Preservation Officer to obtain the necessary equipment.

The researcher wishing to view any of the video footage should consult with the Archives' Preservation Officer and be aware that the archives does not currently own the equipment needed to view some video footage.

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Related Material

The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The listing is not exhaustive.

Texas State Archives
[Related records may also be found in the legislative holdings of the Texas State Archives, both legislative committees and individual legislators.]
[None of the minutes in the following list have been processed. Call numbers for state agency minutes (but not for legislative committee minutes) are found in the following chart: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/findingaids/agencyminutes.html]
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Minutes, July 1988-present, 2.42 cubic ft.
Texas Board for Educator Certification, Agenda and minutes, May 1997-March 1998, 0.30 cubic ft.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Education reference materials, Senior Advisor's Office records, Texas Governor George W. Bush. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2002/151

In December 2000, Governor George W. Bush designated the George Bush Presidential Library as the repository for the records from his tenure as Governor of Texas, under authority of Texas Government Code, Section 441.201. Shortly after he left office, the records were shipped to the Bush Library in College Station, Texas. Texas Attorney General John Cornyn ruled the records are state records subject to the Texas Public Information Act and the management of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission even after transfer to a federal facility (Opinion No. JC-0498, May 3, 2002). In July 2002 the records were transferred from the Bush Library to the Texas State Archives in Austin for preparation for research use. In June 2003, a memorandum of understanding signed by representatives of the National Archives and Records Administration, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and George W. Bush replaced a January 2002 interim memorandum of understanding. The records will be returned to the Bush Library after the project has been completed.

Processing Information

Preliminary survey by Tonia Wood, September 2002

Processed by Tony Black, August 2003

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Detailed Description of the Records

 

Senior Advisor's Office: Education reference materials, 1988, 1990-2000, undated (bulk 1995-1997),
24.67 cubic ft.

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2002/151-243Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) background and drafts, 1993-1997:
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Career and Technology, second draft, July 1, 1996:
Agricultural Science and Technology
Business Education
Health Science Technology
Home Economics Education
Industrial Technology Education
Marketing Education
Career Orientation
Trade and Industrial Education
Pharr Vocation School, David H. Coers, Jr., February 1997
[3 folders; originally in a 3-ring binder]:
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9702050003]
John Moseley--Sherman College Citizenship Program ( The Responsible American Citizen: Community Education for the 21st Century), 1993-1997:
1997
Presentation Highlights and Learning, 1993
Consensus and Citizenship: A Community Base for Systemic Reform, 1994, 1996
Summary of the Project, the Findings, the Proposal, 1994, 1996
Report and Resource Document of Qualitative Research Project, 1994
"It Takes a Whole Village," Texas Journal of Ideas, History and Culture, spring/summer 1995
Box
2002/151-244Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools, June 1995
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9701300416]
Virginia Standards of Learning, 1995-1997
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9702030120]
QUEST (Quality English language arts and reading Standards for Texas), 1996
TASE (Texas Academic Standards for Excellence), an alternative to TEKS, undated
State Board of Education meeting, April 1997
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9704080326]
Preliminary drafts, June 1997
1997
Revisions for K-3 Social Studies, July 1997
Proposed new 19 TAC [Texas Administrative Code], April 1997
1997
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9707180188]
State English Standards: An Appraisal...in 28 States, July 1997
San Antonio TPPF [Texas Public Policy Foundation], 1996-1997
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9609040197]
D[onna] Garner [lead writer, Texas Alternative Document Draft], 1995-1997
[4 folders]
Standards material, 1996
TxCAN [Texas Citizens' Academic Network], 1996-1997
Virginia, 1995-1996
Oregon, 1996
Katy, Burton, Kilpatrick, 1995-1996
Proposed New 19 TAC Chapters 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 118, 128, July 1997
TEKS Expert Review, June 1997
Positive editorial comments on TEKS, July 1997
Positive comments on TEKS, 1997:
ELA [English Language Arts]/Reading
Mathematics
Science
Social studies
Home-Rule School District Tool Kit, undated
Education Commission of the States (ECS) reports and publications, 1995-1996:
ECS materials, December 1995
ECS materials, 1996
State Issues Report, 1995-96 draft, May 1996
Bending without Breaking: Improving Education through Flexibility & Choice, June 1996
Bold Policies = Better Results, June-July 1996
Connecting Learning and Work, 1996
1996
1995-1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9601310292]
Bridging the Gap: School Reform and Student Achievement, December 1995
Standards and Education: A Roadmap for State Policymakers, March 1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9604020172]
1995
Creating an Information Infrastructure State by State: Questions and Issues, March 1996
1996
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2002/151-245Making Quality Count in Undergraduate Education, October 1995
1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9606180205]
Clearinghouse Notes, 1995-1996
Clearinghouse Issue Briefs, April 1996
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), 1996-1997:
Second draft, July 1, 1996:
English Language Arts and Reading/Writing
English Language Arts
Fine Arts
Health Education
Physical Education
Languages Other Than English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Technology Applications
TEKS draft three: Foundation curriculum, 1997:
English Language Arts and Reading:
undated
March 19, 1997
English Workshop, undated
Third Draft, January 1997
Selected Examples, undated
Science, February 5, 1997
Social Studies:
undated
Responses to comments of national experts, undated
January 21, 1997
First Reading TEKS Foundation Areas plus Health, P.E. and Economics (Cluster 1), May 1, 1997:
Separate Exhibit I: English Language Arts and Reading
Separate Exhibit II: Mathematics
Separate Exhibit III: Science
Separate Exhibit IV: Social Studies
Separate Exhibit V: Health Education
Separate Exhibit VI: Physical Education
Separate Exhibit VII: Economics with emphasis on the free enterprise system and its benefits
Separate Exhibit VIII: Spanish Language Arts and English as a Second Language
Separate Exhibit IX: Alternate TESK for Social Studies at Grades 4 and 5
First Reading TEKS Enrichment Areas (Cluster 2) May 1, 1997:
[Front matter]
Separate Exhibit I: Languages Other Than English
Separate Exhibit II: Fine Arts
Separate Exhibit III: Agricultural Science and Technology Education
Separate Exhibit IV: Business Education
Separate Exhibit V: Health Science Technology Education
Separate Exhibit VI: Home Economics Education
Separate Exhibit VII: Technology Education/Industrial Technology Education
Separate Exhibit VIII: Marketing Education
Separate Exhibit IX: Trade and Industrial Education
Separate Exhibit X: Technology Applications
Separate Exhibit XI: Career Orientation
Sunburst Communications: Learner Profile, 1996
[2 folders; originally in 3-ring binder; Macintosh User's Guide was originally sealed, opened by Texas State Archives staff]
Promises, Promises - Technology and the Schools, 1996
[videocassette]
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9603200213]
What's So Special About Special Education? Educating the Disabled, 1996-1997
[videocassette]
Wishbone Pilot Reading Program, 1994-1996:
Wishbone, 1996
[3 folders]
Wishbone: Research Highlights, October 1994-December 1995
Box
2002/151-246Why I Am A Conservative, by P. J. O'Rourke, undated
It's A War, Stupid! by Peter Collier and David Horwitz, 1996
Where Liberals Go To Die - The End of Let's Pretend, by James T. Evans, 1994
Education on the Edge of Possibility, by Renate Nummela Caine and Geoffrey Caine, 1997
Conversations on the Uses of Science and Technology, by Norman Hackerman and Kenneth Ashworth, 1996
Improving Your Child's Education - A Parent's Handbook for Working with Schools, by Chrys Dougherty, 1997
Breaking the Class Ceiling: Paraeducator Pathways to Teaching, 1996
It's Your Money - Paying for Public Schools, 1996
[videocassette]
Connecting Points - A Community Resource Guide, 1994-1996
[2 folders; originally in a 3-ring binder]
ASCD [Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development] Year Book: Rethinking Educational Change with Heart and Mind, 1997
Forest Technologies, undated
Career Encounters: "Automobile Technician,"and "Collision Repair and Refinish Technician," 1996
[videocassettes]
Miscellaneous video tapes, 1996-1997, undated:
Box
Bush Video Box 5Career Encounters: "Automobile Technician," 1996
Career Encounters: "Collision Repair and Refinish Technician," 1996
Box
Bush Video Box 6The Texas A&M University System: "Serving Texans, Shaping the World," 1996
[2 copies]
"The Library Head Start Partnership: Books Change Lives," undated
"The First Years Last Forever (I Am Your Child)," 1997
"ActionLearning," Westerville, Ohio, undated
Tavo Hellmund's "Safe & Sober Program," undated
Advertising Council, Inc., Education Excellence Partnership: "Airplane Mechanic; Heart Surgeon; Bridge Builder; Hurdles," April 5, 1996
"Introducing ETC w/tci," February 6, 1996
"ETC: Elementary Spanish and Geonauts Highlights," undated
Office of the Governor and the Higher Education Coordinating Board: "Protecting Public Funds: Your Responsibilities Under the Public Funds Investment Act," undated
National School Conference Institute Television and Network System: "Preview of the All-Stars," undated
"Gun Safety with Dan West: Accident Prevention Video," undated
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Bush Video Box 7Public Strategies Media & Research: "ABC/KIPP Houston," undated
Public Strategies Media & Research: "KIP Documentary Preview, Version 2," undated
"Zero Tolerance Media Coverage," undated
"FBISD [Fort Bend Independent School District] District Convocation," August 12, 1997
"Georgia's Pre-Kindergarten and HOPE Scholarship Programs," undated
"RISE Policy Leaders," October 1997
"CBI and the Free Enterprise System: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Secondary Special Education," undated
"Big Tex," undated
"SBOE [State Board of Education]," undated
Jennifer Piskun, February 18, 1997
Box
Bush Audio Box 1Miscellaneous State Board of Education audio tapes, July 10-11, 1997
[each of these audiocassettes is marked "copy"]
Committee on Planning, July 10, 1997
[2 cassettes]
General meeting, July 11, 1997
[4 cassettes]
Box
2002/151-246Chapter 37 - school discipline, 1995-1996:
Texas Association of School Boards: Senate Bill 1 - It Keeps Going, and Going, and Going...(1996 Spring Legal Seminar Series), February 24 - March 30, 1996:
"School District Governance in 1996"
"Contract Nonrenewal--Texas Style" and "Student Transportation under the New Education Code"
"Student Discipline--Part II: Same Song, Second Verse"
"Sexual Harassment in the Work Place"
"Student Search and Seizure"
Council of School Attorneys: Education Law Conference, October 1, 1995:
"Personnel Contracts Under Senate Bill 1"
"Terminating Professional Employees Under the New Texas Education Code"
"School District Governance in 1995"
"Student Discipline Under Chapter 37"
"Ethical Considerations for School District Attorneys"
"Provisions to be Included in School District Settlement Agreements"
"Motor Vehicle Liability Under the Tort Claims Act--Insurance and Texas Education Code Considerations"
Conference Packet: Educational Law for Principals, June 11, 1996
SREB [Southern Regional Education Board] Backgrounder: Safe Schools and Disruptive Students, 1995
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission - Information Packet, December 1995
[2 folders]
Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) - conference packet: Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs, October 17, 1996
Chapter 37, school discipline: correspondence and background, 1996
[2 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9608150148]
TEA Safe Schools Survey, October 1996
[2 folders]
A Symposium on Student Discipline After Senate Bill 1, 1996
Guide to Chapter 37: Discipline, Law and Order, November 10, 1995
Charter schools - Open enrollment, 1995-1996:
Open-Enrollment Charter Guidelines, October 1995
Raul Yzaguirre Charter School (Houston), 1996
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2002/151-247George I. Sanchez Charter High School (Houston), 1996
One-Stop Multiservice Open Enrollment Charter School (Mission), 1996
The North Hills School (Irving), 1996
Seashore Learning Center (Corpus Christi), 1995
Renaissance Charter High School (Irving), 1995
[3 folders]
[Contains possibly excepted information: student information]
SER-Ninos (Houston), 1996
American Institute for Learning (Austin), 1996
The Cypress Youth Lodge (Jefferson), 1996
Medical Center Charter Schools, Inc. (Houston), 1996
Sanger Avenue Elementary School (Waco), 1995
Margaret La Montagne's personal file, 1988, 1992-1995:
Senate Bill 7, 73rd Legislative Session [High Wealth District School Funding Alternatives] (Margaret La Montagne, Texas Association of School Boards), 1992-1993
[2 folders; originally in a 3-ring binder]
Salaries and Benefits in Texas Public Schools, 1993-94 , 1994:
Part 1: Superintendents
Part 2: Administrative/Professional Personnel
Part 3: Auxiliary Personnel
Accountability [in Public Schools], 1995
[2 folders; originally in 3-ring binder]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9504210417]
School Districts within Texas Senate and House Legislative Districts, 1993
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Community and Technical Colleges Division: Overview, September 1995
[2 folders; originally in 3-ring binder]
Final Report and Recommendations of the Select Committee on Education, Volume I, December 1988
Appendix to the Final Report and Recommendations of the Select Committee on Education, Volume II, December 1988
Supplement to the House Journal, 74th Legislature, Regular Session: Texas of Conference Committee Report, House Bill 1 (General Appropriations Act) and Governor's Veto Proclamation, 1995
[folders 1-3 of 4; originally in 3-ring binder]
Box
2002/151-248Supplement to the House Journal, 74th Legislature, Regular Session: Texas of Conference Committee Report, House Bill 1 (General Appropriations Act) and Governor's Veto Proclamation, 1995
[folder 4 of 4]
Teaching Texas Children to Read: A Governor George W. Bush Public Education Initiative, December 1995
[2 folders; originally in 3-ring binder]
National Governors' Association, State Strategies for Restructuring the Education System, for Governors and Governors' Staff, 1996
[4 folders; originally in 3-ring binder]
Materials on Family Literacy, 1995
[includes Family Literacy Implementation Framework for Collaborative Planning and Delivery of Services]
TAAS [Texas Assessment of Academic Skills], spring 1995
[2 folders]
Open enrollment charter applications, 1996:
Summaries, May 16-17, 1996
Vision Village Academy (Austin), 1996
Bay Charter School (Nassau Bay), 1996
Desert Hills of Texas (College Station), 1996
Performing and Visual Arts on Water Street Charter School (Kerrville), 1996
SER Charter School (Irving), 1996
[3 folders]
Casa de Ayudad for Children with Children (San Antonio), 1996
Blessed Sacrament Academy Second Chance High School (San Antonio), 1996
Building Alternatives Charter School (San Antonio), 1996
Walden Transition School (Ft. Worth), 1996
Talenton School (Duncanville), 1996
Texas Academy of Excellence (Austin), 1996
Texas Charter School (San Antonio), 1996
Applied Technology Charter School (Houston), 1996
RUBIX Charter School (Cedar Park), 1996
The Lead Academy (Edinburg), 1996
East Waco School (Waco), 1996
Galatas Elementary (The Woodlands), 1996
State Board of Education minutes, February 1996
State Board of Education agenda, May 17, 1996
State Board of Education schedule and agenda, May 1996
Separate Exhibit: Summary of Review Process and Comparison of Essential Elements of TEKS for Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry, May 17, 1996
Texas Consolidated State Plan: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended by the Improving America's Schools Act, 1995-2000
Draft
SBOE Draft, April 29, 1996
Box
2002/151-249Senate Bill 1, 1995:
Side-by-Side Comparison of the Texas Education Code Revision, prepared by the Texas Education Agency Office of Governmental Relations, April-May 1995:
April 5, 1995
[2 folders]
April 28, 1995
May 1, 1995
Home Rule Side-by-Side: in outline, not full text, format (Draft), [1995]
Senate Bill 1--Comparison chart: old Chapter 19, new Chapter 13, [1995]
Major differences between Senate and House, [1995]
Engrossed S.B. 1, March 28, 1995
3 Column table: (1) Senate engrossed, (2) House special, (3) Conference Committee notes, [1995]
[actually: SB 1 Engrossment, Education Code, and Meno's Proposed Code]
CSSB 1 Conference Committee side-by-side, [1995]
[6 folders]
Conference Committee Report, May 22, 1995
[4 folders]
House Floor Amendment to SB 1, second reading, May 4-6, 1995:
Days One and Two, May 4-5, 1995
Day Three, May 6, 1995
The response of SBOE to SB 1, May 22, 1995
[Side-by-side Conference Committee comparison:] Senate engrossment--House special printing--Conference committee version, [1995]
[4 folders]
Conference Committee Report, Section-by-Section Analysis, May 25, 1995
CSSB1 [Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1] as introduced, April 25, 1995
CSSB 1 as introduced
[3 folders]
Texas Education Code, S.B. 1 as proposed by Senator Bill Ratliff
Texas Senate agenda, March 27, 1995
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2002/151-250Senate Committee printing, S.B. 1, March 21, 1995
[4 folders]
Floor amendments to S.B. 1, March 1995
March 26-27, 1995
March 23, 1995
Final enrolled Senate Bill 1, June 1995
[3 folders]
Texas Education Code - Senate Bill 1 (engrossed), 1995
[2 folders]
Margaret LaMontagne's [MLM's] folder of various ed[ucation] versions, 1995:
Chapters 11/12
House floor amendment
May 4-5, 1995
May 6, 1995
Floor votes on CSSB 1, May 4, 1995
State Board of Education powers and duties, May 16, 1995
Texas Education Agency, Dept. of School Finance and Fiscal Analysis
Texas Legislative Council, preliminary draft: Safe Schools
Texas Legislative Council, preliminary draft: Charters
Hold Harmless and related amendments in engrossed S.B. 1
Chapter 21
Chapter 28
CSSB 1, House Committee Report: first printing, undated
[3 folders]
CSSB 1 House amendments, undated
[folders 1-3 of 8]
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2002/151-251CSSB 1 House amendments, undated
[folders 4-8 of 8]
CSSB 1 House special printing, undated
[2 folders]
CSSB 1 as introduced (Margaret LaMontagne's copy), April 24, 1995
[3 folders]
Proposed amendments to CSSB 1, 1995
[5 folders; originally in 3-ring binder]
House Committee Report, first printing, 1995
[4 folders; originally in 3-ring binder]
Margaret's S.B. 1 incidental materials, May 1995
[2 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9505220144]
Briefing Book on Senate Bill 1, Texas Education Agency, June 1995
Senate Bill 1, [1995]
[5 folders]
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) information, 1992, 1997:
TEKS documents and letters received during the week of July 8, 1997
[8 folders]
[Folder 8 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9707080914]
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2002/151-252Proposed Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, June 20, 1997:
English Language Arts and Reading
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Health Education
Physical Education
Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and its Benefits
Spanish Language Arts and English as a Second Language
TEKS, June-July 1997
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills: Consultants to the Commissioner (Expert opinions), June 1997:
ELA [English Language Arts]/Reading
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Health
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills correspondence, 1997
[9 folders]
[Folder 8 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9704170323]
TEKS proposed drafts and correspondence, 1997
[9 folders]
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills information, 1992, 1997:
1997
[2 folders]
Separate exhibits, proposed new 19 TAC [Texas Administrative Code], 1997:
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapters 114, 117
Chapter 115
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapters 126 and 127
1997
[2 folders]
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2002/151-253 1992
1997
Senate Bill 1, 1995:
House Education Code, 1995
Senate Bill 1 (enrolled version): Texas Education Code, as passed by the 74th Texas Legislature, 1995
C.S.S.B. 1 and S.B. 1 [Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1], 1995:
House
Senate
Conference committee report, section-by-section analysis, Senate Bill 1, May 5, 1995
Public Education Conference Committee report, 1995
Senate Bill 1 [engrossed], 1995:
Volume I
Volume II
[Conference committee report], [1995]
Box
2002/151-254Conference committee report, May 24, 1995
Senate Bill 1 - Conference Committee side-by-side view, May 10, 1995
[2 folders]
Senate Bill 1:
Side-by-side comparison of the Texas Education Code revision, April 5, 1995
Table of contents
Engrossed S.B. 1, March 28, 1995:
Part I
Part II
Floor amendment number 1, March 27, 1995
Senate Committee printing, March 21, 1995:
Sections 1-8.122
Sections 11-13.186
Sections 14.001-22.901
Sections 25.001-30.102
Sections 31.001-32.036
Sections 33.001-39.185
Sections 43.001-45.234
Sections 46.001-97
Floor amendments, March 23, 1995:
1-8
10-39
42-68
Senate Bill 1:
Questions and Answers on Senate Bill 1, July 20, 1995
Senate Bill 1 (enrolled version), June 1995
Alternative Education and Zero Tolerance: Notes and miscellaneous materials (Michelle G. Tobias), April 1995
[4 folders; originally in a 3-ring binder]
Box
2002/151-255Education Commission of the States (ECS), 1988, 1990-1991, 1993-1997:
Making Quality Count in Undergraduate Education, October 1995
Coming Together and Moving Forward: The 1995 Education Agenda, 1995
Connecting Learning and Work, [1995]
1994-95 Annual Report, 1995
September-October 1995
2nd Annual Policy Forum on Teacher Education and the States, July 1995
Flexibility, March-April 1996
Teacher pay, 1997
Listen, Discuss and Act: Parents' and Teachers' Views on Education Reform, June 1996
Let's Talk About Education Improvement, December 1996
1995-96 Collection of Clearinghouse Notes, 1997
Revitalizing High Schools: What the School-to-Career Movement Has to Contribute, November 1995
Promising Practices: A Study of Ten School-to-Career Programs, 1995
A Year of Progress in School-to-Career System Building, February 1996
Publications catalog, 1996
Student discipline, September 1996
1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9612100100]
1995-96 State Issues Report, 1996
The Progress of Education Reform: 1996, November 1996
The ABCs of Investing in Student Performance, November 1996
Lessons Learned: How Collaboration Contributes to School Improvement, October 1996
1996
Investing in Student Achievement, 1996
1995-1996 Annual Report and The Challenges of Education Improvement, 1996
Bending without Breaking: Improving Education through Flexibility and Choice, June 1996
A Thousand Actions...A Single Purpose, 1995
New American Schools: An Introduction, 1996
[3 folders; originally in a 3-ring binder]
1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9606210174]
A Review of the 1996 National Education Summit, 1996
Flex Task Force, Denver CO, April 11-12, 1996
Charter Schools: Initial Findings, March 1996
Charter Schools: What Are They Up To?, August 1995
1995
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9509250294]
The New American Urban School District, September 1995
1994-95 State Issues Report, September 1995
Enhancing the Connection Between Higher Education and the Workplace: A Survey of Employers, October 1995
College Admission Requirements: A New Role for States, September 1995
Accountability of Colleges and Universities, October 1995
Accountability, 1995
1996
1995
Continuing the Commitment: Essential Components of a Successful Education System, May 1995
Extending the Reach of Reform: National Forum and Annual Meeting (30th Anniversary), July 1995
[2 folders]
A Shared Vision: Policy Recommendations Linking Teacher Education to School Reform, July 1993
Scaling-Up Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education Reform, undated
School Finance: A Primer, April 1991
Education Finance in the 1990s, November 1990
Ten Questions Legislators Ask About Education Reform, 1988
Strong Families, Strong Schools: Building Community Partnerships for Learning, September 1994
Education Commission of the States: A Resource for State Policymakers, [1995]
1994-1995 Annual Report and Coming Together and Moving Forward: The 1995 Education Agenda, 1995
Education Commission of the States, 1995
[2 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9509250294]
Academics 2000, 1995-1999, undated:
1995-1996
[2 folders]
1998-1999
1996 Progress Report draft, November 1996
Box
2002/151-2561996 Progress Report, 1996-1997
1997 Progress Report draft, 1998
1997 Progress Report, January 1998
1998 Progress Report draft, undated
Appendix III [to 1998 Progress Report]: Academics 2000 Subgrants draft, undated
Academics 2000 - Education Improvement Plan, October 1995
[3 folders]
Academics 2000: First Things First, The Texas Goals 2000 Initiative, Request for Application, [1995]
Academics 2000: First Things First - The Texas Goals 2000 Initiative, Request for Application, February 1995
Academics 2000: First Things First, The Texas Goals 2000 Initiative, Request for Application Reading Improvement Grants, April 1996
Academics 2000: First Things First, Reading Improvement Grants, Request for Application, May 1998
Accountability, 1994-1998, undated:
1998 Accountability Manual: The 1998 Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and School Districts and Blueprint for the 1999-2003 Accountability Systems, April 1998
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, report, May 1998
Ratings for Year-Round and Alternative Schools, September 1998
Accountability in the 1990s: Holding Schools Responsible for Student Achievement, 1997
1996-97 Dropout rates by ethnicity, etc., undated
1998 Accountability Ratings, August 1998:
Listed Alphabetically by District Name
Listed by Rating Category
Listed Alphabetically by County
1998 Accountability System Summaries
Accountability Advisory meeting, November 1996
September-October 1996
High School Graduation Standards: What We Expect and What We Get, 1996
1995-1996
Four-Star Schools of Texas, April 1996
Setting Performance Standards: Content, Goals, and Individual Differences, 1996
Report Card on American Education 1995: A State-by-State Analysis, May 1996
Texas School Results Surprise Many, January 1998
The State of Public Education in Texas, December 1997
Recommended High School Programs of Study for College Preparation and Broad Career Concentration, January 1997
1997 Accountability Manual , April 1997
1996 Accountability Manual, Part 2: Comparable Improvement, May 1996
Academic Excellence Indicator System [AEIS] report, March 1996
The Development of Accountability Systems Nationwide and in Texas, April 1996
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Backgrounder: Education Report Cards and School Improvement, 1995-1996:
Sample school, district, and state report cards
Linking Education Report Cards and Local School Improvement, 1995
Excerpts from An Update to a National Survey of Fifty State Departments of Education/Educational Indicators Systems/Reports, April 1996
The Development of Accountability Systems Nationwide and in Texas, April 1996
Selected news articles 1995-1996
Selected state statutes and policies on rewards, sanctions, and intervention 1995-1996
1996 Accountability Ratings, August 1996:
Listed Alphabetically by District Name
Listed Alphabetically by County
Listed by Rating Category
Districts receiving accreditation status of academically unacceptable
Dropout rates
1996 Accountability Ratings by County, August 1996
1995 Accountability Ratings, August 1995:
Listed by Rating Category
Listed by District Name
Texas Dropout Rates by Ethnicity, 1992-1994
Box
2002/151-257Profile of 1994-95 State Assessment Systems and Reported Results, June 1996
Dallas Public School Test Scores on Rise Again..., May 1995
Including Students with Disabilities in Statewide Assessment and Accountability Systems: A Study of the Issues, September 1995
Accountability Advisory meeting, April 16, 1996
[2 folders]
Measuring Results: Overview of Performance Indicators, 1996
AEIS/Accountability Indicators and Standards 1994-1997, September 1997
Report of the ECS Winter Workshop on Connecting Learning and Work with Standards, Assessment and Accountability, January 1996
1994-1995
1994-95 Accountability Manual, February 1995
1994 Accountability Ratings Listed Alphabetically by District Name, September 1994
The Development of Accountability Systems Nationwide and in Texas, undated
Educational Productivity Council: Performance Management: A New Vision for Schools, undated
Principal Evaluations: Ready, Set, Go, in Boston, 1996
Casias, Pacheco, and Ochoa v. Michael Moses, et al., January 1996
Dropout Rates, High School Graduation and Social Promotion, December 1995
A Need Answered: An Executive Summary of Recommended Accountability Reporting Formats, undated
Briefing Materials: Student Assessment, April 1995
Twenty Questions to ask your school board to determine if it is really serious about managing the academic success or progress of your child (A Citizen's Workbook for School District Accountability), April 1995
1995-1996
Creating an Information Infrastructure State by State: Questions and Issues, March 1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9604020172]
Standards and Education, A Roadmap for State Policymakers, March 1996
Public Policy and School Reform: A Research Summary, March 1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9604020019]
SREB, 1996
Commissioner of Education's Comparable Improvement proposal, 1996
The NEA [National Education Association] Emergency Commission on Urban Children: A Call to Action, 1997
The 1995 Accountability Ratings, August 1995:
Listed Alphabetically by District Name
Listed by Rating Category
Districts warned/low performing, July 1995
Dropout rates by ethnicity
Commissioner Moses' meeting on accountability, August 31, 1995
[2 folders]
Accountability Manual, February 1995
AmeriCorps, 1996-1997:
AmeriCorps, 1996-1997
Americorps Literacy Corps site A applications, 1996
[3 folders]
Annenberg Challenge Grant, 1996-1997:
Annenberg Challenge Grant, 1996-1997
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique numbers: 199607080138, 199607020287]
Proposal to the Annenberg Challenge for Urban School Reform (draft), July 1996
Chapter 37, 1995-1996:
1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique numbers: 199605160013, 199605150032, 199605150030, 199604230215]
Youth Violence: A Policymaker's Guide, March 1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9605220007]
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and State Board of Education Joint Task Force, April 1996
Substance Abuse Program Grants, 1996
1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique numbers: 199603060484, 199603280177]
State Bar section report, juvenile law, August 1995
Model Student Code of Conduct, 1995
Guide to Chapter 37 - Discipline, Law and Order, November 10, 1995
Questions and Answers on Senate Bill 1, June-July 1995
[2 folders; originally in a 3-ring binder]
1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique numbers: 199604080038, 199604080022]
1996
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 1993, 1995-1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9605030292]
1996
Box
2002/151-258Substitute to Representative Ric Williamson's floor amendment re: Safe Schools, [1996]
Amendment to amendment: Amendments to Rep. Ric Williamson's floor amendment re: Safe Schools, [1996]
Floor amendment to CSSB 1, [1996]
[2 folders]
1995
1995 Texas Governor's Honors Program - Conn Chair for Gifted Education Lamar University, 1995
Accountability, 1996-1997
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9607120120]
75th Legislature, 1997:
SB 609
SB 462
HJR 4 (conference committee report)
HB 318
HB 107
HB 583
SB 133
SB 1873
Reading research and development
HB 4
HB 425
Vetoed bills
U.S. Department of Justice, 1995
Legislative Study Group, LSG Bulletin, 1995
Reading Legislation, 1997
Task for on the Family, Subcommittee on Education: Legislative recommendations, 1996
74th Legislature, Interim charges, January 1996
Appropriations, 1995
Education bills, December 1996
Legislative information for bill analysts, February 1997
Position statements re: education, 1994-1995:
1995
1994
George W. Bush on the Texas Education Agency, 1994
George W. Bush on Outcome Based Education, 1994
George W. Bush on Lottery Funds and Education, 1994
Attorney General, opinions on education, 1995-1996
State Auditor, 1996:
1995 Savings Profile System for Texas School Districts, July 1996
Texas Southern University 1995 Financial and Compliance Audit, February 1996
Assessment of the Texas Education Agency's Monitoring Systems for Public Education, August 1996
Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board, 1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9601160246]
Comptroller, 1995-1996
Texas Employment Commission, 1995
Texas Workforce Commission, 1995-1997
1995-1996
[2 folders]
WorkKeys, 1995-1996
Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness, Welfare To Work: Meeting the Challenge, 1997
Pension Review Board, 1995-1996
National Association of State Boards of Education, A Motion To Reconsider: Education Governance at a Crossroads, 1996
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, legislative positions, spring 1997
Texas Federation of Teachers, 1997
Association of Texas Professional Educators, ATPE Input on Revenue and Public Education Funding, February 1997
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TGSLC), 1995-1996:
Milestones: 1995 Annual Report, [1995]
1995-1996
1995
Governor's speeches, 1995-1997, undated:
1997
1996
[6 folders]
1995
undated
[2 folders]
Box
2002/151-259Charter schools, 1995-1997:
1996
Open enrollment, 1996
Charter Schools in Action: A First Look, January 1996
Open enrollment, 1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9607150205]
Charter Schools in Action: What Have We Learned?, 1996
1995-1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9512140213]
Application, American Institute for Learning, January 1996
1995-1996
Network News and Views, April 1996
1995-1996
Open-enrollment Charter School Application: Island Foundation, Inc., December 1995
Proposed Open-Enrollment Charter Guidelines (draft), September 1995
1995-1996
1996
Cypress Youth Foundation, 1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9604030155]
1996
[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9607030029]
An Evaluation of the Cleveland Scholarship Program, September 1997
Under Extreme Duress, School Choice Success, February 1996
November 1997
1997
Charter Schools in Action Project: Final Report, August 1997:
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
A Study of Charter Schools: First Year Report, May 1997
Final Report: San Antonio School Choice Research Project, June 1997
BankAmerica Corp, 1995 Annual Report, 1996
SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf, Inc., 1994-95 Annual Report
SER-Ninos Open-Enrollment Charter School Application, January 1996
Application for Approval: One-Stop Multiservice Open-Enrollment Charter School, January 1996
West Houston Charter School, January 1996
Dallas Can! Academy Charter School: Student Comments, School Year 1996-1997
Family literacy, undated:
A Resource Guide to Proposal Writing for Local Schools
A Resource Guide to Private Funding for Local Schools
ECS [Education Commission of the States], 1995-1998:
Rhode Island trip, July 1997:
July 1997
Investing in Student Achievement, July 1997
[2 folders]
America Reads Challenge, May 1997
Houston ISD, July 1997