The SBOE holds meetings of the full board at least once each quarter. These meetings are open to the public, except for certain executive sessions. Committees meet more often and draft policies and standards. The committee then sends copies of the completed policies and standards documents to all the other members of the board at least one full week before the board meets to vote. Details of the procedures for presenting a proposal are posted online under Operating Rules.
Meetings of the full board in 2009 are scheduled for Jan 22-23, Mar 26-27, May 21-22, Jul 16-17, Sep 17-18, and Nov 19-20, 2009.
The Committee of Instruction is composed of members Terri Leo, Barbara Cargill, Lawrence A. Allen, Jr., Mary Helen Berlanga, and Cynthia Noland Dunbar. The purpose of the committee is to consider issues concerning curriculum and instruction, student testing, vocational and special education programs, and alternatives to social promotion.
The Committee of School Initiatives is composed of Gail Lowe, Ken Mercer, David Bradley, Bob Craig, and Mavis B. Knight. The purpose of the committee is to deal with charter schools, the long-range plan for public education and rules proposed by the State Board of Educator Certification.
The Committee of School Finance/Permanent School Fund is composed of Rene Nunez, Patricia Hardy, Rick Agosto, Don McLeroy, and Geraldine Miller. The purpose of the committee is to oversee issues with school finance, vocational and special education programs, and the Permanent School Fund.
- Dist 1, El Paso -- Rene Nunez
- Dist 2, Corpus Christi -- Mary Helen Berlanga
- Dist 3, San Antonio -- Rick Agosto
- Dist 4, Houston -- Lawrence A. Allen, Jr.
- Dist 5, San Antonio -- Ken Mercer
- Dist 6, Spring -- Terri Ann Leo
- Dist 7, Beaumont -- David Bradley
- Dist 8, The Woodlands -- Barbara Cargill
- Dist 9, College Station -- Don McLeroy
- Dist 10, Richmond -- Cynthia Ann Dunbar
- Dist 11, Fort Worth -- Pat Hardy
- Dist 12, Dallas -- Geraldine Miller
- Dist 13, Dallas -- Mavis B. Knight
- Dist 14, Lampasas -- Gail Lowe
- Dist 15, Lubbock -- Bob Craig