| |
Topic |
Citation |
Question |
Answer |
| 38. |
Elementary -
Technology Applications |
74.2 |
Are schools required
to teach technology applications at Grades K-5? |
Yes. Technology
Applications is part of the required curriculum. The district may provide instruction in a
variety of arrangements and settings, including integration of technology into curriculum
areas. |
| 49. |
Graduation Requirements -
Implementation Schedule |
74.11(h)
74.12(e)
74.13(c)
74.21 |
To what class does the revised
Chapter 74 apply? |
As stated in §§ 74.11(h),
74.12(e) and 74.13 (c), the graduation requirements in the revised Chapter 74 apply to
students who are freshmen in 1998-99 and thereafter, rather than those who are freshmen in
1997-98, except that the students must take speech and technology applications beginning
in 1997-98. |
| 56. |
Graduation
Requirements - Principles of Technology Course Credit Status |
74.12(b)(3)
74.13(a)(1)(C) |
May the Principles of
Technology I and II courses count for either science credit or technology applications |
No. The Principles of
Technology courses count as science or as Technology Education/Industrial Education credit
only. |
| 66. |
Graduation
Requirements - Technology Applications |
74.3(b)(2)(K) |
What is the
graduation requirement for technology applications credit? |
Beginning with all
freshmen in 1997-1998, students are required to have one technology applications
graduation credit under all graduation plans. This graduation credit has been known as
computer science, computing proficiency, or computing credit. |
| 67. |
Graduation
Requirements - Technology Applications |
74.3(b)(2)(K) |
Which one-credit
courses count for the technology applications graduation credit? |
All technology
applications courses satisfy this requirement: Computer Science I, Computer Science II,
Desktop Publishing, Digital Graphics/Animation, Multimedia, Video Technology, Web
Mastering, and Independent Study in Technology Applications. Several courses in Career and
Technology Education satisfy this requirement: Business Education courses- Business
Computer Information Systems I and II, Business Computer Programming, Telecommunications
and Networking, and Business Image Management and Multimedia; Technology
Education/Industrial Technology courses-Computer Applications, Technology Systems (modular
computer laboratory-based), Communication Graphics (modular computer laboratory-based),
and Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology. |
| 73. |
Middle School -
Technology Applications |
74.3(a) |
What options do
schools have for technology applications (computer literacy) at Grades 6-8? |
Specific courses at
the middle school are no longer required. Instead, districts have the flexibility of
offering technology applications (computer literacy) in a variety of settings, including a
specific class or integrated into other subject areas. |
| 74. |
Middle School -
Technology Applications |
74.24 |
How can a student
place out of a middle school technology applications (computer literacy) course if it is
offered in the district? |
Districts have the
authority to develop examinations for students to demonstrate their proficiency. |
| 86. |
Required Curriculum |
74.1 |
Are school districts
required to offer enrichment and foundation curriculum? |
Yes, as defined in
§74.1 and in the Texas Education Code §28.001. |
| 88. |
Required Curriculum |
74.3(b) |
Must a school
district offer all the courses listed in the required secondary curriculum? |
Yes. Schools must
offer all of the courses necessary for students to graduate at least under the minimum
high school program, including those listed in §74.3(b).
Furthermore, districts must teach a course in the required curriculum in which ten or more
students want to enroll. If the district intends to offer particular courses only every
other year, it must notify all enrolled students of that fact. |
