reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 102.1003 - High-Quality Prekindergarten Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) School
				  districts and open-enrollment charter schools providing a prekindergarten
				  program must provide high-quality educational services established under Texas
				  Education Code (TEC), Chapter 29, Subchapter E-1, to qualifying students. A
				  student is qualified to participate in a high-quality prekindergarten program
				  if the student is four years of age on September 1 of the year the student
				  begins the program and:
(1) is unable to speak
				  and comprehend the English language;
(2) is educationally disadvantaged;
(3) is a homeless child, as defined by
				  42 United States Code §
												11434a, regardless of the residence of the
				  child, of either parent of the child, or of the child's guardian or other
				  person having lawful control of the child;
(4) is the child of an active duty member of
				  the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a
				  reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper
				  authority;
(5) is the child of a
				  member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military
				  forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed
				  while serving on active duty;
(6)
				  is or ever has been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and
				  Protective Services following an adversary hearing held as provided by Texas
				  Family Code, §
											262.201, or foster care
				  in another state or territory, if the child resides in Texas; or
(7) is the child of a person eligible for the
				  Star of Texas Award as:
(A) a peace officer
				  under Texas Government Code, §
												3106.002;
(B) a firefighter under Texas Government
				  Code, §
												3106.003;
				  or
(C) an emergency medical first
				  responder under Texas Government Code, §
												3106.004.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING COORDINATED HEALTH PROGRAMS › Section 102.1031 - Criteria for Evaluating Coordinated Health Programs for Elementary, Middle, and Junior High School Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Program
				  purpose. In accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §38.013, the Texas
				  Education Agency (TEA) shall make available to each school district one or more
				  coordinated school health programs or allow for the development of school
				  district programs designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type
				  2 diabetes in elementary, middle, and junior high school students. Each program
				  must provide for coordinating:
(1) health
				  education;
(2) physical education
				  and physical activity;
(3)
				  nutrition services; and
(4)
				  parental involvement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter DD - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE TEXAS ACCELERATED SCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT › Section 102.1041 - Texas Accelerated Science Achievement Program Grant

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The intent and purpose of the Texas
				  Accelerated Science Achievement Program (Texas ASAP) is to establish and
				  implement intensive after-school and summer school programs designed to
				  increase Grade 10 and 11 student achievement on the science portion of the
				  Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Through intervention programs
				  that will serve students in Grades 9 - 12, the Texas ASAP will target high
				  schools with low student performance on the Grade 10 and 11 science TAKS
				  examinations.
(b) Funds shall be
				  distributed by the commissioner of education, on a competitive grant basis, to
				  be used by school districts for the implementation of scientific,
				  research-based science programs designed to improve the performance of students
				  in science, including programs designed to address the gender gap in
				  performance. Prior to providing a program, in accordance with the Texas
				  Education Code, §
										29.089,
				  and the General Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, Article III, Rider 45, 78th
				  Texas Legislature, 2003, each school district receiving a grant must:
(1) document its locally-adopted board of
				  trustees policy for:
(A) determining student
				  eligibility for participating in the program that:
(i) prescribes the grade level or course a
				  student must be enrolled in to be eligible; and
(ii) provides for considering teacher
				  recommendations in determining eligibility;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter EE - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PILOT PROGRAMS › Section 102.1051 - Financial Literacy Pilot Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Program purpose. In accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC),
				  §29.915, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) shall establish and implement a
				  financial literacy pilot program to provide students in participating school
				  districts with the knowledge and skills necessary as self-supporting adults to
				  make critical decisions relating to personal financial matters.
(b) Application. School districts must submit
				  a letter of interest to the TEA division responsible for curriculum, including
				  a commitment to use the curriculum designated by the pilot and to participate
				  in any training required by the pilot. No more than 100 school districts will
				  be selected to participate in the program. If more than 100 letters of interest
				  are received, districts will be selected to reflect the following criteria:
(1) balance between large and small
				  districts;
(2) representation of
				  the various geographic regions of the state; and
(3) representation of the overall
				  demographics of the state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter EE - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PILOT PROGRAMS › Section 102.1057 - Intensive Reading or Language Intervention Pilot Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Program purpose. In accordance with the
				  Texas Education Code (TEC), §
										29.094,
				  the Texas Education Agency (TEA) shall establish and implement a pilot program
				  in which a participating local education agency (LEA) provides intensive
				  reading or language intervention to participating students.
(b) Application. LEAs shall submit
				  applications in accordance with instructions provided by the TEA through the
				  request for application (RFA) process. The following terms apply to each LEA
				  applicant seeking participation in the pilot program.
(1) Eligible LEAs will be determined to be
				  eligible based on a review of Grade 3 statewide assessment scores in
				  reading.
(2) LEA campuses that are
				  awarded grants under this program shall select an intensive reading or language
				  intervention program from the TEA Commissioner's List of Approved Providers,
				  which shall be determined through a competitive process.
(3) The LEA shall be responsible for ensuring
				  that funds flow to campuses that serve students in Kindergarten-Grade 2 as
				  appropriate.
(4) Participating LEA
				  campuses shall administer pre- and post-tests to students served, including but
				  not limited to, the Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI) or Tejas LEE and
				  program benchmarks.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter EE - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PILOT PROGRAMS › Section 102.1058 - Reading Excellence Team Pilot Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Eligibility for participation. The
				  commissioner of education shall determine a school district's or
				  open-enrollment charter school's eligibility to participate in the Reading
				  Excellence Team Pilot Program based on the following:
(1) a school district's or open-enrollment
				  charter school's performance on a reading instrument administered in accordance
				  with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §
											28.006(c); or
(2) a school district's
				  performance on a Grade 3 reading assessment instrument administered under the
				  TEC, §
											39.023(a),
				  relative to other districts in the district's region.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter FF - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING EDUCATOR AWARD PROGRAMS › Section 102.1073 - Educator Excellence Innovation Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Establishment of program.
(1) In accordance with the Texas Education
				  Code (TEC), §21.702, the Educator Excellence Innovation Program (EEIP) is
				  established as a grant program under which a school district may receive a
				  competitive program grant from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the
				  purposes of systematically transforming educator quality and effectiveness
				  through improved and innovative school district-level recruitment, preparation,
				  hiring, induction, evaluation, professional development, strategic
				  compensation, career pathways, and retention; of systematically transforming
				  district administrative practices to improve quality, effectiveness, and
				  efficiency; and of using enhanced educator and administrative quality and
				  effectiveness to improve student learning and academic performance in the
				  manner provided by the TEC, §21.706. Provisions regarding implementation
				  of the program are described in this section.
(2) Funds from this program will be
				  distributed on a competitive basis to those selected school districts or
				  open-enrollment charter schools that submitted an approved local educator
				  excellence innovation plan developed in accordance with the TEC, §21.704,
				  and subsection (e) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter GG - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS SCHOOL MODELS › Section 102.1091 - Early College High Schools

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall
				  have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Agency--Texas Education Agency.
(2) Commissioner--Commissioner of
				  education.
(3) Early College High
				  School (ECHS)--A school established under the Texas Education Code (TEC),
				  §29.908, that enables a student in Grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 who is at risk
				  of dropping out, as defined by the TEC, §
											29.081,
				  or who wishes to accelerate completion of high school to combine high school
				  courses and college-level courses. An ECHS program must provide for a course of
				  study that, on or before the fifth anniversary of a student's first day of high
				  school, enables a participating student to receive both a high school diploma
				  and either an associate degree or at least 60 credit hours toward a
				  baccalaureate degree.
(4) Optional
				  Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP)--A program approved by the commissioner of
				  education to provide flexible hours and days of attendance for eligible
				  students in Grades 9-12, as defined in §
											129.1027
				  of this title (relating to Optional Flexible School Day Program).
(5) School district--For the purposes of this
				  section, the definition of school district includes an open-enrollment charter
				  school.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter GG - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS SCHOOL MODELS › Section 102.1093 - Designation of Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Academies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions.
				  The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the
				  following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) School district--For the purposes of this
				  section, the definition of school district includes an open-enrollment charter
				  school.
(2) T-STEM--Texas Science,
				  Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
(3) T-STEM Academy--A secondary school
				  established under the Texas Education Code, §
											39.407, to focus
				  on improving instruction and academic performance in STEM-related subjects and
				  on increasing the number of students who study and enter STEM-related fields.
				  T-STEM Academies are demonstration schools and learning labs that develop
				  innovative methods to improve STEM-related instruction.
(4) T-STEM Design Blueprint--A framework to
				  establish and maintain T-STEM Academies that sets forth benchmarks as standards
				  of excellence in the following key areas:
(A)
				  mission driven leadership;
(B)
				  school culture and design;
(C)
				  student outreach, recruitment, and retention;
(D) teacher selection, development, and
				  retention;
(E) curriculum,
				  instruction, and assessment;
(F)
				  strategic alliances; and
(G)
				  academy advancement and sustainability.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter GG - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS SCHOOL MODELS › Section 102.1095 - Pathways in Technology Early College High School

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Institution of higher education--An institution of higher education has the
				  meaning assigned by the Texas Education Code (TEC), §61.003.
(2) Optional Flexible School Day Program
				  (OFSDP)--A program approved by the commissioner of education to provide
				  flexible hours and days of attendance for eligible students in Grades 9-12, as
				  defined in §
											129.1027
				  of this title (relating to Optional Flexible School Day Program).
(3) Pathways in Technology Early College High
				  School (P-TECH)--A public school established under the TEC, §29.553, that
				  enables a student in Grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 who is at risk of dropping out, as
				  defined by the TEC, §29.081, or who wishes to accelerate completion of
				  high school to combine high school courses and college-level courses. A P-TECH
				  program must provide for a course of study that, on or before the sixth
				  anniversary of a student's first day of high school, enables a participating
				  student to receive both a high school diploma and a credential and/or an
				  associate degree and must include work-based education programs.
(4) P-TECH Blueprint--The document that
				  outlines the P-TECH requirements, including design elements and outcomes-based
				  measures.
(5) P-TECH program--The
				  program established under the TEC, §29.553.
(6) School district--For the purposes of this
				  section, the definition of school district includes an open-enrollment charter
				  school.
(7) Work-based education
				  program--An instructional strategy that provides students with real-life work
				  experiences to apply academic and technical skills and develop employability. A
				  work-based education program is also known as work-based learning.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter HH - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE TEXAS ADOLESCENT LITERACY ACADEMIES › Section 102.1101 - Attendance and Completion Requirements for Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. In
				  accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §
										21.4551,
				  the Texas adolescent literacy academies shall provide instruction to English
				  language arts and reading and content area teachers in successful,
				  research-based strategies for improving students' academic literacy. The
				  literacy academies shall be framed within a school-wide approach to address the
				  needs of struggling adolescent readers.
(1)
				  The English Language Arts Academy training, which addresses requirements in the
				  TEC, §
											21.4551(b)(1)
				  and (2), for teachers of English language arts and reading, may be completed
				  through participation in either a three-day face-to-face training or an 18-hour
				  online training.
(2) The Content
				  Area Academy training, which addresses requirements in the TEC, §
											21.4551(b)(3),
				  for teachers of mathematics, science, and social studies, may be completed
				  through participation in either a nine-hour face-to-face training or a
				  nine-hour online training.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter JJ - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING INNOVATION DISTRICT › Section 102.1301 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
For purposes under this subchapter, the following words and
					 terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) District-level
				  committee--This term has the meaning assigned by the Texas Education Code
				  (TEC), §
										11.251,
				  or a comparable committee if the district is exempted (or has exempted itself)
				  from this provision.
(2) Innovation
				  plan committee--A committee appointed by the board of trustees to develop the
				  innovation plan in accordance with statutory requirements. The district-level
				  committee, as described in paragraph (1), may also serve in this
				  role.
(3) Public hearing--An open
				  meeting held by the board of trustees that allows members of the public to hear
				  facts about the proposed plan and designation and provides the opportunity for
				  the public to give opinions and comments on the proposed actions.
(4) Public meeting--An open meeting held by
				  the board of trustees that allows members of the public to hear facts about the
				  proposed plan and designation.
(5)
				  Unacceptable academic performance rating--For the purposes of this chapter, the
				  term "unacceptable academic" performance rating means a rating of Improvement
				  Required or Unacceptable Performance or as otherwise indicated in the
				  applicable year's academic accountability manual adopted under §
										97.1001
				  of this title (relating to Accountability Rating System).
(6) Unacceptable financial accountability
				  rating--For the purposes of this chapter, the term "unacceptable financial"
				  performance rating means a Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST)
				  rating of Substandard Achievement as indicated in the applicable year's
				  financial accountability system manual adopted under §
										109.1001
				  of this title (relating to Financial Accountability Rating).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter JJ - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING INNOVATION DISTRICT › Section 102.1303 - Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A district is eligible for designation as
				  an innovation district if the district's final and most recent performance
				  rating under Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.054, is at least acceptable
				  performance, as indicated in the applicable year's academic accountability
				  manual adopted under §
										97.1001 of this title (relating to
				  Accountability Rating System).
(b)
				  A board of trustees may not vote on the final approval of the innovation plan
				  if the district is assigned either a final or preliminary rating below
				  acceptable performance, as indicated in the applicable year's academic
				  accountability manual adopted under §
										97.1001 of this title. In the
				  event the preliminary rating is changed, the board of trustees may then vote to
				  become an innovation district.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter JJ - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING INNOVATION DISTRICT › Section 102.1305 - Process Timeline

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If a
				  resolution is adopted by the board of trustees or upon receipt of a petition
				  signed by a majority of the members of the district-level committee, the board
				  of trustees shall hold a public hearing as soon as possible, but not later than
				  30 days, to consider if the district should develop a local innovation plan for
				  the designation of the district as an innovation district.
(b) At the conclusion of the public hearing,
				  or within 30 days after conclusion of the public hearing, the board of trustees
				  may:
(1) decline to pursue designation of the
				  district as an innovation district; or
(2) appoint an innovation plan committee to
				  develop a local innovation plan in accordance with the TEC, §
											12A.003.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter JJ - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING INNOVATION DISTRICT › Section 102.1307 - Adoption of Local Innovation Plan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  board of trustees may not vote on adoption of a proposed local innovation plan
				  unless:
(1) the final version of the proposed
				  plan has been available on the district's website for at least 30
				  days;
(2) the board of trustees has
				  notified the commissioner of education of the board's intention to vote on
				  adoption of the proposed plan; and
(3) the district-level committee established
				  under Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.251, has held a public meeting to
				  consider the final version of the proposed plan and has approved the plan by a
				  majority vote of the committee members. This public meeting may occur at any
				  time, including up to or on the same date at which the board intends to vote on
				  final adoption of the proposed plan.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter JJ - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING INNOVATION DISTRICT › Section 102.1309 - Prohibited Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An innovation
				  district may not be exempted from the following sections of the Texas Education
				  Code (TEC) and the rules adopted thereunder:
(1) a state or federal requirement, imposed
				  by statute or rule, applicable to an open-enrollment charter school operating
				  under TEC, Chapter 12, Subchapter D, including, but not limited to, the
				  requirements listed in TEC, §
											12.104(b),
				  and:
(A) TEC, Chapter 22, Subchapter
				  B;
(B) TEC, Chapter 25, Subchapter
				  A, §§
												25.001,
				  25.002,
				  25.0021,
				  25.0031,
				  and
				  25.004;
(C) TEC, Chapter 28, §§
												28.002,
				  28.0021,
				  28.0023,
				  28.005,
				  28.0051,
				  28.006,
				  28.016,
				  28.0211,
				  28.0213,
				  28.0217,
				  28.025,
				  28.0254,
				  28.02541,
				  28.0255,
				  28.0258,
				  28.0259,
				  and
				  28.026;
(D) TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter G;
(E) TEC, Chapter 30, Subchapter A;
(F) TEC, §
												30.104;
(G) TEC, Chapter 34;
(H) TEC, Chapter 37, §§
												37.005,
				  37.006(l),
				  37.007(e),
				  37.011,
				  37.012,
				  37.013,
				  and
				  37.020;
(I) TEC, Chapter 39; and
(J) TEC, Chapter 39A.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter JJ - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING INNOVATION DISTRICT › Section 102.1311 - Term

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The term of a district's designation as a district of
					 innovation may not exceed five calendar years and is effective upon district
					 approval and notification of the plan to the Texas Education Agency. A district
					 may only have one innovation plan at any given time.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter JJ - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING INNOVATION DISTRICT › Section 102.1315 - Termination

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The commissioner of education may:
(1) terminate a district's designation as a
				  district of innovation if, beginning with its ratings in the year of
				  designation, the district is assigned for two consecutive school years:
(A) a final unacceptable academic performance
				  rating under the Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.054;
(B) a final unacceptable financial
				  accountability rating under the TEC, §39.082; or
(C) a final unacceptable academic performance
				  rating under the TEC, §39.054, for one of the school years and a final
				  unacceptable financial accountability rating under the TEC, §39.082, for
				  the other school year;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter KK - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH STATE-FUNDED EDUCATION PROGRAM GRANTS › Section 102.1401 - Compliance Investigations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The following words
				  and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless
				  the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Compliance investigation--An investigation by the Texas Education Agency (TEA)
				  of a state education grant recipient to determine compliance with the statutory
				  or rule requirements of a state education program. A compliance investigation
				  is not a special investigation subject to the provisions of Texas Education
				  Code (TEC), §39.003 and §39.004.
(2) Corrective action--An action required by
				  the TEA, after issuance of a final compliance investigation report, of a state
				  education grant recipient to remove an Out-of-Compliance Status, which may
				  include, but is not limited to, the following:
(A) refunding of a portion of grant funds by
				  the state education grant recipient to the TEA in an amount determined by the
				  TEA to the extent the state education grant recipient failed to meet the
				  requirements of a state education grant provision; and
(B) addressing the state education grant
				  recipient's failure to meet the requirements of a state education grant
				  provision.
(3)
				  Out-of-Compliance Status--A status determined by the TEA in a final compliance
				  investigation as described in subsection (g) of this section that a state
				  education grant recipient has not met the requirements of an applicable state
				  education grant provision or as provided in subsection (e) of this
				  section.
(4) State education
				  grant--A grant of funds authorized by the State of Texas to implement a state
				  education program.
(5) State
				  education grant recipient--An entity that receives state education grant funds
				  to implement a state education program.
(6) State education program--A program
				  authorized and funded by the State of Texas to facilitate the education of
				  children.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter LL - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › Section 102.1501 - Blended Learning Grant Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  General provisions.
(1) The Texas Education
				  Agency (TEA) will announce and execute an open application for blended learning
				  grants pursuant to Texas Education Code (TEC), §29.924, to assist school
				  districts and open-enrollment charter schools in implementing effective blended
				  learning models.
(2) "Blended
				  learning" means an instructional delivery method that combines classroom and
				  online instruction and is facilitated with instructional software.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter LL - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS › Section 102.1503 - Math Innovation Zone Designation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The commissioner of education may designate a campus as a
					 Math Innovation Zone if all participating grade levels of the campus
					 successfully fulfill the Math Innovation Zone fidelity of implementation
					 requirements in planning and execution of the program, as described in
					 paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section.
(1) To achieve fidelity of implementation in
				  planning, a school district must:
(A) submit
				  a Math Innovation Zone strategic plan to a third-party evaluator that will
				  evaluate the plan against a publicly available rubric that addresses the
				  requirements of Texas Education Code, §
											28.020(b)(1);
				  and
(B) receive approval of the
				  plan, based on the recommendation of the third-party evaluator, from the Texas
				  Education Agency (TEA).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter MM - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PROGRAM › Section 102.1601 - Supplemental Special Education Services and Instructional Materials Program for Certain Public School Students Receiving Special Education Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Texas
				  Education Agency (TEA) will administer the Supplemental Special Education
				  Services Program described in Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 29, Subchapter
				  A-1, under the name Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES). Any
				  reference to the Supplemental Special Education Services Program, supplemental
				  special education services, supplemental special education instructional
				  materials, or SSES in state law and TEA materials is to be considered synonymous
				  with the PDSES program.
(b)
				  Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply.
(1) Eligible student--A student who meets all
				  program eligibility criteria under TEC, §
											29.044, and this
				  section.
(2) Management system--The
				  online system provided by the marketplace vendor to allow for account creation,
				  management of funds, and access to the marketplace.
(3) Marketplace--The virtual platform where
				  parents and guardians with program funds may purchase goods and
				  services.
(4) Marketplace vendor--The
				  vendor chosen by TEA to create an online marketplace for the use of program
				  funds.
(5) Parent-directed special
				  education instructional materials (materials)--This term has the meaning defined
				  in TEC, §
											29.041, and specifically
				  excludes materials that are provided as compensatory services or as a means of
				  providing a student with a free appropriate public education.
(6) Parent-directed special education services
				  (services)--This term has the meaning defined in TEC, §
											29.041, and specifically
				  excludes services that are provided as compensatory services or as a means of
				  providing a student with a free appropriate public education or an independent
				  educational evaluation.
(7)
				  Program--This term has the meaning in TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter A-1, as well as
				  the PDSES program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 103 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PHYSICAL FITNESS › Section 103.1001 - Student Physical Fitness Assessment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance with the Texas Education
				  Code (TEC), Chapter 38, Subchapter C, each school district and open-enrollment
				  charter school shall annually assess the physical fitness of students enrolled
				  in Grades 3-12.
(b) Each student
				  must be assessed based on factors related to student health, including the
				  factors specified in the TEC, §38.102, unless a particular factor is
				  inappropriate for that student because of a health classification as defined in
				  19 TAC §
										74.31
				  of this title (relating to Health Classifications for Physical
				  Education).
(c) The assessment that
				  each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall use to assess
				  student physical fitness will be the assessment instrument selected by the
				  commissioner of education through a request for offers process.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 103 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING PHYSICAL FITNESS › Section 103.1003 - Student Physical Activity Requirements and Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance with the Texas Education
				  Code (TEC), §28.002(l), all students in Kindergarten-Grade 8 must
				  participate in at least 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous daily physical
				  activity subject only to the limitations or exemptions specified in this
				  section.
(1) For a student enrolled in any
				  grade level below Grade 6, the school district or open-enrollment charter
				  school may require a student to participate in moderate or vigorous physical
				  activity for at least 135 minutes during each school week as an
				  alternative.
(2) A student in Grade
				  6, 7, or 8 must participate daily for at least four semesters during those
				  grades.
(3) A school district or
				  open-enrollment charter school that uses block scheduling may permit a student
				  to participate in 225 minutes of physical activity over two weeks as an
				  alternative.
(4) Each school
				  district or open-enrollment charter school must allow an exemption from the
				  physical activity requirement for a student with an illness or a disability
				  using the health classifications defined in §
											74.31
				  of this title (relating to Health Classifications for Physical
				  Education).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 103 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Subchapter BB - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY › Section 103.1101 - Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Reimbursement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Eligibility. Each school district and
				  open-enrollment charter school campus that demonstrates priority and need as
				  set forth in this subsection may receive reimbursement for the cost of one
				  automated external defibrillator (AED) device.
(1) For purposes of this section, a "campus"
				  is defined as a single physical facility with a unique physical
				  address.
(2) Each school district
				  and open-enrollment charter school campus that did not have an AED device
				  located at the campus prior to June 1, 2007, has priority for receiving
				  reimbursement for the purchase of an AED device.
(3) Each school district and open-enrollment
				  charter school campus that purchased an AED device on or after June 1, 2007,
				  and did not have an AED device located at the campus prior to June 1, 2007, has
				  the greatest need for reimbursement for the purchase of an AED
				  device.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 103 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SAFE SCHOOLS › Section 103.1201 - Standards for the Operation of School District Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A disciplinary
				  alternative education program (DAEP) established in conformance with the Texas
				  Education Code (TEC), §37.008, and this section is defined as an
				  educational and self-discipline alternative instructional program, adopted by
				  local policy, for students in elementary through high school grades who are
				  removed from their regular classes for mandatory or discretionary disciplinary
				  reasons and placed in a DAEP.
(b)
				  Each school district participating in a shared services arrangement (SSA) for
				  DAEP services shall be responsible for ensuring that the board-approved
				  district improvement plan and the improvement plans for each campus required by
				  the TEC, §
										11.251
				  and §
										11.252,
				  include the performance of the DAEP student group for the respective district.
				  The identified objectives for the improvement plans shall include:
(1) student groups served, including
				  overrepresentation of students from economically disadvantaged families, with
				  ethnic and racial representations, with a disability who receive special
				  education services, or receiving limited English proficiency/English learner
				  services;
(2) attendance
				  rates;
(3) pre- and post-assessment
				  results;
(4) dropout
				  rates;
(5) graduation rates;
				  and
(6) recidivism rates.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 103 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SAFE SCHOOLS › Section 103.1203 - Assessment of Academic Growth of Students in Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each school
				  district shall be responsible for administering a pre- and post-assessment for
				  each student assigned to the district's disciplinary alternative education
				  program (DAEP) for a period of 90 school days or longer as required by the
				  Texas Education Code (TEC), §37.0082. Released state assessments for
				  reading and mathematics for the appropriate grade may be used. A school
				  district may apply for approval of an assessment that includes the Texas
				  Essential Knowledge and Skills for reading and mathematics for the student's
				  assigned grade. The commissioner of education will publish on the Texas
				  Education Agency (TEA) website a list of assessments approved for use in each
				  school year. A school district may contact TEA to obtain accommodated versions
				  of particular assessments.
(b) The
				  grade level of an assessment shall be based upon the academic grade completed
				  prior to the student being assigned to a DAEP if placement occurs in the fall
				  or first semester of the academic school year. If placement occurs in the
				  spring or second semester of the academic school year, the student shall be
				  administered an assessment based on the current grade level.
(c) Each school district shall provide an
				  academic report to the student's locally assigned campus, which shall include
				  the pre- and post-assessment results of the student's basic skills in reading
				  and mathematics, within 10 school days of the student completing the
				  post-assessment.
(d) Procedures for
				  administering the pre- and post-assessment , including appropriate
				  accommodations as needed, shall be developed and implemented in accordance with
				  local school district policy.
(e) A
				  student in the district's DAEP must also be assessed under the requirements of
				  the TEC, Chapter 39.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 103 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SAFE SCHOOLS › Section 103.1207 - Unauthorized Persons: Refusal of Entry, Ejection, Identification, and Appeal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A school administrator, school resource
				  officer, or school district peace officer of a school district may refuse to
				  allow a person to enter on or may eject a person from property under the
				  district's control if the person refuses to leave peaceably on request and:
(1) the person poses a substantial risk of
				  harm to any person; or
(2) the
				  person behaves in a manner that is inappropriate for a school setting; and
(A) the administrator, resource officer, or
				  peace officer issues a verbal warning to the person that the person's behavior
				  is inappropriate and may result in the person's refusal of entry or ejection;
				  and
(B) the person persists in that
				  behavior.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 103 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SAFE SCHOOLS › Section 103.1209 - Mandatory School Drills

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Requirement. Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall
				  conduct emergency safety drills in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC),
				  §37.114. Drills do not include persons role playing as active aggressors
				  or other simulated threats.
(b)
				  Definitions and related terms. The following words and terms related to drills
				  and exercises, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings,
				  unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. These definitions do not apply
				  to an active threat exercise, which is defined in TEC, §
										37.1141, and
				  associated rules, if any.
(1) General terms.
(A) Active aggressor--An individual actively
				  engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated
				  area.
(B) Drill--A set of
				  procedures that test a single, specific operation or function. Drills do not
				  include persons role playing as active aggressors or other simulated threats.
				  Drill examples include evacuating for a fire or locking down from an internal
				  threat.
(C) Exercise--An instrument
				  to train for, assess, practice, and improve performance in mitigation,
				  prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery in a risk-free environment.
				  While drills and exercises may overlap in some aspects, discussion-based and
				  operation-based exercises are often more in depth and multi-faceted.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 104 - ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION › Section 104.1001 - Accelerated Instruction and Modified Teacher Assignment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				Definition of accelerated instruction. For purposes of this chapter, "
				accelerated instruction" means instruction required under Texas Education Code
				(TEC), §28.0211(a-1) and, if applicable, (a-4).
(b) Requirements for accelerated instruction.
(1) Each time a student fails to perform
				satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered under TEC, §
										39.023(a),
				in Grades 3-8, or on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under
				TEC, §
										39.023(c),
				other than an assessment instrument developed or adopted based on alternative
				academic achievement standards, the school district or open-enrollment charter
				school the student attends shall provide to the student accelerated instruction
				in the applicable subject area during the subsequent summer or school year and,
				subject to TEC, §
										28.0211(a-7) and
				(a-8), either:
(A) allow the student to be assigned a
				classroom teacher who is certified as a master, exemplary, or recognized
				teacher under TEC, §
											21.3521, for the
				subsequent school year in the applicable subject area; or
(B) provide the student supplemental
				instruction under TEC, §
											28.0211(a-4).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 105 - FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING OPTIONAL EXTENDED YEAR PROGRAM › Section 105.1001 - Optional Extended Year Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  school district seeking funding for an optional extended year program under the
				  Texas Education Code, §
										29.082,
				  must submit an application in a format prescribed by the commissioner of
				  education. Once funded, the program shall comply with the provisions of the
				  Texas Education Code, §
										29.082.
(b) An optional extended year program may
				  extend the day, the week, or the year to provide additional support and
				  instruction for eligible students. The program shall be conducted beyond the
				  required instructional days, which may include intercessions for year-round
				  programs.
(c) A student is eligible
				  for services in accordance with the Texas Education Code, §
										29.082(a)(1)-(2).
				  A student who does not demonstrate proficiency in a subject area as determined
				  by the district is also eligible for services.
(d) School districts shall be funded annually
				  based on the most recent district data available to the Texas Education Agency
				  through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS). Funding
				  shall be based on the following:
(1)
				  Eligibility. School districts in which at least 40% of the students in
				  Kindergarten through Grade 12 are from economically disadvantaged families will
				  be eligible for funding.
(2)
				  Maximum entitlement. Funding for an eligible school district under this section
				  shall be based on the amount necessary to provide extended year instructional
				  services to at least 5.0% of the at-risk student population in Kindergarten
				  through Grade 12.
(3) Per capita
				  amount. The per capita amount will be determined by dividing the total program
				  allocation by the sum of the maximum entitlement populations in Kindergarten
				  through Grade 12 in eligible school districts.
(4) Reallocation. Program funds not requested
				  by eligible school districts will be reallocated to school districts identified
				  in paragraph (1) of this subsection that requested funding.