Which three components must be aligned to ensure TEKS compliance when planning an Art EC-12 unit?

• A. Materials list, timeline, and classroom rules.
• B. Clear learning objectives aligned to TEKS, performance tasks demonstrating mastery, and rubrics/criteria aligned to those tasks.
• C. Student interests, field trips, and parent engagement.
• D. Assessment scores, attendance, and behavior records.

Answer: (B)

The essential idea is aligning learning goals, the tasks that show what students can do, and the criteria used to judge those tasks to the TEKS standards. In an Art EC-12 unit, you start with clear learning objectives that map directly to what TEKS requires students to know or be able to do. Then you design performance tasks that let students actually demonstrate that learning in meaningful art-making activities. Finally, you create rubrics or criteria that align to those tasks so you can reliably assess whether students have mastered the objectives. When these three pieces line up, the unit stays focused on the standards and provides a clear path from instruction to assessment, which is what TEKS compliance is all about.

Materials, timelines, and classroom rules, while important for smooth instruction, do not ensure alignment to TEKS standards by themselves. Student interests, field trips, and parent engagement are valuable for motivation and enrichment but don’t guarantee that the unit’s goals and assessments are linked to TEKS requirements. Likewise, looking at assessment scores, attendance, and behavior records is about outcomes and behavior and can inform adjustments, but they don’t constitute the planning alignment needed to meet TEKS standards.