September 8, 2025 SBE English Language Arts Standards Recommendation Committee Meeting

September 8, 2025, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm CST

Event

September 8, 2025

8:30 am to 4:30 pm CST


Location

In-Person Meeting: William Snodgrass Tennessee Tower 3rd Floor - Knoxville Room 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue Nashville, TN 37243

Video

Agenda

8:30 a.m.       Welcome/Logistics/Reflections/               Breanna Sommers
                              Questions                                                       State Board of Education
                        Attendance & Minutes                                SRC Chair

9:00 a.m.       Public Comment                                          Todd Madison
                                                                                                        State Board of Education

9:45 a.m.       Team Building Activity                                SRC Chair & Vice-Chair

10:15 a.m.     Member Priority Sharing &                      SRC Chair & Vice-Chair    
                               Q&A

11:00 a.m.     Work Time:  Language Standards          SRC Chair & Vice-Chair 
                               & Introduction (Part 1) 

12:00 p.m.    Break

12:45 p.m.    Work Time: Language Standards            SRC Chair & Vice-Chair 
                               & Introduction (Part 2) 

1:30 .m.          Work Time: Foundational Literacy         SRC Chair & Vice-Chair 
                               Standards & Introduction 


                                                                                                              Public Comment  

Pursuant to State Board of Education 0520-09-01 Hearing Procedures and Public Meetings Rules and T.C.A. §§ 8-44-101, et seq., to sign up for spoken public comment, please email sara.morrison@tn.gov with the subject line “SRC Spoken Public Comment.” In the body of the email, please include: 1) your name, 2) address, 3) phone number, 4) the organization, agency, or individual you are representing (if applicable), 5) the date you would like share public comment (e.g., 9/8/25), 6) which agenda item you’d like to comment on (e.g., Foundational Literacy Standards), and 7) any requested accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to participate in the meeting and the reason for the accommodation, if requested. Requests to speak must be received 48 hours in advance of the meeting start time (i.e., 8:30 am C.T.). Comments will be limited to 3 minutes. No more than 10 speakers will be permitted.   

To share a written public comment, please email TNStandards.Review@tn.gov with the subject line “SRC Written Public Comment.” Emails must be received by 9:00 am C.T. on Monday, September 8, 2025. For more information on the standards review process, please visit our website.