Let your voice and opinion be known by TEA and the SBOE.
As you may already know, during the recent TEKS revision process, the Texas State Board of Education adopted revisions to all CTE courses statewide. It was the desire of the committee that worked on the revision for cosmetology courses that the applicable credits remain flexible to meet the needs of high schools. All Texas high schools are free to operate on an approved schedule and calendar in a way that best serves their students. Some may choose block scheduling; others have 7,8 and even 9 classes per day. We did include a recommendation that if a solid credit assignment was absolutely necessary it would absolutely need to be 3 credits.
When the SBOE adopted our courses they received a recommendation from TEA that that Cosmetology I and II should be set at 2 credits. They complied with that recommendation and assigned both courses 2 credit each.
Recent conversations my district has had with TEA suggests that they believe there are in fact a large number of schools offering Cosmetology I and II for 2 credits. Furthermore, they also offer that schools should simply combine courses piece by piece to offer enough contact hours.
I believe that the SBOE needs to hear from you. If you would like to continue offering Cosmetology I and Cosmetology II for 3 credits beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, please join this initiative to request that they revisit the issue.
The SBOE will meet again in April 2016 Please sign this petition and if you are able, make plans to attend the meeting and register to give testimony
Thank you for your time!
Please sign with your first and last name and school district.
Updates
March 11, 2016
The TEA thinks they can ignore us but this surge in support proves they are dead wrong. They are trying to gut our programs with their two-credit nonsense without understanding how our classrooms actually function.
17 Comments
There is not enough time in a two period class ( 2 credit) to properly teach some of the skills require in cosmetology and that is mandated by TEA and TDLR. The class is best taught in a 3 credit or 3 consecutive period. The teacher of cosmetology for the pubic schools only want our students to be successful and 3 credit class will achieve the greatest student success.
I'm a cosmetolgy instructor and cosmetology 1 and 2 should be 3 credits. These students work hard to optain their license to work in industry. Too many of these student never intend to go to college. This license is their way succeed. It is there way to have self worth and accomplishment. Please don't take these classes to 2 credits. They struggle already for enough time in their schedules for a class that will help them support themselves right out of school, many of them needing to work to help their families. Please help our students and make these classes 3 credit hours.
As a seasoned cosmetology instructor and Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Advisory Board member of Cosmetology I vote to maintain three concurrent credits in cosmetology. Many schools will be adopting the change in yearly minutes (8600 - 7600) which will reduce calendar days in a school year for students. With three credits we use every minute to implement the entire curriculum and cultivate a well-rounded student ready for the certification exam and workforce. Executing two credits will decrease the opportunities for certification completions in our programs.
I do trimesters and we need the time to get students 1000 hours of class time. If not it may be close but then getting them to take both state tests will be harder to schedule while they are still in public school. Then schools won't get Perkins grants to continue this programs.
The students will not have sufficient classroom time to learn all of the material to become a successful hairstylist. It will cut down the hours they are able to get while in highschool and force them to finish outside of highschool. The programs will die out at the highschool level because of this.
Cosmetology I & II need to remain 3 credits.
Please keep the 3 credits
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Let your voice and opinion be known by TEA and the SBOE.
As you may already know, during the recent TEKS revision process, the Texas State Board of Education adopted revisions to all CTE courses statewide. It was the desire of the committee that worked on the revision for cosmetology courses that the applicable credits remain flexible to meet the needs of high schools. All Texas high schools are free to operate on an approved schedule and calendar in a way that best serves their students. Some may choose block scheduling; others have 7,8 and even 9 classes per day. We did include a recommendation that if a solid credit assignment was absolutely necessary it would absolutely need to be 3 credits.
When the SBOE adopted our courses they received a recommendation from TEA that that Cosmetology I and II should be set at 2 credits. They complied with that recommendation and assigned both courses 2 credit each.
Recent conversations my district has had with TEA suggests that they believe there are in fact a large number of schools offering Cosmetology I and II for 2 credits. Furthermore, they also offer that schools should simply combine courses piece by piece to offer enough contact hours.
I believe that the SBOE needs to hear from you. If you would like to continue offering Cosmetology I and Cosmetology II for 3 credits beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, please join this initiative to request that they revisit the issue.
The SBOE will meet again in April 2016 Please sign this petition and if you are able, make plans to attend the meeting and register to give testimony
Thank you for your time!
Please sign with your first and last name and school district.
Updates
March 11, 2016
The TEA thinks they can ignore us but this surge in support proves they are dead wrong. They are trying to gut our programs with their two-credit nonsense without understanding how our classrooms actually function.
17 Comments
As a former TEA state director of CTE, I recommend to keep Cosmo I and II as three credits each course.
There is not enough time in a two period class ( 2 credit) to properly teach some of the skills require in cosmetology and that is mandated by TEA and TDLR. The class is best taught in a 3 credit or 3 consecutive period. The teacher of cosmetology for the pubic schools only want our students to be successful and 3 credit class will achieve the greatest student success.
I'm a cosmetolgy instructor and cosmetology 1 and 2 should be 3 credits. These students work hard to optain their license to work in industry. Too many of these student never intend to go to college. This license is their way succeed. It is there way to have self worth and accomplishment. Please don't take these classes to 2 credits. They struggle already for enough time in their schedules for a class that will help them support themselves right out of school, many of them needing to work to help their families. Please help our students and make these classes 3 credit hours.
As a seasoned cosmetology instructor and Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Advisory Board member of Cosmetology I vote to maintain three concurrent credits in cosmetology. Many schools will be adopting the change in yearly minutes (8600 - 7600) which will reduce calendar days in a school year for students. With three credits we use every minute to implement the entire curriculum and cultivate a well-rounded student ready for the certification exam and workforce. Executing two credits will decrease the opportunities for certification completions in our programs.
I do trimesters and we need the time to get students 1000 hours of class time. If not it may be close but then getting them to take both state tests will be harder to schedule while they are still in public school. Then schools won't get Perkins grants to continue this programs.
The students will not have sufficient classroom time to learn all of the material to become a successful hairstylist. It will cut down the hours they are able to get while in highschool and force them to finish outside of highschool. The programs will die out at the highschool level because of this.
Cosmetology I & II need to remain 3 credits.
Please keep the 3 credits
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As a former TEA state director of CTE, I recommend to keep Cosmo I and II as three credits each course.