Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 100 - CHARTERS › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS › Division 5 - CHARTER SCHOOL GOVERNANCE › Section 100.1104 - Training for Campus Administrative Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Training required. Unless exempted under
					 subsection (g) of this section, a campus administrative officer, including
					 persons providing management services that include the functions of a campus
					 administrative officer, must complete a training course consisting of 10
					 instructional hours, excluding breaks, administrative tasks, and other
					 non-instructional time, delivered by a course provider registered under §
											100.1107 of this
					 title (relating to Course Providers). The training course may not use
					 self-instructional materials.
(b)
					 Timeline for completing training. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this
					 section, a campus administrative officer must complete the training course
					 required by this section within one calendar year of beginning service in that
					 capacity.
(c) Transition timeline.
					 A person serving as a campus administrative officer on the effective date of
					 this section must complete at least the first five hours of the training course
					 required by this section within six months of the effective date of the
					 curriculum outline approved under subsection (e) of this section, and must
					 complete the remaining five hours of such training within one year of the
					 effective date of the approved curriculum outline. Training completed prior to
					 the effective date of this section and after September 1, 2001, may be counted
					 toward the first five hours of the training course required by this section if
					 it meets the requirements of the curriculum outline approved under subsection
					 (e) of this section.
(d) Course
					 content. The training course required by this section shall include the
					 following modules (120 minutes (two hours) of the required 10 hours may be
					 selected from any of these modules):
(1) a
					 module consisting of at least 90 minutes of instruction in school law, with
					 special emphasis on Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 12, Subchapter D; this
					 subchapter; students with disabilities; student records; student admissions;
					 geographic boundaries; and residency;
(2) a module consisting of at least 60
					 minutes of instruction in school finance, with special emphasis on student
					 attendance accounting, fiduciary duties related to state and federal funding,
					 federal funds and property management, and grant administration;
(3) a module consisting of at least 90
					 minutes of instruction in health and safety issues, with special emphasis on
					 health and safety codes, ordinances, and other laws applicable to operating a
					 Texas public school; student discipline; safe schools; required reporting of
					 child abuse; and criminal background checks;
(4) a module consisting of at least 30
					 minutes of instruction in accountability requirements related to the use of
					 public funds, with special emphasis on incidental use of public property by
					 charter holder personnel;
(5) a
					 module consisting of at least 120 minutes of instruction in other requirements
					 relating to accountability to the public, with special emphasis on the
					 administration of statewide assessments; student, staff, financial, and
					 organizational data reporting; and dropout reporting;
(6) a module consisting of at least 30
					 minutes of instruction in open meetings requirements under Government Code,
					 Chapter 551, with special emphasis on employee board members; and
(7) a module consisting of at least 60
					 minutes of instruction in requirements relating to public records, with special
					 emphasis on confidential student records.