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Texas State Board of Education, District 12

Member, State Board of Education: Four-year term. The fifteen-member board decides curriculum, standards, student testing, special education programs, and textbooks for Texas public schools. It also oversees the Permanent School Fund. Current annual salary: Members of the Board do not receive pay, but are reimbursed for expenses to attend meetings. Miembro, Junta Estatal de Educación: Mandato de cuatro años. La junta de quince miembros decide el plan de estudios, los estándares, las pruebas de los estudiantes, los programas de educación especial y los libros de texto para las escuelas públicas de Texas. También supervisa el Fondo Escolar Permanente. Salario anual vigente: los miembros de la Junta no reciben remuneración, pero sí se les reembolsan los gastos de asistencia a las reuniones. Thành viên, Hội Đồng Giáo Dục Tiểu bang: Nhiệm kỳ bốn năm. Hội đồng gồm 15 thành viên quy định chương trình giảng dạy, các tiêu chuẩn, kiểm tra đối với học sinh sinh viên, các chương trình giáo dục đặc biệt, và sách giáo khoa cho các trường công ở Texas. Hội đồng còn giám sát Ngân Quỹ Trường Học Cố Định. Mức lương hàng năm hiện tại: Các thành viên Hội Đồng không được trả lương nhưng được hỗ trợ các chi phí tham dự các buổi họp. 成员, 州教育委员会: 任期四年。该委员会由 15 名成员组成,负责决定德克萨斯州公立学校的课程、标准、学生测试、特殊教育项目和教科书。它还负责监督学校永久基金。当前年薪: 委员会成员没有工资,但可报销参加会议的费用。

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    Jamie Kohlmann
    (Rep)

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    Pam Little
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

Qualifications: What training, experience and characteristics qualify you for this position?

Charter Schools: What educational standards should be required for approval of new independent charter schools in Texas?

History Education: As the developer of Texas public school curriculum, how would you ensure students are taught a comprehensive and accurate history of our state and country?

Teacher Certification: Should teachers who are not certified be allowed to teach in Texas classrooms? Why or why not?

Other Issues: What other issues do you believe will be the most pressing for the State Board of Education?

Campaign Website http://www.jamiefortx.com
I've testified to the Texas House, Senate & SBOE about curriculum, charter schools and parental empowerment. I am intimately involved in the education of my three elementary aged children.
Charter schools are critical to providing opportunity for students in every part of Texas. A successful charter school application should inspire confidence in its leadership team's ability to hit the ground running while maintaining high standards and delivering distinctive outcomes.
Texas's history is rich and complex. Students must have a comprehensive understanding of our state and national history, ensuring lessons from the past are absorbed to drive individual and societal flourishing in the future. Ultimately, the SBOE is not responsible for developing public school curriculum, but I look forward to partnering with the TEA and Commissioner to accomplish these goals.
This question is likely rooted in the current teacher shortage across Texas public schools. We should support and elevate the teaching profession to encourage more of the best, brightest and most qualified to enter the classroom. Certification should ensure a high bar while also being flexible to attract and equip out-of-state talent and professionals with non-traditional backgrounds.
1) Improve student outcomes, 2) Empower parents, and 3) Support teachers.
Served on SBOE for 5 years, the last 3 as Vice Chair of the Board. I had a 20 year career in educational publishing where I worked with the SBOE in developing materials to meet the TEKS.
Charter Schools should be required to meet the same educational standards as the Independent School Districts.
By teaching students what really happened. Making sure the standards are comprehensive and not watered down.
Ideally teachers should be certified. There might be some instances in the career and technology area where experience is more important than an education certificate.
Developing the rules to implement HB 1605 which drastically changed the process of instructional material selection. The updating of the math and social studies standards.