Rules and procedures concerning innovative courses have changed!
Please read the following information regarding the use of innovative
courses carefully.
Innovative Course Training Presentation
Request the Instructional Presentation for Innovative Courses
by email at: curriculum@tea.state.tx.us
The State Board of Education (SBOE) may approve any course that
does not fall within any of the subject areas listed in the
foundation and enrichment curricula, and the commissioner of
education may approve a discipline-based course in the foundation
or enrichment curriculum when the applying school district or
organization demonstrates that the proposed course is academically
challenging and addresses documented student needs.
2008-2009
Approved Innovative Courses
The courses listed at the link above have been approved by either
the SBOE or the Commissioner of Education. With the approval
of the local board of trustees, a school district may offer,
without modifications, any state-approved innovative course
(TAC §74.27).
You may request course descriptions and requirements for each
course from the contact information associated with it. No application
is required for a district to offer one of these courses.
Innovative
Course Application and Instructions
A school district may develop additional innovative courses
to enable students to master knowledge, skills, and competencies
in courses for which there are no essential knowledge and skills.
Before you decide to apply for new innovative course approval,
please review the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
to be sure that an innovative course is needed. You may find
that one of the TEKS courses will meet your needs.
Innovative
Courses Expiring in 2008-2009
Some innovative course approvals have expiration dates. If your
district offers a course that was approved prior to 2006-2007,
then it is likely to expire soon. The link above will show a
list of the innovative course approvals that are expiring in
2008-2009 and what action is required for the district to continue
offering the course in 2010-2011 and beyond.
NEW! Innovative
Course PEIMS Codes to be Eliminated
Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) codes
assigned to innovative courses that have already expired or
that are allowed to expire this school year (08-09) will be
eliminated in June of 2009. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school
year, districts will no longer have access to these codes unless
a new application is submitted and approved.
Contact the
Curriculum Division
at (512)463-9581 with any questions you may have or for an accessible
version of the content on this page.
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