Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 89 - ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Subchapter FF - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHLY MOBILE STUDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN SUBSTITUTE CARE › Section 89.1607 - Evaluation of Student Records for Students Who Are Homeless or in Substitute Care

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) School districts and
				  open-enrollment charter schools shall adopt a local policy to ensure credit,
				  including proportionate credit, has been awarded appropriately to a student who
				  is homeless or in substitute care for coursework completed prior to the student
				  enrolling in or transferring to the district or charter school in accordance
				  with §
										74.26 of this title (relating to
				  Award of Credit).
(b) School
				  districts and open-enrollment charter schools must ensure that student records
				  or transcripts provided by the previous district or charter school are
				  evaluated promptly and are complete, accurate, and up to date.
(c) The receiving school district or
				  open-enrollment charter school must develop, maintain, and regularly update
				  local records and documentation, including transcripts if applicable, for a
				  student who is homeless or in substitute care.
(d) School districts and open-enrollment
				  charter schools must ensure that the records or transcripts of a student who is
				  homeless or in substitute care and transferring from out of-state, out of
				  country, or a Texas nonpublic school are evaluated and the award of credit is
				  determined in a timely manner, as required by §
										74.26(a)(2) of
				  this title.
(e) School districts
				  and open-enrollment charter schools must award credit proportionately to a
				  student who is homeless or in substitute care who successfully completes only
				  half of a course, as required by §
										74.26 of this title. Districts and
				  charter schools must evaluate the student record upon a student's enrollment
				  and ensure that proportionate credit has been awarded appropriately.
(f) If a school district or open-enrollment
				  charter school determines that there are courses in which a student was
				  enrolled but for which the student has not earned credit, the district or
				  charter school may use a variety of methods to determine whether the student
				  may be eligible for full or proportionate credit for coursework completed. The
				  award of credit must be based on demonstrated proficiency in all state and
				  local requirements for a course in accordance with §
										74.26 of this title.
(g) School districts and open-enrollment
				  charter schools must provide opportunities for a student who is homeless or in
				  substitute care who enrolls in the district or charter school after the start
				  of the school year to be administered credit by examination at any point during
				  the school year, as required by §
										74.24 of this title (relating to
				  Credit by Examination).
(h) School
				  districts and open-enrollment charter schools must:
(1) develop processes for students who have
				  credit deficits or incomplete coursework that would impede on-time promotion or
				  graduation to earn credit and implement appropriate academic interventions to
				  address any credit deficiencies identified;
(2) develop and administer a personal
				  graduation plan in accordance with Texas Education Code, (TEC), §28.0212,
				  for each student in junior high or middle school who is not likely to receive a
				  high school diploma before the fifth school year following the student's
				  enrollment in Grade 9, as determined by the district or charter school, or does
				  not perform satisfactorily on a state assessment instrument administered under
				  TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B;
(3)
				  review personal graduation plan options with each student entering Grade 9 and
				  with that student's parent or guardian as required by TEC, §
											28.02121. Before the
				  conclusion of the school year, the student and the student's parent or guardian
				  must confirm and sign a personal graduation plan for the student;
(4) ensure that school staff actively engage
				  with the student and the student's parent or guardian, as applicable, to
				  develop a plan to recover credits if the student has credit deficits or
				  incomplete coursework that would impede on-time promotion or graduation;
				  and
(5) comply with TEC, §
											28.025(i),
				  concerning the award of diplomas for students who are homeless or in substitute
				  care who are in Grade 11 or 12.