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Chapter 120. Other Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Subchapter A. Character Traits
?120.1. Implementation of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Positive Character Traits.
(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2021-2022
school year.
(b) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools are required to provide instruction in the essential
knowledge and skills for positive character traits outlined in this subchapter at least once in the following
grade bands: Kindergarten-Grade 2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12.
(c) School districts may provide the required instruction in a variety of arrangements, including through a
stand-alone course or by integrating the positive character traits standards in the essential knowledge and
skills for one or more courses or subject areas at the appropriate grade levels.
?120.3. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Positive Character Traits, Kindergarten-Grade 2, Adopted
2020.
(a) Introduction.
(1) Character education introduces students to character traits that empower them to be good citizens
who are trustworthy, responsible, and caring. The character traits reflect positive beliefs, attitudes,
and mindsets; provide opportunities for self-reflection; and permit students to apply effective
strategies to make decisions, solve problems, and behave responsibly.
(2) The standards for positive character traits are comprised of four strands: trustworthiness,
responsibility, caring, and citizenship. Each strand consists of the following character traits.
(A) Trustworthiness: loyalty, integrity, reliability, and punctuality.
(B) Responsibility: accountability, perseverance, diligence, and self-control.
(C) Caring: kindness, empathy, charity, generosity, patience, consideration, and compassion.
(D) Citizenship: respect, courtesy, concern for the common good and the community,
fairness, freedom from prejudice, justice, patriotism, school pride, respect for authority
and law, and gratitude.
(3) Students are expected to develop an awareness of self-identity as well as recognize multiple
perspectives, difference and diversity, biases, and the social and cultural context in which they
live.
(4) The knowledge and skills for positive character traits are organized in the following grade bands:
Kindergarten-Grade 2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12. However, due to the complexity
of the concepts, student expectations and knowledge and skills statements cannot be taught,
discussed, or viewed in isolation.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those
containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(1) Trustworthiness. The student understands how personal choices and actions relate to character
building. The student is expected to:
(A) describe how personal choices lead to personal actions;
(B) explain what it means to be trustworthy; and
(C) identify personal actions that build trustworthiness, including being honest and punctual.
(2) Responsibility. The student understands the concept of responsibility and how personal actions
demonstrate responsibility. The student is expected to:
(A) describe and give examples of how feelings and beliefs influence personal actions;
(B) describe how to make personal choices before speaking and acting; and
(C) define self-control and identify instances in which self-control is important.
(3) Caring. The student understands how personal actions demonstrate characteristics of caring. The
student is expected to:
(A) define patience and identify actions that demonstrate patience; and
(B) explain and identify examples of how actions can demonstrate kindness to others.
(4) Citizenship. The student understands how personal actions can demonstrate good citizenship. The
student is expected to:
(A) define fairness and identify examples of fairness in a variety of situations;
(B) define and identify examples of patriotism;
(C) explain what it means to demonstrate respect and courtesy and why it is important to
demonstrate respect and courtesy to others; and
(D) define good citizenship.
?120.5. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Positive Character Traits, Grades 3-5, Adopted 2020.
(a) Introduction.
(1) Character education introduces students to character traits that empower them to be good citizens
who are trustworthy, responsible, and caring. The character traits reflect positive beliefs, attitudes,
and mindsets; provide opportunities for self-reflection; and permit students to apply effective
strategies to make decisions, solve problems, and behave responsibly.
(2) The standards for positive character traits are comprised of four strands: trustworthiness,
responsibility, caring, and citizenship. Each strand consists of the following character traits.
(A) Trustworthiness: loyalty, integrity, reliability, and punctuality.
(B) Responsibility: accountability, perseverance, diligence, and self-control.
(C) Caring: kindness, empathy, charity, generosity, patience, consideration, and compassion.
(D) Citizenship: respect, courtesy, concern for the common good and the community,
fairness, freedom from prejudice, justice, patriotism, school pride, respect for authority
and law, and gratitude.
(3) Students are expected to develop an awareness of self-identity as well as recognize multiple
perspectives, difference and diversity, biases, and the social and cultural context in which they
live.
(4) The knowledge and skills for positive character traits are organized in the following grade bands:
Kindergarten-Grade 2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12. However, due to the complexity
of the concepts, student expectations and knowledge and skills statements cannot be taught,
discussed, or viewed in isolation.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those
containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(1) Trustworthiness. The student understands how personal responsibility relates to being trustworthy.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify and define traits of trustworthiness, including reliability and loyalty;
(B) identify and practice strategies for being honest and punctual; and
(C) define and identify examples of unethical behavior.
(2) Responsibility. The student understands how personal choices are associated with responsibility.
The student is expected to:
(A) explain what it means to be responsible for personal decisions and actions;
(B) describe positive and negative consequences of personal decisions and actions;
(C) identify and demonstrate ways to practice self-control; and
(D) describe the relationship between being responsible and being accountable.
(3) Caring. The student understands how personal actions demonstrate characteristics of caring. The
student is expected to:
(A) describe how feelings impact decision making and behaviors;
(B) explain how one can show patience, consideration, and compassion; and
(C) define empathy and discuss the connection between empathy and charity.
(4) Citizenship. The student understands that personal responsibility is associated with citizenship.
The student is expected to:
(A) describe the differences and similarities among gratitude, respect, and courtesy;
(B) compare fairness and justice; and
(C) discuss the importance of obeying laws and rules.
?120.7. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Positive Character Traits, Grades 6-8, Adopted 2020.
(a) Introduction.
(1) Character education introduces students to character traits that empower them to be good citizens
who are trustworthy, responsible, and caring. The character traits reflect positive beliefs, attitudes,
and mindsets; provide opportunities for self-reflection; and permit students to apply effective
strategies to make decisions, solve problems, and behave responsibly.
(2) The standards for positive character traits are comprised of four strands: trustworthiness,
responsibility, caring, and citizenship. Each strand consists of the following character traits.
(A) Trustworthiness: loyalty, integrity, reliability, and punctuality.
(B) Responsibility: accountability, perseverance, diligence, and self-control.
(C) Caring: kindness, empathy, charity, generosity, patience, consideration, and compassion.
(D) Citizenship: respect, courtesy, concern for the common good and the community,
fairness, freedom from prejudice, justice, patriotism, school pride, respect for authority
and law, and gratitude.
(3) Students are expected to develop an awareness of self-identity as well as recognize multiple
perspectives, difference and diversity, biases, and the social and cultural context in which they
live.
(4) The knowledge and skills for positive character traits are organized in the following grade bands:
Kindergarten-Grade 2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12. However, due to the complexity
of the concepts, student expectations and knowledge and skills statements cannot be taught,
discussed, or viewed in isolation.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those
containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.


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