The State Board of Education (SBOE)

The Texas Education Agency provides this information about the purpose of the SBOE.

The State Board of Education is a 15 member elected body charged with "establishing policy and providing leadership for the Texas public school system." The board:

  • designates and mandates instruction in the knowledge and skills that are essential to a well-balanced curriculum;
  • approves and determines passing scores for the state-mandated assessment program;
  • oversees the investment of the Permanent School Fund;
  • approves the creation of charter schools; and
  • adopts regulations and standards for the operation of adult education programs provided by public school districts, junior colleges and universities.

The SBOE has three standing committees that include:

  • Committee on Instruction - curriculum and instruction, student testing, vocation and special education programs, alternatives to social promotion
  • Committee on School Initiatives - charter schools, long range plan for public education and rules proposed by the State Board of Educator Certification.
  • Committee on School Finance/Permanent School Fund - school finance and the Permanent School Fund

15 SBOE Districts

Texas is divided into 15 geographic areas called Districts. Each district elects one person to serve a 4 year term. The elections are partisan requiring Republican and Democratic candidates to run in their own primary held on the first Tuesday in March. The winners of the primaries run in the general election held on the first Tuesday in November.

Rebecca lives in District 10 and will be running for the District 10 seat in the Republican Primary. 

  • District 10
    • Next election cycle
      • Primary Election - March 2nd 2010  
      • General Election - November of 2010
      • Elected candidate assumes office - January 2011
    • Current Term - January 2007 to December 2010
    • Counties - SBOE District 10 includes the following 16 counties : Austin, Bastrop, Burleson, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee, Milam, Waller, Washington and Williamson, as well as parts of Brazoria, Fort Bend and Travis

Speaking Out & Showing Up

"For District 10, we endorse Republican Rebecca Osborne, a teacher in the Round Rock school district. It would be a refreshing change to have someone on the board who could give a contemporary classroom perspective. In addition to college preparation, she wants schools to offer career and vocational instruction for students who decide to go directly to jobs after high school."


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