Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 102 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Subchapter II - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING TEXAS HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS CONSORTIUM › Section 102.1201 - Texas High Performance Schools Consortium

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)
				  Consortium--A group of school districts selected to participate in the Texas
				  High Performance Schools Consortium as established under the Texas Education
				  Code (TEC), §7.0561, for the purpose of informing the governor,
				  legislature, State Board of Education, and commissioner of education concerning
				  methods for transforming public schools in Texas by improving student learning
				  through the development of innovative, next-generation learning standards and
				  assessment and accountability systems, including standards and systems relating
				  to career and college readiness.
(2) Consortium principles--The following four
				  principles shall be addressed by the consortium as mandated by the TEC,
				  §7.0561:
(A) digital
				  learning--engagement of students in digital learning, including, but not
				  limited to, engagement through the use of electronic textbooks and
				  instructional materials adopted under the TEC, Chapter 31, Subchapters B and
				  B-1, and courses offered through the state virtual school network under the
				  TEC, Subchapter 30A;
(B) learning
				  standards--emphasis on learning standards that focus on high-priority learning
				  standards identified in coordination with school districts and open-enrollment
				  charter schools participating in the consortium;
(C) multiple assessments--use of multiple
				  assessments of learning capable of being used to inform students, parents,
				  school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools on an ongoing basis
				  concerning the extent to which learning is occurring and the actions consortium
				  participants are taking to improve learning; and
(D) local control--reliance on local control
				  that enables communities and parents to be involved in the important decisions
				  regarding the education of their children.
(3) Curricular goal--A measurable learning
				  outcome expected as a result of student participation in instruction covering a
				  specific portion of the curriculum.
(4) High-priority learning
				  standards--Learning standards that are manageable in number and of high
				  importance in student learning such as those that have been identified by the
				  Texas Education Agency (TEA) as "readiness standards." Additional high-priority
				  learning standards will be identified in coordination with school districts and
				  open-enrollment charter schools participating in the consortium.
(5) Learning standards--Standards that a
				  student must master to be successful in a competitive, postsecondary
				  environment, including standards approved by the State Board of Education as
				  part of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
(6) School district--For the purposes of this
				  section, the definition of school district includes an open-enrollment charter
				  school unless otherwise specified.