001Hello and welcome to the chapter 231 subchapter F special education personnel assignment rule updates webinar 2 from June 2025. In this webinar, we will engage with an overview of the updated chapter 231 subchapter F special education personnel assignment rule text, explore the new Texas content competency worksheet for special education teachers of record, and complete samples of the Texas worksheet for various teacher scenarios. We'll begin with welcome and context setting. Next, we'll review the updated rule text and the Texas worksheet. Finally, we'll complete the Texas worksheet for various teacher scenarios before closing. We'll begin by taking a look at the updated chapter 231 subchapter F special education personnel assignment rule text. In the ESPEC's most recent round of rulemaking related to chapter 231 subchapter F, updates were made in three subsections. First subsection 231.701 related to
002assignment of special education teachers. Next 231.709 for teachers of the deaf and heart of hearing which included technical edits to align naming conventions used in other subchapters. And finally, rulemaking included a new subsection 231.710 that outlines certification requirements for assignment of teachers of students who are deafb blind in the aligned aspect issued certificate. The majority of the board's discussion involves subsection 231.701 and the proposed content competency requirements for special education teachers of record at the elementary and secondary levels as well as the development of the Texas content competency worksheet for special education teachers of record grades EC through 12. The updated rule text in chapter 231 specifies that all special education teachers must hold a valid special education certificate. The rule text also specifies that content competency requirements are specific to all special education teachers
003of record. The rule text also bifurcates between previous content competency demonstration via house and also include specific callouts to sections of the figure. The Texas content competency worksheet for special education teachers of record grades EC through 12. The Texas content competency worksheet for special education teachers of record is included as a figure in the chapter 231 rule text as 231.701D. In summary, the chapter 231 special education teacher rule text continues to require all special education teachers to hold a valid ESPEC approved special education certification to serve as a special education teacher. The rule text also requires content certification for special education teachers of record that matches the subject and grade level of the teacher's assignment. The rule text also provides an alternate option for demonstration of content competency for special education teachers of record who
004do not hold the appropriate content certification via the Texas content competency worksheet for special education teachers of record. The updated rule text clarifies requirements for special education teachers of record who previously demonstrated their content competency through house prior to September 1st, 2025. The role text also directs special education teachers of record who did not previously utilize house prior to September 1st, 2025 to the appropriate sections of the Texas worksheet. We'll now take a closer look at the Texas content competency worksheet for special education teachers of record grades EC through 12. The new Texas content competency worksheet for special education teachers of record, grades E2 through 12, lays out content competency requirements for both elementary and secondary special education teachers of record. For elementary special education teachers of record, those serving in classrooms grades EC through
0055, teachers need to meet requirements in section C of the worksheet by meeting an overall 24 point threshold across ELR, math, science, and social studies. Secondary special education teachers of record, those serving in classrooms grades 6 through 12, must meet requirements in section D of the worksheet by meeting an 18point threshold in each core content area the educator is assigned as a teacher of record. As a note, special education teachers of record who hold the appropriate content certification will not utilize the worksheet. The new Texas content competency worksheet for special education teachers of record contains different sections based on a teacher's individual circumstance. The Texas content competency worksheet or the Texas worksheet includes a section A for the educator's general information including their TEA ID number. Contains section B which is for use by special
006educators who previously utilized house. section C and D which contain the requirements for elementary and secondary special education teachers of record as well as section E which contain additional flexibilities for firstear teachers and secondary teachers of multiple content areas. The worksheet also contains section F which houses the administrator at testation and an appendix in section G across different sections of the Texas worksheet. Special education teachers of record can generate points through a combination of college credit hours, previous teaching experience, high quality professional development, as well as residency experiences, previous paraprofessional experience, a passing score on the science of teaching reading exam or successful completion of the Texas readingmies as well as national board certification and TIA designations. s in addition to a passing score on an aligned packed exam. As a note, those activities included
007on the Texas worksheet with an asterisk are additional flexibilities adopted by the ESPC and included in the Texas worksheet that were not previously included in house. As a reminder for section B, for special educators utilizing previous subject matter competency provisions, authorized administrators should verify previous content competency requirements were met via house as documented on the older determining highly qualified status and determining subject matter competency worksheets for teachers at both the elementary and/or secondary levels. Once previous house utilization has been verified by an authorized administrator, there is no requirement to attach old house documentation to the new Texas worksheet. However, we do encourage retaining these documents for recordeping. In the event a teacher is assigned to a placement that matches their previous house utilization, sections A, B, and F of the Texas worksheet should be completed.
008If that same teacher is then reassigned to a new grade band and/or a new content area outside of their previous house utilization, for example, a teacher who demonstrated elementary proficiency via house and then is reassigned to a secondary math placement, that teacher would need to meet updated requirements in the appropriate section of the worksheet. A few reminders for section C for elementary special education teachers of record. Authorized administrators should work with the educator utilizing the worksheet to review documentation of college coursework. Previous teaching and paraprofessional experience should be ver verified by the administrator as well as score report documents that should be used to verify points associated with the passing score on the STR exam. CPE records should be reviewed to document any points associated with qualifying professional development. And as a note, certain secondary
009activities, including teaching experience or professional development, do carry a point value at the elementary level. Additional notes around section D for secondary special education teachers of record. At the secondary level, special education teachers of record must meet the 18point threshold in each content area they are assigned as teacher of record. Authorized administrators should work with the educator utilizing the worksheet to review documentation of college coursework. Previous teaching experience and paraprofessional experience should be verified by the administrator. Score report documents should be used to verify points associated with a passing score on the STR exam and CPE records should be reviewed to document any points associated with qualifying professional development. In the event a teacher holds a TIA designation, those TIA points, two points total, may be distributed across a total of two content areas at
010the secondary level. Additional notes for section E for firstear teachers and secondary teachers of multiple content areas only. The goal of section E is to provide additional layers of flexibility to these groups of special education teachers. Both firstear teachers and secondary teachers of multiple two or more content areas are provided a year-long runway which is documented within section E of the Texas worksheet to meet content competency requirements. During a teacher's runway year, both firstear teachers and secondary teachers of multiple content areas can engage in targeted highquality professional development in their deficient content area or areas. satisfy their content competency requirements for their grade band and content area by opting to take and pass an aligned packed exam. Or teachers can seek full content certification to meet the requirements of the updated personnel assignment rules, for
011example, an ELA 712 certificate. As a note, teachers and administrators are not required to complete a new copy of the Texas worksheet after a teacher has utilized a flexibility in section E. Administrators may document the educator's point values in either section C or D with a notation around the updated completion date and administrator initials beside the section to streamline documentation. We'll now take a look at different scenarios and complete the Texas worksheet. The next few slides will walk through completed samples of the Texas worksheet for common teacher scenarios. For each scenario and sample worksheet, the following will be provided. The educator's information and their instructional context. The appropriate worksheet section information. applicable activities and their associated point values, as well as examples of documentation that may be used to complete the worksheet. As administrators prepare
012to complete the Texas worksheet for their special education teachers of record, the following approach is recommended. First, take a moment to review implementation support materials, including reading through the comprehensive FAQ document and viewing webinars. Ensure there is sufficient time scheduled with each teacher to complete the worksheet. Have all necessary materials on hand, including copies of the educator's transcripts or academic summaries, CPE and employment records, older house documentations, score reports, etc. Next, complete all applicable sections of the worksheet. Provide the educator a completed version of the Texas worksheet for their records. And finally, file the completed copy of the Texas worksheet in the educator's HR file. We'll now review the Texas worksheet scenario one for a teacher who previously demonstrated their content proficiency via house. We will complete a sample Texas worksheet for Mr. Smith. Mr.
013Smith holds and has passed a 161 special education EC12 exam in a line certificate and is assigned to a fourth grade self-contained special education teacher of record role. Mr. Smith previously demonstrated content proficiency via the elementary house option in 2021 and has served in his current role for four years. Based on the educator's information, administrators should work with with Mr. Smith to complete the following sections of the Texas worksheet. Section A, general information, section B for educators utilizing previous subject matter provisions, and section F, administrator asurances. Within section A of the worksheet for Mr. Smith. The teacher's name will be documented, their TEA ID, the date the worksheet was completed, and the administrator should also verify that the teacher holds a valid ESPEC approved special education certification that is appropriate for the grade level of
014their assignment and instruction. Next, within section B of the worksheet, the administrator will attest that the special education teacher, Mr. Smith met previous house provisions prior to September 1st, 2025 at the elementary level. Note, authorized administrators should verify previous content competency requirements were met via house as documented on the older determining highly qualified status and determining subject matter competency worksheets for teachers at both the elementary and or secondary levels. Next, the administrator will complete section F of the worksheet for Mr. Smith and indicate by circling the first bullet point that the teacher met subject matter competency provisions via house prior to September 1st, 2025 through attestation in section B of the document. The administrator will provide their signature, their printed name, and the date the worksheet was completed. We'll next review the Texas worksheet scenario
015two for an elementary special education teacher of record. Miss Lynn has passed her 161 special education EC12 exam and holds the aligned certificate. Miss Lynn will be serving in a third grade self-contained special education teacher of record role and has served for two years as a third grade special education inclusion teacher before transitioning to the teacher of record role. Based on this information, administrators should work with Miss Lynn to complete the following sections of the Texas worksheet. Section A for Miss Lynn's general information. Section C for elementary special education teachers of record and section F the administrator assurances. First section A will be completed with the educator's name, TEA ID number, the date the worksheet was completed, and the additional verification that the teacher holds a valid ESPC approved special education certification. Next, Miss Lynn
016and the authorized administrator will work together to complete section C of the worksheet for elementary special education teachers of record. As a reminder, within section C of the worksheet, teachers must meet a combined total of at least 24 points across all four core content areas, with no content areas having fewer than three points. First, Miss Lynn's college credit hours will be documented in the appropriate row, meaning she has 3 hours of undergraduate math coursework, 6 hours of undergraduate science coursework, and 12 hours of undergraduate social studies coursework as verified in her academic summary documents. Next, the educator's previous teaching experience and the associated point values are documented in the row here. Miss Lynn has 2 years of previous teaching experience as the as an inclusion teacher at the elementary level. And so, six points are
017documented each for math, science, social studies, and ELAR and are verified on her teacher service record. Finally, Miss Lynn's total points per content area are documented in the bottom row. Nine points, 12 points, 18 points, and six points for a total of 45 out of the required 24 points at the elementary level. Finally, section F will be completed with the administrator verifying that the teacher met the minimum point threshold for content competency in section C of the worksheet. The authorized administrator will provide their signature, their printed name, as well as the date the worksheet was completed. Next, we'll complete a sample worksheet for a secondary special education teacher of record, Mr. Harrison has passed the 161 special education EC12 exam and holds the aligned certificate. He'll be serving as a 9th grade special education teacher
018of record in a math resource room. Mr. Harrison has also served for 4 years as a special education math inclusion teacher before transitioning to this teacher of record role. Based on this information, administrators should work with Mr. Harrison to complete the following sections of the Texas worksheet. Section A for general information, section D for secondary special education teachers of record, and section F for administrator assurances. First, the general information will be completed with the teacher's name, TEA ID number, the date the worksheet was completed, and the additional verification that the teacher holds a valid ESPEC approved special education certification that is appropriate for the grade level of assignment and instruction. Next, section D of the worksheet will be completed for secondary special education teachers of record. As a reminder, secondary special education teachers of record,
019those serving in grades 6 through 12, must demonstrate content competency in each core area for which they are assigned by meeting the required 18 points in each content area they are assigned as teacher of record. First, any college credit hours in the content area will be documented. Mr. Harrison has three undergraduate college credit hours in math as verified on an academic summary document. Next, Mr. Harrison's previous teaching experience and the associated point values will be documented in this row. Teachers can generate three points for each year of experience in the content area. Mr. Mr. Harrison has four previous years as a math inclusion teacher, meaning he can document 12 points in the content area here as verified on his teacher service record. Next, the administrator will verify any qualifying professional development. Mr. Harrison has completed
0203 hours of qualifying math aligned professional development at the secondary level as verified on a CPE record. Finally, Mr. Mr. Harrison's total point should be calculated in the bottom row. He is only serving as a special education teacher of record in math in the math resource room and he meets the 18 out of 18 required points to demonstrate content proficiency in the final row here. Finally, section F of the worksheet will be completed. The administrator will provide the assurance that the teacher met the minimum point threshold for content competency in each area they are assigned as teacher of record in section D of the document. The authorized administrator will provide their signature, their name, and the date the worksheet was completed. We'll next complete the worksheet for a firstear teacher, Miss Parker. Miss Parker previously
021took and passed her 186 special education specialist EC12 exam and holds the align certificate. Miss Parker will be serving as a second grade elementary self-contained special education teacher of record and is a new graduate from a Texas EP. Based on this information, administrators will work with Miss Parker to complete the following sections of the Texas worksheet. Section A, general information. Section C, elementary special education teachers of record. Section E for firstear teachers. And section F, administrator assurances. Please note, while Miss Parker is a firstear teacher, in order to identify the most appropriate option or options to satisfy content requirements for a firstear teacher during the runway year, the educator's total points should first be calculated in section C. Section A will be completed with the educator's name, their TEA ID number, the date the worksheet
022is completed, as well as the administrator verification that the teacher holds a valid ASPEC approved special education certification that is appropriate for the grade level of assignment and instruction. Next, in order to determine Miss Parker's options during her runway year, her points should first be calculated in section C for elementary special education teachers of record. Miss Parker's undergraduate college credit hours are documented here as verified on her transcript. Next, Miss Parker's point totals per content area are calculated in the bottom row. Miss Parker has earned 21 out of the required 24 points total for elementary special education teachers of record in math, science, and social studies, but is deficient in three points in ELAR. Next, section E for firstear special education teachers of record will be completed. The start date and end date of the
023teacher's runway year will be calculated in section E. And as a reminder, Miss Parker has earned 21 out of the required 24 points total for elementary special education teachers of record, but does need three additional points in the ELAR column to meet content competency requirements. Given that Miss Parker requires three points in ELR to satisfy her content requirements at the elementary level, the administrator and Miss Parker should work together to identify any pathways to content certification that are available, appropriate packed exams for Miss Parker to take and pass and or targeted professional development opportunities Miss Parker can complete during her runway year. These are all available options for Miss Parker during her year-long runway provided within section E of the Texas worksheet. Next, section F of the worksheet will be completed with the administrator indicating
024in the final bullet point that the teacher met provisions for a firstear teacher within section E of the document. The authorized administrator will then sign, provide their name as well as the date the worksheet was completed. Next, we'll complete the worksheet for a secondary teacher of multiple content areas, Mr. Jackson. Mr. Jackson has taken and passed his 161 special education EC12 exam and holds the aligned certificate. Mr. Jackson is assigned midyear to an English and social studies special education teacher of record role in a high school self-contained program. Mr. Jackson also previously served as an eer inclusion teacher at the high school level for 3 years. Based on this information, administrators should work with Mr. Jackson to complete the following sections of the Texas worksheet. Section A, general information. Section D, secondary special education teachers
025of record. Section E for secondary teachers of multiple content areas. And section F, administrator assurances. Please note, in order to identify the most appropriate options to satisfy content requirements for secondary teachers of multiple content areas during the runway year, the educator's total points should first be calculated in section D. Section A will be completed with Mr. Jackson's name, TEA ID number, the date the worksheet is completed for the teacher, and the administrator will also verify the teacher holds a valid ESPEC approved special education certification that is appropriate for the grade level of assignment and instruction. Please note, Mr. Jackson is assigned to his teacher of record role midyear, meaning his worksheet is completed on January 12th, 2026. Next, Mr. Jackson's point totals in section D for secondary special education teachers of record will be totaled.
026As a reminder, secondary special education teachers of record must meet a required 18 points in each area they are assigned as teacher of record. Mr. Jackson is assigned to a social studies and ELAR teacher of record role. So his applicable points will be calculated here. Mr. Jackson has 12 undergraduate hours in social studies and six undergraduate hours in ELR as verified on an academic summary document. Mr. Jackson's previous ELR teaching experience will also be documented in the appropriate row and column as verified on his teacher service record. Any points from qualifying professional development are calculated here as verified on Mr. Jackson's CPE record. Mr. Jackson's total points in social studies in ELR will be calculated in the bottom row where he has 12 of the required 18 points in the social studies content area and
02716 of the required 18 points in ELR. Mr. Jackson needs six more points in the social studies column to demonstrate content proficiency and two more points on the ELAR column to demonstrate content proficiency. Next, section E of the Texas worksheet will be completed for secondary teachers of multiple content areas only in order for Mr. Jackson to utilize the additional flexibilities within this section of the worksheet. The start date and end date of Mr. Jackson's runway year are documented here beginning on January 12th, 2026 and ending on January 12th, 2027. As a reminder, within Mr. Jackson's runway year, he needs six additional points in the social studies column and two additional points in the ELR column in order to meet content competency requirements. Given that Mr. Jackson requires six points in social studies and two points
028in ELR to satisfy content requirements at the secondary level. The administrator and Mr. Jackson would then work together to identify any appropriate pathways to content certification, appropriate packed exams for Mr. Jackson to take and or targeted professional development opportunities that could be that could be completed during Mr. Jackson's runway year. These are all available options for Mr. Jackson during the year-long runway. Next, section F of the worksheet will be completed where the authorized administrator will provide assurance that the teacher met provisions for secondary teachers of multiple content areas within section E of the document. The administrator will sign, provide their name, as well as the date the worksheet was completed for Mr. Jackson. We'll next complete the Texas worksheet for an special education teacher of record serving on an intern certificate. Miss Holly has taken
029and passed her 186 special education specialist EC12 exam as well as the 293 science of teaching reading exam and will be serving as a special education teacher of record for all four core content areas in an elementary self-contained classroom. Miss Holly is serving as a special education teacher of record on an intern certificate while seeking core subjects EC6 with science of teaching reading certification. Based on this information, administrators would work with Miss Holly to complete the following sections of the Texas worksheet. general information. Section C for elementary special education teachers of record. And because this is Miss Holly's first year providing instruction to students, section E for firstear teachers, as well as section F, administrator assurances. As a reminder, in order to identify the most appropriate options to satisfy content requirements for a firstear teacher
030during their runway year, the educator's total points should first be calculated within section C. First, section A of the worksheet will be completed with the teacher's name, TEA ID number, the date the worksheet was completed, as well as the additional verification that the educator holds an appropriate special education certification. Next, Miss Holly's total points will be calculated in section C for elementary special education teachers of record. Miss Holly's undergraduate coursework hours will be documented in the appropriate row here as verified on a copy of her transcript. Because Miss Holly is a firstear teacher, there is no previous teaching experience to document on this section of the worksheet. Next, because Miss Holly has a passing score on the 293 science of teaching and reading exam as verified on her score report, 12 points can be documented
031on the ELR column here. Next, Miss Holly's totals per content area will be calculated in the bottom row. Miss Holly has 33 out of the required 24 points required to meet content competency requirements at the elementary level. Although Miss Holly meets the definition of a firstear teacher within section E, she meets content requirements within section C of the Texas worksheet. In this case, the firstear teacher provisions within section E of the worksheet should not be utilized. Next, section F of the worksheet will be completed for Miss Holly. As a reminder, although Miss Holly met the definition of a firstear teacher within section E of the worksheet, she had a 33 out of the required 24 points total needed to demonstrate content proficiency at the elementary level. and the administrator will indicate here that the teacher
032met the minimum point threshold for content competency within section C of the worksheet. The administrator will then sign, provide their name as well as the date that the worksheet was completed. Finally, we'll complete the worksheet for a special education teacher of record who is reassigned, Mr. Davila. Mr. Mr. Davila has taken and passed his 161 special education EC12 exam and holds the aligned certificate. Mr. Davila will be serving as a special education teacher of record in all core content areas in a self-contained elementary classroom and spent the past 2 years as a secondary math and science special education teacher of record who was utilizing the Texas worksheet. Based on this information, administrators will work with Mr. Dobula to complete the following sections of the Texas worksheet. Section A, general information. Section C, elementary special education
033teachers of record, and section F, administrator asurances. Within section A, the teacher's name, their TEA ID number, and the date the worksheet was completed will be documented here. Administrators will also verify that the teacher holds a valid ESPEC approved special education certification that is appropriate for the grade level of assignment and instruction. Next, because Mr. Dr. Davila is transitioning to an elementary special education teacher of record role. He needs to meet requirements within section C of the Texas worksheet by meeting a total of 24 points across all content areas with no content areas having less than three points. Mr. Dobulus College credit hours in each of the content areas are documented here as verified on an academic summary document. Mr. Davia's previous teaching experience in math and science are documented here as verified on his
034teacher service record. Next, Mr. totals per content area will be calculated in the bottom row. And then his combined point totals will be calculated here where he has 36 out of the required 24 points total needed to demonstrate content proficiency at the elementary level. As a reminder, Mr. Davia is transitioning between a secondary special education teacher of record role and an elementary special education teacher of role. In his secondary special education teacher of record role, he utilized section D of the Texas worksheet and is now utilizing section C of the worksheet. The authorized administrator will provide their initials and the updated completion date for section C alongside Mr. point totals to indicate he has demonstrated content proficiency within section C of the worksheet. Administrator asurances will also be completed because Mr. Dula previously demonstrated content
035proficiency at the secondary level in section D of the document. The authorized administrator will indicate the teacher met the minimum point threshold for content competency within section D. Their signature, name, and date that the Texas worksheet was originally completed for Mr. Davula are indicated here. We'll conclude with a few reminders for completion of the Texas worksheet. Administrators should work with teachers to complete the appropriate sections of the Texas worksheet in the event they are assigned as a special education teacher of record and do not hold the appropriate content certification. Authorized administrators should review employment records, transcripts, score reports, CPE records, and other relevant documentation to document point values in the applicable section of the Texas worksheet. In the event a special education teacher assigned as a teacher of record does not hold the appropriate content
036certification and does not meet content competency requirements in the applicable section of the Texas worksheet. The teacher may not be assigned as teacher of record in that content area. A completed copy of the Texas worksheet should be filed in the educator's HR file and a copy provided to the educator for their records. We'll now take a moment to review the timeline for additional implementation supports. The first rule text and worksheet walkthrough webinar was posted May 16th of 2025 with the initial FAQ document posting May 23rd, 2025. This Texas worksheet scenario webinar will be available beginning June 13th, with an updated FAQ document available no later than July 25th of 2025. All materials and resources can be found on the TEA educator certification page on the new special education personnel assignment guidance site. Thanks so much
037for viewing the chapter 231 special education personnel assignment scenario webinar. Questions for consideration in the updated chapter 231 special education personnel assignment rules FAQ 2.0 document should be submitted to the FAQ submission form via QR code provided here. Thanks so much and we hope to see you soon.