Texas SBOE Members, Meetings, TEKS, Testimony & State Education Help
The Texas State Board of Education, commonly called the SBOE, is a 15-member elected state board responsible for major statewide decisions involving curriculum standards, instructional materials, graduation requirements, portions of Permanent School Fund oversight and other duties assigned by Texas law.
This independent 2026 guide helps Texans find their elected SBOE member, follow meetings, register for testimony, understand new TEKS and graduation rules, track instructional-material reviews and decide whether a problem belongs with the SBOE, TEA, Commissioner of Education, SBEC or a local school district.
Texas State Board of Education quick facts
Board size
15 elected members representing geographic SBOE districts.
Chair
Aaron Kinsey • District 15 • Midland.
Vice Chair
Pam Little • District 12 • Fairview.
Secretary
Will Hickman • District 6 • Houston.
SBOE Support
General email
Next regular week
August 31–September 4, 2026.
TEA office
1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701.
Do not confuse the SBOE with a local school board. The State Board does not enroll your child, assign a campus, run local buses, issue a local district calendar or supervise your child’s teacher.
Use it for current members, meeting notices, testimony, TEKS and instructional-material information.
Open the official Texas SBOE website →SBOE vs TEA vs Commissioner vs SBEC vs your local district
| Body | What it mainly handles | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Texas SBOE | Statewide education policy within statutory authority. | TEKS, IMRA, graduation rules, Board meetings, PSF/Bond Guarantee responsibilities, certain charter and SBEC actions. |
| Texas Education Agency | State education agency administration and compliance. | STAAR, accountability, funding, data, complaints, certification support, special education and state programs. |
| Commissioner of Education | TEA executive plus statutory decisions and appeals. | Certain local-board grievance appeals and charter recommendations. |
| SBEC | Educator certification and professional rules. | Certification standards, educator ethics and disciplinary rules. |
| Local ISD Board | Governance of one local school district. | District policy, superintendent oversight, local budget and grievance decisions. |
| Local school | Daily student-level operation. | Attendance, grades, teachers, class schedules, pickup, student support and campus questions. |
Fast rule: if the question contains your child’s exact campus, bus, teacher, attendance record, class schedule or enrollment status, the Texas SBOE is usually not the first place to start.
What the Texas SBOE actually controls
Curriculum standards
Adopts and revises Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for subjects in the required curriculum.
Instructional materials
Sets rules and makes approval decisions through the Instructional Materials Review and Approval process.
Graduation requirements
Establishes statewide curriculum and graduation requirements within authority granted by law.
Permanent School Fund
Retains statutory responsibilities involving the PSF and Bond Guarantee Program while working with the Texas PSF Corporation.
Charter review
Reviews qualifying charter recommendations proposed by the Commissioner and can vote against a proposed award under state law.
SBEC rule review
Reviews certain educator-certification rules proposed by the State Board for Educator Certification.
Texas SBOE members by district
The official roster says 15 members are elected to two- or four-year terms. Each represents approximately 1.8 million Texans.
| District | Member | Listed city | Board office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustavo Reveles | El Paso | Member |
| 2 | LJ Francis | Corpus Christi | Member |
| 3 | Marisa B. Perez-Diaz | San Antonio | Member |
| 4 | Staci Childs | Houston | Member |
| 5 | Rebecca Bell-Metereau | San Marcos | Member |
| 6 | Will Hickman | Houston | Secretary |
| 7 | Julie Pickren | Pearland | Member |
| 8 | Audrey Young | Trinity | Member |
| 9 | Keven Ellis | Lufkin | Member |
| 10 | Tom Maynard | Florence | Member |
| 11 | Brandon Hall | Aledo | Member |
| 12 | Pam Little | Fairview | Vice Chair |
| 13 | Tiffany Clark | DeSoto | Member |
| 14 | Evelyn Brooks | Frisco | Member |
| 15 | Aaron Kinsey | Midland | Chair |
Do not choose a member by city. A member’s listed city is not a substitute for checking your actual SBOE district.
Use the live SBOE roster because elections, vacancies and officer assignments can change.
Open the current SBOE member roster →How to find your elected Texas SBOE member
Use your home address
Your SBOE representative depends on the geographic district containing your address.
Use the official member-finder or district map
The SBOE roster links to the Texas Legislature’s “Find Your Incumbent” service.
Confirm the district number
Match that district number to the current SBOE roster.
Open the member’s profile
Use the current profile for direct contact information, district maps and committee assignments.
Start with the official SBOE map/member-finder resources.
Find your Texas SBOE district →Texas SBOE committees and current leadership
Committee on Instruction
Chair: Audrey Young
Vice Chair: Evelyn Brooks
Handles curriculum/graduation implementation, assessment implementation, special populations, gifted education, library standards and related instructional responsibilities.
School Finance / Permanent School Fund
Chair: Tom Maynard
Vice Chair: Marisa B. Perez-Diaz
Handles budgeting, contracts, instructional-material financing, PSF/Bond Guarantee oversight and required reports.
Committee on School Initiatives
Chair: LJ Francis
Vice Chair: Julie Pickren
Handles charter-cycle updates, school safety, SBEC rule review, board-member training and other governance topics.
Committee of the Full Board matters too. Major TEKS and instructional-material issues can be handled by the full Board acting as a committee, which affects when public testimony is taken.
Check the current committee page before addressing correspondence or testimony to a chair.
Open current SBOE committees →Important Texas SBOE deadlines coming next
Aug. 24 • 5:00 p.m. CT
Formal public-comment deadline for proposed Personal Financial Literacy TEKS §113.26.
Aug. 24 • 5:00 p.m. CT
Formal public-comment deadline for proposed repeal of §89.62 concerning support for students enrolled in TSBVI/TSD.
Aug. 25 • 8:00 a.m. CT
Online testimony registration opens for the August–September regular meeting cycle.
Aug. 28 • 5:00 p.m. CT
Online testimony registration closes.
Then: the scheduled SBOE meeting week runs August 31 through September 4, 2026. Registered oral/written comment on applicable proposed rules is expected at the appropriate committee meeting.
Different comment systems: submitting a formal rule comment is not the same task as registering to testify during an SBOE meeting. If you want to do both, follow both applicable processes.
TEA maintains the live page for SBOE rules currently open for formal public comment.
Open current proposed SBOE rules →Texas State Board of Education meeting dates
| Meeting week | Status on Aug. 15, 2026 | Practical use |
|---|---|---|
| January 26–30 | Completed | Use archived agenda/minutes for Board actions. |
| April 6–10 | Completed | Included major curriculum/rule activity. |
| June 22–26 | Completed | Included Social Studies TEKS and literary-list adoption. |
| August 31–September 4 | Upcoming | Includes September testimony/rule activity and IMRA Cycle 2026 work. |
| November 16–20 | Upcoming | IMRA final reports/recommendations and other Board business. |
Texas law requires regular Board meetings, but a “meeting week” contains several different meetings. Committee sessions, Committee of the Full Board and the final general meeting can happen on different days.
Before traveling to Austin
Open the current meeting week
Confirm that the scheduled dates have not changed.
Find your agenda item
Determine whether it belongs to the Committee of the Full Board or a standing committee.
Check the exact day, time and room
Do not use a previous meeting’s room or start time as your travel plan.
Read item attachments
Proposed rule text, staff summaries and exhibits often answer more than the agenda title alone.
Check final action afterward
A proposal can change during the meeting. Use the final Board action/rule rather than an early draft.
Use the live SBOE meetings page before planning testimony or travel.
Open SBOE Meeting Dates →How to testify at the Aug. 31–Sept. 4, 2026 SBOE meeting
Testimony format
Current instructions say SBOE public testimony is in person only.
Time limit
Public testimony is generally limited to two minutes.
Online registration
August 25 at 8:00 a.m. CT through August 28 at 5:00 p.m. CT.
Late onsite registration
Available up to 30 minutes before the meeting, subject to the presiding chair’s determination.
Do not register for the wrong meeting
Send a written copy too: speakers may email testimony to testimony@sboe.texas.gov for distribution to Board members and staff. Registered speakers who cannot be heard because of time limits may also provide electronic testimony.
Registration does not guarantee that every registered person will speak. If testimony would exceed available time, the presiding chair determines which speakers are heard and the order.
Reopen the live instructions immediately before registering in case procedures change.
Open SBOE Public Testimony Registration →Major Texas SBOE actions and issues this year
Social Studies TEKS
New K–12 Social Studies standards received final Board adoption June 26, 2026.
Literary-work lists
The Board also adopted required literary-work lists under Chapters 110 and 128.
Graduation rules
Chapter 74 amendments involving personal financial literacy and direct-admission alignment became effective August 1.
IMRA Cycle 2026
Instructional-material reviews are moving toward September preliminary reports and November final recommendations.
Personal Financial Literacy
A separate one-half-credit PFL TEKS proposal remains in rulemaking, with formal comments due August 24.
Charters
Generation 31 proposals received Board consideration in June while Generation 32 application work is moving forward.
Texas TEKS: adopted standards vs standards already in classrooms
TEKS means Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. They describe the knowledge and skills Texas students are expected to learn in the state’s required curriculum.
SBOE
Adopts and revises TEKS under authority granted by Texas law.
TEA
Publishes standards, implementation schedules, resources and statewide curriculum guidance.
Local districts
Implement state standards through local curriculum and instruction within applicable state requirements.
What happened June 26, 2026?
The SBOE voted for final adoption of new Social Studies TEKS for kindergarten through Grade 12. The new framework includes significant changes to the sequence and content of Social Studies instruction and includes a Grade 8 Texas-history capstone structure.
Critical implementation warning: “adopted June 26, 2026” does not automatically mean “already being taught in every classroom in August 2026.” TEA maintains a separate implementation schedule. Check that schedule before describing a newly adopted TEKS package as currently implemented.
Current implementation page: TEA’s live implementation page still identifies the prior Social Studies revisions under the 2024–25 implementation cycle. The newly adopted June 2026 Social Studies package should therefore be treated as adopted pending the applicable implementation schedule unless TEA posts a newer directive.
Use TEA’s implementation page instead of assuming the date from an SBOE adoption announcement.
Open TEKS Implementation by School Year →TEA’s Curriculum Standards and Student Support Division lists 512-463-9581 and teks@tea.texas.gov.
Texas required literary-work lists
The SBOE also gave final approval in June 2026 to new literary-work-list rules for English Language Arts and Reading plus corresponding Spanish Language Arts and English-learner provisions.
Why the lists exist
Texas law added a requirement for the SBOE to specify required vocabulary and at least one literary work for each grade level when adopting applicable ELAR standards.
Effective vs implemented
Rule effectiveness, district preparation and classroom implementation are separate milestones. Verify current TEA implementation guidance before making school-year claims.
Texas graduation requirements and August 1, 2026 changes
Students generally follow the state graduation plan that applied when they began ninth grade. TEA says the graduation plans currently in use require between 22 and 26 course credits depending on the applicable plan.
Foundation High School Program
The Foundation High School Program is the state’s newer main graduation framework.
Personal financial literacy
2026 amendments update graduation rules to align with 2025 legislation concerning personal financial literacy.
Direct admission
Rules were also updated in connection with the Texas higher-education direct-admission program.
Changes effective August 1, 2026
Do not use a statewide web article to decide whether one student can graduate. Cohort, transcript, course credits, assessment history, endorsement/pathway and local records matter. Use the student’s school counselor for the final student-level review.
TEA maintains cohort-specific graduation information and current state requirements.
Open Texas Graduation Requirements →IMRA Cycle 2026: subjects, timeline and deadline warning
IMRA evaluates submitted instructional materials using SBOE-approved criteria for standards alignment, quality, suitability, factual accuracy and other statutory requirements.
Mathematics
K–12 full-subject and supplemental mathematics.
Literacy
K–5 ELAR/SLAR and K–3 English/Spanish phonics categories.
Fine Arts
K–12 Fine Arts materials.
CTE
Selected Grades 6–12 Career and Technical Education courses.
What reviewers examine
Current Cycle 2026 milestones
| Timing | Stage |
|---|---|
| May 2–5 | Reviewer kickoff. |
| May 5–Aug. 2 | Asynchronous reviewer work. |
| Aug. 31–Sept. 4 | SBOE public hearing plus preliminary reports, public comments and reviewer feedback. |
| Nov. 16–20 | Final reports, recommendations, public feedback and final SBOE vote. |
| March 22, 2027 | Post-approval program submissions incorporating required changes are due. |
Official deadline conflict: subject-specific IMRA pages for mathematics, CTE and fine arts state that their public-feedback period ended July 31, 2026. A separate TEA/ESC Cycle 2026 timeline lists August 31 as the close of the public-comment period. Because both are official pages, do not assume a specific feedback form remains open today. Open the exact subject page and live form first.
Do not reproduce review materials. The SBOE warns that publisher materials provided for public review are subject to license restrictions and may not be freely copied, distributed or republished.
Use the live IMRA hub rather than relying on a copied deadline.
Open Current IMRA Cycle →SBOE, Texas PSF Corporation and the Bond Guarantee Program
The Permanent School Fund is a Texas public-education endowment, but modern governance should not be described as if the 15-member SBOE directly performs every investment function itself.
Texas PSF Corporation
The corporation performs major investment and operational responsibilities for the Permanent School Fund under current law.
SBOE representation
State law provides for five SBOE members appointed by the Board to serve on the nine-member Texas PSF Corporation board.
Bond Guarantee Program
The SBOE retains statutory rule/report responsibilities connected to the program and its School Finance/PSF committee receives relevant oversight reports.
Current example: in June 2026 the SBOE adopted the annual report on the status of the Bond Guarantee Program for fiscal year 2025 and received the State Auditor’s certification report.
Avoid oversimplification: saying only “SBOE manages the entire Permanent School Fund” hides the current PSF Corporation structure. Explain both entities when discussing modern PSF governance.
What role does the Texas SBOE have in charter approval?
Commissioner proposes
The Commissioner of Education identifies qualifying open-enrollment charter proposals through the TEA authorization process.
SBOE reviews
After notice from the Commissioner, Texas law gives the SBOE a statutory review period during which a majority of members present and voting can vote against the proposed charter.
90-day rule: Texas Education Code §12.101 provides that unless the SBOE votes against the charter before the 90th day after receiving the Commissioner’s notice, the Commissioner’s proposal takes effect.
2026 activity: the Board considered Generation 31 proposed charters in June, while the Committee on School Initiatives also received an update on the Generation 32 application cycle.
Enrollment is different. If you want to enroll your child in an existing charter school, contact that school or use TEA charter resources. The SBOE’s review role is not a student admissions process.
Local grievance, TEA complaint or Commissioner appeal?
These three routes have different purposes. Using the wrong one can waste time or, in a formal appeal situation, risk an important deadline.
Local grievance
Use the district’s grievance policy for many parent, student, employee or community disputes.
TEA complaint
Used for allegations within TEA’s authority involving violations of applicable state/federal education law or rules.
Commissioner appeal
Certain final local-board decisions can be appealed under specific statutory authority such as Texas Education Code §7.057.
Current TEA local-grievance guidance
Always read your district’s actual grievance policy. Common policy codes include FNG (LOCAL) for student/parent grievances, DGBA (LOCAL) for employee grievances and GF (LOCAL) for other complaints.
General TEA complaint
A general TEA complaint does not overturn a local grievance decision. TEA specifically separates the complaint process from a formal Commissioner appeal.
Special education is separate. IEP, ARD, evaluation or FAPE disputes can involve facilitation, mediation, special-education complaints or due process rather than the general education complaint route.
TEA’s Parent Complaint Navigator helps route families based on the type of concern.
Open TEA Resolving Concerns & Complaints →Appealing a local school-board decision to the Commissioner
A Texas Education Code §7.057 appeal is not simply another complaint form. It is a formal appeal with jurisdictional requirements, deadlines, pleadings and service rules.
Complete the local grievance route
Parents, students or educators generally reach this stage after receiving the local school board’s final decision.
Confirm §7.057 jurisdiction
Not every dispute is appealable under this statute. For example, the statute does not serve as the appeal route for Chapter 37 student disciplinary actions.
Protect the 45-day deadline
A qualifying Petition for Review generally must be filed within 45 calendar days after the challenged decision/order/ruling is first communicated.
Prepare the Petition for Review
TEA lists required information including the challenged ruling, date, requested action, jurisdiction/legal basis and party contact information.
File and serve correctly
The appeal goes to TEA Hearings & Appeals, and filed documents must also be properly served on other parties with a certificate of service.
Different cases have different deadlines. Chapter 21 educator-contract appeals, special-education disputes and other proceedings do not automatically use the same 45-day deadline.
Use the current TEA §7.057 instructions before preparing or filing a Petition for Review.
Open Texas §7.057 Appeal Instructions →SBOE documents, TEA PIA requests and student records
| You need | Best first route |
|---|---|
| SBOE agenda/item | SBOE meeting archive and item pages. |
| Current Board rule | SBOE Rules / Texas Administrative Code. |
| Existing TEA government record | Texas Public Information Act request. |
| An explanation or general answer | Relevant TEA division / General Inquiry rather than PIA. |
| Current school transcript | Student’s school or district. |
| Certain historical student data held by TEA | TEA student-record process plus required FERPA consent. |
PIA scope: Texas Public Information Act requests ask for government information already in existence. TEA does not have to create new information, perform research for you or answer a general question through the PIA process.
What student records does TEA actually have?
Sending confidential information? TEA provides a secure ShareFile route for confidential PIA correspondence such as identification, dates of birth, student names, Social Security information or FERPA consent forms. Do not casually email those identifiers.
Review the official PIA instructions and search TEA’s website first.
Open TEA Public Information Requests →Useful Texas education contacts
| Need | Contact |
|---|---|
| SBOE general help | 512-463-9007 • sboesupport@sboe.texas.gov |
| Electronic testimony copy | testimony@sboe.texas.gov |
| TEKS question | 512-463-9581 • teks@tea.texas.gov |
| General TEA information | 512-463-9734 |
| General education complaint help | 512-463-3544 |
| Public information request | 512-463-3464 • pir@tea.texas.gov |
| Formal Commissioner appeal | HearingsandAppeals@tea.texas.gov |
Do not send private student documents to a general SBOE mailbox. Use the specific secure process for complaints, appeals, public information or student records.
Common Texas SBOE search mistakes and fast fixes
📅 You need your child’s first day of school
Fix: use your local ISD calendar. The SBOE meeting calendar is not a student school calendar.
👤 You want to contact “my Texas Board member”
Fix: find your address-based SBOE district first. Texas has 15 elected state Board members.
🎙️ You want to testify during the next meeting
Fix: register August 25–28 and identify the committee/public-hearing session where your item is actually posted.
⏳ You missed online testimony registration
Fix: current instructions allow possible onsite late registration up to 30 minutes before the meeting, subject to the presiding chair.
📜 You want to comment on the PFL rule
Fix: formal comments on proposed §113.26 currently close August 24 at 5:00 p.m. CT.
📘 You saw “new Social Studies TEKS adopted”
Fix: adoption and classroom implementation are different. Check TEA’s implementation page before claiming a start year.
📚 You think IMRA public feedback closes Aug. 31
Fix: official pages conflict. Subject pages list July 31 while a broader timeline lists August 31. Check the live subject/form status.
🎓 You need to know if one student can graduate
Fix: check cohort-specific TEA rules and the student’s transcript with the school counselor.
🚌 You have a bus problem
Fix: contact your local school district transportation department, not the SBOE.
🏫 You want to enroll in a charter
Fix: contact the operating charter school. SBOE charter review is not student enrollment.
⚖️ You lost a local grievance
Fix: determine quickly whether a formal Commissioner appeal is authorized; a qualifying §7.057 appeal generally has a 45-day filing deadline.
📝 You filed a TEA complaint hoping it would reverse the Board
Fix: a general complaint does not itself overturn a local grievance outcome.
🧩 You have an IEP/ARD dispute
Fix: use Texas special-education dispute-resolution resources rather than treating it as an ordinary SBOE complaint.
📁 You want TEA to answer a question through a PIA request
Fix: the PIA is for existing records, not requiring TEA to create an explanation.
🎓 You want a diploma or complete transcript from TEA
Fix: start with the school/district. TEA says it does not maintain ordinary diplomas or complete transcripts.
🔐 You must send confidential identifiers to TEA
Fix: use the appropriate secure submission method such as TEA’s designated ShareFile route when applicable.
Texas State Board of Education FAQs
How many members are on the Texas State Board of Education?
The Texas SBOE has 15 elected members representing geographic districts across Texas. The official Board says members serve two- or four-year terms.
Who is the current Texas SBOE Chair?
As verified August 15, 2026, Aaron Kinsey of District 15 is Chair, Pam Little of District 12 is Vice Chair and Will Hickman of District 6 is Secretary.
When is the next Texas State Board of Education meeting?
The next scheduled regular meeting week after August 15, 2026 is August 31 through September 4, 2026. The next scheduled meeting after that is November 16–20, 2026.
How do I testify at the August–September 2026 SBOE meeting?
Current SBOE instructions say online registration opens August 25, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time and closes August 28 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time. Testimony is in person and generally limited to two minutes. Meeting-specific agenda rules determine where the testimony is taken.
What does the Texas State Board of Education control?
The SBOE’s major duties include adopting curriculum standards, reviewing instructional materials, establishing graduation requirements, performing statutory Permanent School Fund and Bond Guarantee responsibilities, reviewing certain charter recommendations and reviewing certain SBEC rules.
Are the new June 2026 Social Studies TEKS already being taught?
The SBOE adopted new Social Studies TEKS on June 26, 2026, but adoption and classroom implementation are separate. TEA maintains an implementation schedule, so families and educators should check the live TEKS Implementation page before assuming the newly adopted standards already apply in a particular school year.
What is IMRA Cycle 2026?
IMRA is Texas’s Instructional Materials Review and Approval process. Cycle 2026 includes mathematics, literacy/phonics, fine arts and selected CTE materials. Official pages currently show conflicting July 31 and August 31 public-comment references, so users should check the live subject/form status before attempting to submit feedback.
Does the Texas SBOE handle school enrollment, buses or local calendars?
No. Student enrollment, campus assignment, bus transportation and local school calendars are generally handled by local public school districts or charter schools rather than the State Board of Education.
How do I appeal a local Texas school-board grievance decision?
Certain final local-board decisions may qualify for appeal to the Commissioner of Education under Texas Education Code §7.057. A qualifying Petition for Review generally must be filed within 45 calendar days after the challenged decision is first communicated. Other proceedings use different rules and deadlines.
How do I request records from the Texas Education Agency?
Use TEA’s Public Information Act process for existing government information. Requests can be submitted through the designated online process, by email to pir@tea.texas.gov or through the listed mail/fax routes. TEA holds only selected student data and says it does not maintain ordinary diplomas or complete school transcripts.
Texas SBOE final verification checklist
Correct agency?
Decide whether the issue belongs with SBOE, TEA, the Commissioner, SBEC, your district board or your child’s school.
Current deadline?
Recheck testimony registration, proposed-rule comments, meeting agendas, IMRA forms and appeal deadlines before acting.
Private information?
Use secure agency or district processes for student identifiers, records, Social Security information and other confidential material.
Verification scope: updated August 15, 2026 using the official Texas SBOE member roster, committee assignments, 2026 meeting schedule, current August public-testimony registration page, June 2026 Board actions, Social Studies TEKS review/adoption resources, TEA TEKS Implementation page, adopted and proposed SBOE rule pages, graduation guidance, current IMRA Cycle pages/timelines, PSF/Bond Guarantee materials, charter-cycle agenda items, TEA complaint guidance, §7.057 Hearings and Appeals instructions and Public Information Request guidance.
Independent-site notice: BoardofEducations.org is an informational guide and is not the Texas State Board of Education, Texas Education Agency, State Board for Educator Certification, Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation or a Texas school district. Official rules, meeting notices, district policies, TEA procedures and legal filing requirements take priority.