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TX Educ Code § 39.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter G. Distinction Designations|Section 39.202. Academic Distinction Designation for Districts and Campuses

Sec. 39.202.  ACADEMIC DISTINCTION DESIGNATION FOR DISTRICTS AND CAMPUSES.  The commissioner by rule shall establish an academic distinction designation for districts and campuses for outstanding performance in attainment of postsecondary readiness.  The commissioner shall adopt criteria for the designation under this section, including:(1)  percentages of students who:(A)  performed satisfactorily, as determined under the college readiness performance standard under Section 39.0241, on assessment instruments required under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), aggregated across grade levels by subject area; or(B)  met the standard for annual improvement, as determined by the agency under Section 39.034, on assessment instruments required under Section 39.023(a), (b), (c), or (l), aggregated across grade levels by subject area, for students who did not perform satisfactorily as described by Paragraph (A);(2)  percentages of:(A)  students who earned a nationally or internationally recognized business or industry certification or license;(B)  students who completed a coherent sequence of career and technical courses;(C)  students who completed a dual credit course or an articulated postsecondary course provided for local credit;(D)  students who achieved applicable College Readiness Benchmarks or the equivalent on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT), the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the American College Test (ACT), or the ACT-Plan assessment program; and(E)  students who received a score on either an advanced placement test or an international baccalaureate examination to be awarded college credit; and(3)  other factors for determining sufficient student attainment of postsecondary readiness.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 914, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 2.05, eff. May 31, 2006.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 54(a), eff. June 10, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 39.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter G. Distinction Designations|Section 39.203. Campus Distinction Designations

Sec. 39.203.  CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS.  (a)  The commissioner shall award a campus a distinction designation for outstanding performance in improvement in student achievement if the campus is ranked in the top 25 percent of campuses in the state in annual improvement in student achievement as determined under Section 39.034.(b)  In addition to the distinction designation described by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall award a campus a distinction designation for outstanding performance in closing student achievement differentials if the campus demonstrates an ability to significantly diminish or eliminate performance differentials between student subpopulations and is ranked in the top 25 percent of campuses in this state under the performance criteria described by this subsection.  The commissioner shall adopt rules related to the distinction designation under this subsection to ensure that a campus does not artificially diminish or eliminate performance differentials through inhibiting the achievement of the highest achieving student subpopulation.(c)  In addition to the distinction designations described by Subsections (a) and (b), a campus that satisfies the criteria developed under Section 39.204 shall be awarded a distinction designation by the commissioner for outstanding performance in  academic achievement in English language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies.(d)  In addition to the distinction designations otherwise described by this section, the commissioner may award a distinction designation for outstanding performance in advanced middle or junior high school student achievement to a campus with a significant number of students below grade nine who perform satisfactorily on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 914, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 307 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 55(a), eff. June 10, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 39.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter G. Distinction Designations|Section 39.204. Campus Distinction Designation Criteria; Committees

Sec. 39.204.  CAMPUS DISTINCTION DESIGNATION CRITERIA; COMMITTEES.  (a)  The commissioner by rule shall establish:(1)  standards for considering campuses for distinction designations under Section 39.203(c); and(2)  methods for awarding distinction designations to campuses.(b)  In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall establish a separate committee to develop criteria for each distinction designation under Section 39.203(c).(c)  Each committee established under this section must include:(1)  individuals who practice as professionals in the content area relevant to the distinction designation, as applicable;(2)  individuals with subject matter expertise in the content area relevant to the distinction designation;(3)  educators with subject matter expertise in the content area relevant to the distinction designation; and(4)  community leaders, including leaders from the business community.(d)  For each committee, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives may each appoint a person described by each subdivision of Subsection (c).(e)  In developing criteria for distinction designations under this section, each committee shall:(1)  identify a variety of indicators for measuring excellence; and(2)  consider categories for distinction designations, with criteria relevant to each category, based on:(A)  the level of a program, whether elementary school, middle or junior high school, or  high school; and(B)  the student enrollment of a campus.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 914, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter H. Additional Rewards|Section 39.232. Excellence Exemptions

Sec. 39.232.  EXCELLENCE EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a school campus or district that is rated exemplary under Subchapter G is exempt from requirements and prohibitions imposed under this code including rules adopted under this code.(b)  A school campus or district is not exempt under this section from:(1)  a prohibition on conduct that constitutes a criminal offense;(2)  requirements imposed by federal law or rule, including requirements for special education or bilingual education programs; or(3)  a requirement, restriction, or prohibition relating to:(A)  curriculum essential knowledge and skills under Section 28.002 or high school graduation requirements under Section 28.025;(B)  public school accountability as provided by Subchapters B, C, D, and J and Chapter 39A;(C)  extracurricular activities under Section 33.081;(D)  health and safety under Chapter 38;(E)  purchasing under Subchapter B, Chapter 44;(F)  elementary school class size limits, except as provided by Subsection (d) or Section 25.112;(G)  removal of a disruptive student from the classroom under Subchapter A, Chapter 37;(H)  at risk programs under Subchapter C, Chapter 29;(I)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E, Chapter 29;(J)  rights and benefits of school employees;(K)  special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29; or(L)  bilingual education programs under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.(c)  The agency shall monitor and evaluate deregulation of a school campus or district under this section and Section 7.056.(d)  The commissioner may exempt an exemplary school campus under Subchapter G from elementary class size limits under this section if the school campus submits to the commissioner a written plan showing steps that will be taken to ensure that the exemption from the class size limits will not be harmful to the academic achievement of the students on the school campus.  The commissioner shall review achievement levels annually.  The exemption remains in effect until the commissioner determines that achievement levels of the campus have declined.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 21.003(25), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 39.235 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter H. Additional Rewards|Section 39.235. Innovation Grant Initiative for Middle, Junior High, and High School Campuses

Sec. 39.235.  INNOVATION GRANT INITIATIVE FOR MIDDLE, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.(a)  From funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner may establish a grant program under which grants are awarded to middle, junior high, and high school campuses and school districts to support:(1)  the implementation of innovative improvement programs that are based on the best available research regarding middle, junior high, or high school reform, dropout prevention, and preparing students for postsecondary coursework or employment; and(2)  enhancing education practices that have been demonstrated by significant evidence of effectiveness.(b)  Before awarding a grant under this section, the commissioner may require a campus or school district to:(1)  obtain local matching funds; or(2)  meet other conditions, including developing a personal graduation plan under Section 28.0212 or 28.02121, as applicable, for each student enrolled at the campus or in a district middle, junior high, or high school.(c)  The commissioner may:(1)  accept gifts, grants, or donations from a private foundation to implement a grant program under this section; and(2)  coordinate gifts, grants, or donations with other available funding to implement a grant program under this section.(d)  The commissioner may use funds appropriated under this section to support technical assistance services for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement an improvement program under this section.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 56(a), eff. June 10, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1376), Sec. 1.06, eff. June 4, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 39.236 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter H. Additional Rewards|Section 39.236. Gifted and Talented Standards

Sec. 39.236.  GIFTED AND TALENTED STANDARDS.  The commissioner shall adopt standards to evaluate school district programs for gifted and talented students to determine whether a district operates a program for gifted and talented students in accordance with:(1)  the Texas Performance Standards Project; or(2)  another program approved by the commissioner that meets the requirements of the state plan for the education of gifted and talented students under Section 29.123.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter I. Successful School Awards|Section 39.261. Creation of System

Sec. 39.261.  CREATION OF SYSTEM.  The Texas Successful Schools Awards System is created to recognize and reward those schools and school districts that demonstrate progress or success in achieving the education goals of the state.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.262 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter I. Successful School Awards|Section 39.262. Types of Awards

Sec. 39.262.  TYPES OF AWARDS.  (a)  The governor may present a financial award to the schools or districts that the commissioner determines have demonstrated the highest levels of sustained success or the greatest improvement in achieving the education goals.  For each student in average daily attendance, each of those schools or districts is entitled to an amount set for the award for which the school or district is selected by the commissioner, subject to any limitation set by the commissioner on the total amount that may be awarded to a school or district.(b)  The governor may present proclamations or certificates to additional schools and districts determined to have met or exceeded the education goals.(c)  The commissioner may establish additional categories of awards and award amounts for a school or district determined to be successful under Subsection (a) or (b) that are contingent on the school's or district's involvement with paired, lower-performing schools.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.263 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter I. Successful School Awards|Section 39.263. Awards

Sec. 39.263.  AWARDS.  (a)  The criteria that the commissioner shall use to select successful schools and districts must be related to the goals in Section 4.002 and must include consideration of performance on the achievement indicators adopted under Section 39.053(c) and consideration of the distinction designation criteria prescribed by or developed under Subchapter G.(b)  For purposes of selecting schools and districts under Section 39.262(a), each school's performance shall be compared to state standards and to its previous performance.(c)  The commissioner shall select annually schools and districts qualified to receive successful school awards for their performance.(d)  The agency shall notify each school district of the manner in which the district or a school in the district may qualify for a successful school award.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 14, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2804), Sec. 18, eff. June 19, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 39.264 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter I. Successful School Awards|Section 39.264. Use of Awards

Sec. 39.264.  USE OF AWARDS.  (a)  In determining the use of a monetary award received under this subchapter, a school or district shall give priority to academic enhancement purposes.  The award may not be used for any purpose related to athletics, and it may not be used to substitute for or replace funds already in the regular budget for a school or district.(b)  The campus-level committee established under Section 11.253 shall determine the use of the funds awarded to a school under this subchapter.  The professional staff of the district shall determine the use of the funds awarded to the school district under this subchapter.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.265 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter I. Successful School Awards|Section 39.265. Funding

Sec. 39.265.  FUNDING.  The award system may be funded by donations, grants, or legislative appropriations.  The commissioner may solicit and receive grants and donations for the purpose of making awards under this subchapter.  A small portion of the award funds may be used by the commissioner to pay for the costs associated with sponsoring a ceremony to recognize or present awards to schools or districts under this subchapter.  The donations, grants, or legislative appropriations shall be accounted for and distributed by the agency.  The awards are subject to audit requirements established by the State Board of Education.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.266 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter I. Successful School Awards|Section 39.266. Confidentiality

Sec. 39.266.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  All information and reports received by the commissioner under this subchapter from schools or school districts deemed confidential under Chapter 552, Government Code, are confidential and may not be disclosed in any public or private proceeding.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter J. Parent and Educator Reports|Section 39.302. Report to District: Comparisons for Annual Performance Assessment

Sec. 39.302.  REPORT TO DISTRICT: COMPARISONS FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The agency shall report to each school district the comparisons of student performance made under Section 39.034.(b)  To the extent practicable, the agency shall combine the report of comparisons with the report of the student's performance on assessment instruments under Section 39.023.|Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 1), Sec. 3.22, eff. May 31, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter J. Parent and Educator Reports|Section 39.303. Report to Parents

Sec. 39.303.  REPORT TO PARENTS.  (a)  The school district a student attends shall provide a record of the comparisons made under Section 39.034 and provided to the district under Section 39.302 in a written notice to the student's parent or other person standing in parental relationship.(b)  For a student who failed to perform satisfactorily as determined under either performance standard under Section 39.0241 on an assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(a), (c), or (l), the school district shall include in the notice specific information relating to access to educational resources at the appropriate assessment instrument content level, including assessment instrument questions and answers released under Section 39.023(e).|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 63, eff. July 19, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 39.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter J. Parent and Educator Reports|Section 39.304. Teacher Report Card

Sec. 39.304.  TEACHER REPORT CARD.  (a)  Each school district shall prepare a report of the comparisons made under Section 39.034 and provided to the district under Section 39.302 and provide the report at the beginning of the school year to:(1)  each teacher for all students, including incoming students, who were assessed on an assessment instrument under Section 39.023; and(2)  all students under Subdivision (1) who were provided instruction by that teacher in the subject for which the assessment instrument was administered under Section 39.023.(b)  The report shall indicate whether the student performed satisfactorily or, if the student did not perform satisfactorily, whether the student met the standard for annual improvement under Section 39.034.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 39.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter J. Parent and Educator Reports|Section 39.305. Campus Report Card

Sec. 39.305.  CAMPUS REPORT CARD.  (a)  Each school year, the agency shall prepare and distribute to each school district a report card for each campus.  The campus report cards must be based on the most current data available disaggregated by student groups.  Campus performance must be compared to previous campus and district performance, current district performance, and state established standards.(b)  The report card shall include the following information:(1)  where applicable, the achievement indicators described by Section 39.053(c) and the reporting indicators described by Sections 39.301(c)(1) through (5);(2)  average class size by grade level and subject;(3)  the administrative and instructional costs per student, computed in a manner consistent with Section 44.0071; and(4)  the district's instructional expenditures ratio and instructional employees ratio computed under Section 44.0071, and the statewide average of those ratios, as determined by the commissioner.(c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules requiring dissemination of the information required under Subsection (b)(4) and appropriate class size and student performance portions of campus report cards annually to the parent, guardian, conservator, or other person having lawful control of each student at the campus.  On written request, the school district shall provide a copy of a campus report card to any other party.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2804), Sec. 20, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 39.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle H - Public School System Accountability|Chapter 39 - Public School System Accountability|Subchapter J. Parent and Educator Reports|Section 39.307. Uses of Performance Report

Sec. 39.307.  USES OF PERFORMANCE REPORT.  The information required to be reported under Section 39.306 shall be:(1)  the subject of public hearings or meetings required under Sections 11.252, 11.253, and 39.306;(2)  a primary consideration in school district and campus planning; and(3)  a primary consideration of:(A)  the State Board of Education in the evaluation of the performance of the commissioner;(B)  the commissioner in the evaluation of the performance of the directors of the regional education service centers;(C)  the board of trustees of a school district in the evaluation of the performance of the superintendent of the district; and(D)  the superintendent in the evaluation of the performance of the district's campus principals.|Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 59, eff. June 19, 2009.|