Why Should I Care About Public Policy Issues?
Ray Rose
Rose & Smith Associates
Chair, TxDLA Public Policy Committee
Public Policy…
“action, regulatory measures, laws, and funding priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its representatives.”
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Policymakers we should care about…
• Institutional Governance
• THECB
• TEA
• State Legislature
• Governor
• Accrediting Agencies
• Federal Legislature
• US Dept. of Education
TxDLA Membership Survey (November 2013)
Public Policy Issues• K-12
• HB 5• SB 1365 (supports competency-based learning)• HB 1926 (guarantees students grades 6-12 option to take up to 3 high quality online
courses)
• Post Secondary• X-State Approvals
• SREB (THECB) Texas Electronic Campus• WICHE SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement)
• All• Standards• Accessibility (OCR and other court decisions)• Funding
Take Action
• Ask for information
• Offer to provide information
• Call the office (as an individual) and express opinion
• Go to forums; listen and ask questions
• Write letters (to local paper)
