19 Tex. Admin. Code § 74.1 - Essential Knowledge and Skills
(a) A
school district that offers kindergarten through Grade 12 must offer the
following as a required curriculum:
(1) a
foundation curriculum that includes:
(A)
English language arts;
(B)
mathematics;
(C) science;
and
(D) social studies, consisting
of Texas, United States and world history, government, geography, and
economics, with emphasis on the free enterprise system and its benefits;
and
(2) an enrichment
curriculum that includes:
(A) to the extent
possible, languages other than English;
(B) health, with emphasis on:
(i) physical health, including the importance
of proper nutrition and exercise;
(ii) mental health, including instruction
about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage emotions,
establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible
decision-making; and
(iii) suicide
prevention, including recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning
signs;
(C) physical
education;
(D) fine arts;
(E) career and technical education;
(F) technology applications;
(G) religious literature, including the
Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament, and its impact on history
and literature; and
(H) personal
financial literacy.
(b) A school district must provide
instruction in the essential knowledge and skills of the appropriate grade
levels in the foundation and enrichment curriculum as specified in
paragraphs(1)-(12) of this subsection. A school district may add elements at
its discretion but must not delete or omit instruction in the foundation and
enrichment curriculum specified in subsection (a) of this section.
(1) Chapter 110 of this title (relating to
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and
Reading).
(2) Chapter 111 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for
Mathematics).
(3) Chapter 112 of
this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for
Science).
(4) Chapter 113 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social
Studies).
(5) Chapter 114 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other
Than English).
(6) Chapter 115 of
this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health
Education).
(7) Chapter 116 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical
Education).
(8) Chapter 117 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine
Arts).
(9) Chapter 126 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology
Applications).
(10) Chapter 127 of
this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career
Development).
(11) Chapter 128 of
this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Spanish
Language Arts and English as a Second Language).
(12) Chapter 130 of this title (relating to
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical
Education).
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