TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 (copyright 2009 Texas AFT)    *State Board of Education on Video *Classroom Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month   State Board of Education Video Online: The Texas Education Agency today announced that all State Board of Education meetings will be broadcast live online with full audio and video feeds, beginning on Wednesday, September 16. A link to the Webcast will appear on the TEA home page at www.tea.state.tx.us on the day of meetings. and also will be posted at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=3876.   Of particular interest at this week's meeting of the SBOE will be the comments of the Board's chosen experts on proposed revisions of social-studies curriculum standards. You can tune in for that discussion on Thursday morning when the Board meets as a committee of the whole. An hour has been allotted for public testimony on this item. Further Board discussion, public testimony, and possible decision-making on the social-studies standards will occur when the Board meets in January.   The video broadcasts are required by HB 772, a bill passed last spring by Rep. Donna Howard, Democrat of Austin, and Sen. Wendy Davis, Democrat of Fort Worth. Live audio of Board meetings has been available since 2004.   The live video Webcasts will provide access to meetings of all subcommittees, where some crucial decisions are made, as well as of the full Board. Video of the Board meetings will be readily accessible online for six months after each meeting and then will remain available upon request for up to five years, according to today's TEA announcement.   The agenda for the three-day September meeting is available at: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=3785.   Hispanic Heritage Month: For information and classroom resources marking National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, see the American Federation of Teachers Web site at: http://www.aft.org/teachers/hispanic.htm. Among other instructional aids you'll find there is an AFT-created poster, available for download in both English and Spanish, that depicts the many contributions of Hispanic Americans and displays suggested classroom activities for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.