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State Board of Education holds rulemaking hearing on accountability hearings and textbook waivers; accepts written comments through May 5
Summary
The State Board of Education held a hybrid rulemaking hearing May 2 to solicit public feedback on proposed Accountability Hearings rules for low-performing schools and on textbook and instructional materials waiver procedures. No speakers delivered public comment during the session; written comments are due May 5 at 9 a.m. Central.
Rachel Soupeh, general counsel for the State Board of Education, opened a hybrid rulemaking hearing at 9:03 a.m. May 2 to collect public feedback on proposed revisions to accountability-hearing procedures and to the process for textbook and instructional-materials waivers.
The State Board of Education is reviewing changes to two rule chapters: the chapter governing accountability hearings for local education agencies and charter schools that receive D or F letter grades, and the chapter governing requests by local education agencies for waivers of approved textbooks and instructional materials. Soupeh summarized the proposals and the outreach the board used to develop them, then opened the public-comment period.
The proposed Accountability Hearings chapter (as cited in the hearing) outlines how the board would select local education agencies and charter schools for hearings, the…
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