reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
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 6 - CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATIONS › Section 100.1217 - Eligible Entity; Change in Status or Revocation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A charter holder shall take and refrain
					 from all acts necessary to maintain its status as an "eligible entity" within
					 the meaning of Texas Education Code, §
											12.101(a),
					 and shall notify the commissioner of education immediately in writing of any
					 change in such status.
(b) If a
					 charter holder's exemption from taxation under
					 26 United
					 States Code,
					 §501(c)(3), is ever
					 revoked by action of the Internal Revenue Service, for any reason, the charter
					 shall be null and void and shall return to the commissioner without any further
					 action on the part of the commissioner.
(c) Failure to act in accordance with
					 subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not only affect eligibility for
					 state funding as outlined in §
											100.1041(d)(1)
					 of this title (relating to State Funding), it will also constitute a material
					 violation of the charter contract.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 101.1 - Scope of Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The State Board of
				  Education (SBOE) shall:
(1) create and
				  implement the statewide assessment program to ensure the program supports the
				  goals of education as specified in the Texas Education Code (TEC);
				  and
(2) establish goals for the
				  statewide assessment program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 101.3 - Policy

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The goal of the statewide assessment
				  program is to provide all eligible Texas students an appropriate statewide
				  assessment that measures and supports their achievement of the essential
				  knowledge and skills of the state-mandated curriculum.
(b) To maximize its effectiveness for
				  educators and students, the statewide assessment program shall be based on the
				  following quality standards.
(1) Tests shall
				  be aligned to the essential knowledge and skills of the state-mandated
				  curriculum in all subject areas tested.
(2) Tests shall be reliable and valid
				  measures of the essential knowledge and skills and shall be administered in a
				  standardized manner.
(3) Test
				  results at the student, campus, district, regional, and state levels shall be
				  reported in a timely and accurate manner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 101.5 - Student Testing Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Every student receiving instruction in the essential
					 knowledge and skills shall take the appropriate criterion-referenced
					 assessments, as required by the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39,
					 Subchapter B.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter B - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENTS › Section 101.25 - Schedule

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The commissioner of education shall
				  specify the schedule for testing and field testing that is in compliance with
				  the Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.023(c-3)(1) and (2), and supports
				  reliable and valid assessments.
(b)
				  The superintendent of each school district or chief administrative officer of
				  each charter school and any private school administering the tests as allowed
				  under the TEC, §39.033, shall be responsible for administering
				  tests.
(c) The commissioner of
				  education may provide alternate dates for the administration of tests required
				  for a high school diploma to students who are migratory children, as defined in
				  the TEC, §39.029, and who are out of the state.
(d) Participation in University
				  Interscholastic League area, regional, or state competitions is prohibited on
				  any days on which testing is scheduled between Monday and Thursday of the
				  school week in which the primary administration of assessment instruments under
				  the TEC, §39.023(a), (c), or (l), occurs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter B - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENTS › Section 101.27 - Administrative Procedures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A school district, charter school, or private school
					 administering the tests required by the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39,
					 Subchapter B, shall follow procedures specified in the applicable test
					 administration materials.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter B - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENTS › Section 101.31 - Private Schools

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A private
				  school administering the assessments under the Texas Education Code (TEC),
				  Chapter 39, Subchapter B, shall follow procedures specified in the applicable
				  test administration materials. Each private school shall maintain test security
				  and confidentiality as delineated in the TEC, §39.030.
(b) A private school administering the
				  assessments under the TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B, shall reimburse the Texas
				  Education Agency for each assessment administered. The per-student cost may not
				  exceed the cost of administering the same assessment to a student enrolled in a
				  school district.
(c) A private
				  school administering the assessments under the TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B,
				  shall provide to the commissioner of education, as required by law and
				  determined appropriate by the commissioner, academic excellence indicator
				  information described in the TEC, §
										39.053(c)
				  and §39.301(c). For indicator information defined and collected through
				  the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS), private schools
				  shall follow the PEIMS Data Standards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter B - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENTS › Section 101.33 - Release of Tests

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Beginning in 2009 with the 2008-2009 school year and each
					 subsequent third school year, the Texas Education Agency shall release all test
					 items and answer keys only for primary administration assessment instruments
					 administered under the Texas Education Code, §
										39.023(a),
					 (b), (c), (d), and (l), and field test items
					 that are at least four years old and that are no longer eligible for inclusion
					 on a subsequent test form.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter E - LOCAL OPTION › Section 101.101 - Group-Administered Tests

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An assessment
				  instrument to which this section is applicable under the Texas Education Code
				  (TEC), §39.032, is defined as any district-commissioned achievement test,
				  either nationally normed or criterion-referenced, that is group administered
				  and reported publicly (e.g., to the local board of trustees) in the aggregate.
				  A test given for a special purpose such as program placement or individual
				  evaluation (e.g., a spelling test, a diagnostic test such as a reading
				  inventory or interim benchmark assessment, or a released statewide assessment
				  instrument) is not included in this definition. The commissioner of education
				  shall provide annually to school districts and charter schools a list of
				  state-approved, norm-referenced group-administered achievement tests that test
				  publishers certify meet the requirements of the TEC, §39.032.
(b) A company or organization scoring a test
				  defined in subsection (a) of this section shall send test results to the school
				  district for verification. The school district shall have 90 days to verify the
				  accuracy of the data and report the results to the school district board of
				  trustees.
(c) State and national
				  averages for an assessment instrument under this section must be computed using
				  data that are not more than eight years old at the time the assessment
				  instrument is administered and that are representative of the group of students
				  to whom the assessment instrument is administered. This eight-year limitation
				  does not apply if only data older than eight years are available for an
				  assessment instrument.
(d) To
				  maintain the security and confidentiality of group-administered achievement
				  tests, school districts and charter schools shall follow the applicable
				  procedures for test security and confidentiality delineated in §
										101.3031
				  of this title (relating to Required Test Administration Procedures and Training
				  Activities to Ensure Validity, Reliability, and Security of
				  Assessments).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE PARTICIPATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN STATE ASSESSMENTS › Division 1 - ASSESSMENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND ACADEMIC CONTENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS › Section 101.1001 - Scope of Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as specified
					 in subsection (b) of this section, the provisions of this division shall apply
					 to all students.
(b) The provisions
					 of §
											101.1005(b)(1)-(2)
					  of this title (relating to Assessments of
					 Achievement in Academic Content Areas and Courses) and §
											101.1007
					 of this title (relating to Assessment Provisions for Graduation) shall apply
					 beginning with students first enrolled in Grade 9 or below in the 2011-2012
					 school year.
(c) For purposes of
					 this subchapter, a student who has been enrolled in a U.S. school for at least
					 60 consecutive days during a school year is considered to have been enrolled in
					 a U.S. school for that school year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE PARTICIPATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN STATE ASSESSMENTS › Division 1 - ASSESSMENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND ACADEMIC CONTENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS › Section 101.1003 - English Language Proficiency Assessments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In Kindergarten-Grade 12, an English
					 learner (EL), as defined by the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 29,
					 Subchapter B, as a student of limited English proficiency, shall be
					 administered state-identified English language proficiency assessments annually
					 in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to fulfill state requirements
					 under the TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B, and federal requirements.
(b) In rare cases, the admission, review, and
					 dismissal (ARD) committee in conjunction with the language proficiency
					 assessment committee (LPAC) may determine that it is not appropriate for an EL
					 who receives special education services to participate in the general English
					 language proficiency assessment required by subsection (a) of this section for
					 reasons associated with the student's particular disability.
(1) Students with the most significant
					 cognitive disabilities who cannot participate in the general English language
					 proficiency assessment, even with allowable accommodations, shall participate
					 in the alternate English language proficiency assessment to meet federal
					 requirements.
(2) The ARD committee
					 shall document the decisions and justifications in the student's individualized
					 education program, and the LPAC shall document the decisions and justifications
					 in the student's permanent record file.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE PARTICIPATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN STATE ASSESSMENTS › Division 1 - ASSESSMENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND ACADEMIC CONTENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS › Section 101.1005 - Assessments of Achievement in Academic Content Areas and Courses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The language proficiency assessment
					 committee (LPAC) shall select the appropriate assessment option for each
					 English language learner (ELL) in accordance with this subchapter. For each ELL
					 who receives special education services, the student's admission, review, and
					 dismissal (ARD) committee in conjunction with the student's LPAC shall select
					 the appropriate assessments. The LPAC shall document the decisions and
					 justifications in the student's permanent record file, and the ARD committee
					 shall document the decisions and justifications in the student's individualized
					 education program. Assessment decisions shall be made on an individual student
					 basis and in accordance with administrative procedures established by the Texas
					 Education Agency (TEA).
(b) Except
					 as provided by subsection (c) of this section, an ELL shall participate in the
					 Grades 3-8 and end-of-course assessments as required by the Texas Education
					 Code (TEC), §39.023(c). Except as specified in paragraphs (1)-(3) of this
					 subsection, an ELL shall be administered the general form of the
					 English-version state assessment.
(1) A
					 Spanish-speaking ELL in Grades 3-5 may be administered the state's
					 Spanish-version assessment if an assessment in Spanish will provide the most
					 appropriate measure of the student's academic progress.
(2) An ELL in Grade 3 or higher may be
					 administered the linguistically accommodated English version of the state's
					 mathematics, science, or social studies assessment if:
(A) a Spanish-version assessment does not
					 exist or is not the most appropriate measure of the student's academic
					 progress;
(B) the student has not
					 yet demonstrated English language proficiency in reading as determined by the
					 assessment under §
													101.1003
					 of this title (relating to English Language Proficiency Assessments);
					 and
(C) the student has been
					 enrolled in U.S. schools for three school years or less or qualifies as an
					 unschooled asylee or refugee enrolled in U.S. schools for five school years or
					 less.
(3) In certain
					 cases, an ELL who receives special education services may, as a result of his
					 or her particular disabling condition, qualify to be administered an
					 alternative assessment instrument based on alternative achievement
					 standards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter AA - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE PARTICIPATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN STATE ASSESSMENTS › Division 1 - ASSESSMENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND ACADEMIC CONTENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS › Section 101.1007 - Assessment Provisions for Graduation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Although an English language learner (ELL) shall not be exempt from taking an
					 end-of-course assessment for reasons associated with limited English
					 proficiency or inadequate schooling outside the United States, special
					 provisions under subsection (b) of this section shall apply to an ELL enrolled
					 in an English I course or an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) I
					 course if the ELL:
(1) has been enrolled in
					 U.S. schools for three school years or less or qualifies as an unschooled
					 asylee or refugee enrolled in U.S. schools for five school years or less;
					 and
(2) the student has not yet
					 demonstrated English language proficiency in reading as determined by the
					 assessment under §
												101.1003
					 of this title (relating to English Language Proficiency Assessments).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 1 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS › Section 101.3011 - Implementation and Administration of Academic Content Area Assessment Instruments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Texas
					 Education Agency (TEA) shall administer each assessment instrument under Texas
					 Education Code (TEC), §39.023(a), (b), (c), and (l), in accordance with
					 the rules governing the assessment program set forth in Chapter 101 of this
					 title (relating to Assessment).
(1) For
					 purposes of federal accountability as allowed by subsection (d) of this
					 section, a Grade 3-8 student shall not be administered a grade-level assessment
					 if the student:
(A) is enrolled in a course
					 or subject intended for students above the student's enrolled grade level and
					 will be administered a grade-level assessment instrument developed under TEC,
					 §
													39.023(a),
					 that aligns with the curriculum for that course or subject within the same
					 content area; or
(B) is enrolled in
					 a course for high school credit in a subject intended for students above the
					 student's enrolled grade level and will be administered an end-of-course
					 assessment instrument developed under TEC, §
													39.023(c),
					 that aligns with the curriculum for that course or subject within the same
					 content area.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 1 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS › Section 101.3012 - Parent Notification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The superintendent of each school district and chief
						administrative officer of each charter school shall be responsible for the
						following in order to provide timely and full notification of graduation
						requirements:
(1) notifying each
					 student and his or her parent or guardian in writing no later than the
					 beginning of the student's seventh-grade year of the testing requirements for
					 graduation;
(2) notifying each
					 student in Grades 7-12 new to the school district or charter school and his or
					 her parent or guardian in writing of the testing requirements for graduation;
					 and
(3) notifying each student who
					 shall take the tests required for graduation and his or her parent or guardian,
					 as well as out-of-school individuals, of the dates, times, and locations of
					 testing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 1 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS › Section 101.3013 - Accommodations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Testing accommodations on the assessments
					 administered under the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39, Subchapter B,
					 are permitted for any student unless they would make a particular test invalid.
					 Decisions regarding testing accommodations shall take into consideration the
					 needs of the student and the accommodations the student routinely receives in
					 classroom instruction.
(b) For a
					 student receiving special education services, the admission, review, and
					 dismissal (ARD) committee shall determine the allowable accommodations
					 necessary for the student to take the assessments administered under the TEC,
					 Chapter 39, Subchapter B, and shall document them in the student's
					 individualized education program.
(c) Permissible testing accommodations shall
					 be described in the appropriate test administration materials.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 1 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS › Section 101.3014 - Scoring and Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 superintendent of a school district or chief administrative officer of each
					 charter school shall accurately report all test results as required by Texas
					 Education Code (TEC), §39.030, with appropriate interpretations, to the
					 school district board of trustees according to the schedule in the applicable
					 test administration materials.
(b)
					 A school district, charter school, or private school that administers
					 criterion-referenced tests under TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B, shall notify
					 each of its students, his or her parent or guardian, and his or her teacher for
					 that subject of test results, observing confidentiality requirements in TEC,
					 §
											39.030.
(c) All test results shall be included in
					 each student's academic record and shall be furnished for each student
					 transferring to another school district, charter school, or private
					 school.
(d) The scoring contractor
					 will provide school districts with the results of the machine-scorable
					 assessments administered as required by TEC, §
											39.023,
					 within a 21-day period following the close of the testing window. Upon receipt
					 of the assessment results from the agency's test contractor, a school district
					 or charter school shall disclose a student's assessment results to a student's
					 teacher in the same subject area as the assessment for that school
					 year.
(e) A school district,
					 charter school, or private school that administers criterion-referenced tests
					 under TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B, shall accurately report to the Texas
					 Education Agency (TEA) whether that student transferred into the school or
					 district from out of state during the current school year.
(1) Procedures for the reporting of
					 out-of-state-transfer students to the TEA shall be established by the TEA in
					 the applicable test administration materials. A school district, an
					 open-enrollment charter school, or a private school administering the tests
					 required by TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B, shall follow procedures specified in
					 those test administration materials.
(2) The assessment results of the
					 out-of-state transfer students shall be reported separately to school districts
					 from the results of the district's other students in addition to the current
					 reporting of assessment results for all students and other student
					 subsets.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 1 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS › Section 101.3015 - Test Development

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Texas
					 educators shall assist Texas Education Agency staff in developing test
					 objectives, assessment guidelines, and test items. Advisory committees composed
					 of Texas educators shall reflect the diversity of the state by region,
					 ethnicity, gender, and type and size of school district.
(b) Each public school and charter school
					 shall assist with field-testing and other activities necessary to implement the
					 requirements of the Texas Education Code, Chapter 39, Subchapter B.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 1 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS › Section 101.3016 - National Comparative Data

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In
					 accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.028, the commissioner
					 of education shall develop a schedule to obtain nationally comparative results
					 for the grades and subject areas for which academic content area assessments
					 are adopted under the TEC, §39.023.
(b) The Texas Education Agency will use
					 sampling and other techniques to minimize the disruption to schools and loss of
					 instructional time required of school districts to obtain nationally
					 comparative data.
(c) The
					 nationally comparative data will be collected by using nationally recognized
					 instruments for obtaining valid and reliable normative data from a sample of
					 Texas students.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 1 - IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS › Section 101.3017 - Release of Tests

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
During the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years, the
						Texas Education Agency shall release test items and answer keys for primary
						administration assessment instruments under the Texas Education Code (TEC),
						§
											39.023(a),
						(b), (c), (d), and (l), after the last time the assessment is administered for
						the school year. The test release shall exclude any test items or test forms
						used in subsequent test administrations. In accordance with the TEC, §
											39.023(e-1),
						an assessment's release shall be deferred or limited if the assessment is under
						development or revision.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 2 - PARTICIPATION AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION › Section 101.3021 - Required Participation in Academic Content Area Assessments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Beginning with students first enrolled in
					 Grade 9 in the 2011-2012 school year, a student enrolled in a course for which
					 an end-of-course (EOC) assessment exists as required by the Texas Education
					 Code (TEC), §39.023(c), shall take the appropriate assessment.
(b) A student is required to meet the EOC
					 assessment graduation requirements of §
											101.3022
					 of this title (relating to Assessment Requirements for Graduation) to receive a
					 Texas diploma if a student:
(1) is
					 participating in a distance-learning or correspondence course as outlined in
					 §
												74.23
					 of this title (relating to Correspondence Courses and Distance Learning) for
					 which there is an EOC assessment as listed in the TEC, §
												39.023(c);
					 or
(2) is participating in a
					 dual-credit course as specified in §
												74.25
					 of this title (relating to High School Credit for College Courses) for which
					 there is an EOC assessment as listed in the TEC, §
												39.023(c).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 2 - PARTICIPATION AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION › Section 101.3022 - Assessment Requirements for Graduation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Beginning with students first enrolled in
					 Grade 9 in the 2011-2012 school year, a student must meet satisfactory
					 performance on each end-of-course (EOC) assessment listed in Texas Education
					 Code (TEC), §39.023(c), except in cases as provided by subsections (b),
					 (e), and (f) of this section and §
											101.3021(e)
					 of this title (relating to Required Participation in Academic Content Area
					 Assessments), in order to be eligible to receive a Texas diploma. The standard
					 in place when a student first takes an EOC assessment is the standard that will
					 be maintained throughout the student's school career.
(b) A student who was administered separate
					 reading and writing EOC assessments under TEC, §
											39.023(c),
					 for the English I or English II course has met that course's assessment
					 graduation requirement if the student has met the following criteria:
(1) achieved satisfactory performance on
					 either the reading or writing EOC assessment for that course;
(2) met at least the minimum score on the
					 other EOC assessment for that course; and
(3) achieved an overall scale score of 3750
					 or greater when the scale scores for reading and writing are combined for that
					 course.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 2 - PARTICIPATION AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION › Section 101.3023 - Participation and Graduation Assessment Requirements for Students Receiving Special Education Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) As stipulated
					 by §
											89.1070
					 of this title (relating to Graduation Requirements), a student receiving
					 special education services under the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 29,
					 Subchapter A, who successfully completes the requirements of his or her
					 individualized education program (IEP), including performance on a state
					 assessment required for graduation, shall receive a Texas high school diploma.
					 A student's admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee shall determine if
					 the student will be required to meet satisfactory performance on an assessment
					 for purposes of graduation.
(b)
					 Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, all Grades 9-12 students with
					 significant cognitive disabilities who are assessed with an alternate
					 assessment as specified in the student's IEP will be assessed using alternate
					 versions of end-of-course (EOC) assessments as listed in §
											101.3011(b)(2)
					 of this title (relating to Implementation and Administration of Academic
					 Content Area Assessment Instruments).
(c) For the 2011-2012 through 2013-2014
					 school years, a student who is receiving special education services under the
					 TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter A, and who is first enrolled in Grade 9 or below in
					 the 2011-2012 school year shall be administered an alternative version of an
					 EOC assessment instrument upon completion of the corresponding course as
					 required by the student's IEP. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, a
					 student who is receiving special education services under the TEC, Chapter 29,
					 Subchapter A, whose IEP does not specify the administration of an alternate
					 assessment and who is first enrolled in Grade 9 or below in the 2011-2012
					 school year shall be administered an EOC assessment instrument upon completion
					 of the corresponding course as required by the student's IEP.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 2 - PARTICIPATION AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION › Section 101.3024 - Assessment Requirements for Students First Enrolled in Grade 9 Prior to 2011-2012 School Year or First Enrolled in Grade 10 or Above in 2011-2012 School Year

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Students who were
					 first enrolled in Grade 9 prior to the 2011-2012 school year or enrolled in
					 Grade 10 or above in the 2011-2012 school year must fulfill testing
					 requirements for graduation with the assessments required by Texas Education
					 Code (TEC), §39.023(c), as that section existed before amendment by Senate
					 Bill (SB) 1031, 80th Texas Legislature, 2007. For purposes of this section,
					 coursework necessary to graduate means all the coursework required under the
					 student's graduation plan.
(b) With
					 the exception of students who meet the criteria described in subsection (c) of
					 this section, students who were enrolled as follows shall fulfill testing
					 requirements for graduation with the assessments as required by TEC, §
											39.023(c),
					 as that section existed before amendment by SB 1031, 80th Texas Legislature,
					 2007, with the applicable performance standards established by the commissioner
					 of education and published on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website:
(1) in Grade 9 or higher on January 1, 2001,
					 regardless of when they are scheduled to graduate; or
(2) in Grade 8 or lower on January 1, 2001,
					 if they were on an accelerated track and fulfilled all coursework necessary to
					 graduate by September 1, 2004.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter CC - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACADEMIC CONTENT AREAS TESTING PROGRAM › Division 4 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS › Section 101.3041 - Performance Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 commissioner of education shall determine the level of performance considered
					 to be satisfactory on the assessment instruments. The figures in this section
					 identify the performance standards established by the commissioner for
					 state-developed assessments, as required by the Texas Education Code, Chapter
					 39, Subchapter B, for each assessment.
(b) The figures in this subsection identify
					 the performance standards established by the commissioner for the State of
					 Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) general and alternate
					 assessments at Grades 3-8.
(1) The figure in
					 this paragraph identifies the STAAR® performance standards at Grades 3-8.
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(2) The figure in this paragraph
					 identifies the STAAR® Alternate 2 performance standards at Grades 3-8.
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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter DD - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SUBSTITUTE ASSESSMENTS FOR GRADUATION › Section 101.4001 - Testing Requirements for Graduation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each school district and charter school shall test eligible
					 students in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39,
					 Subchapter B. All students must meet the assessment graduation requirements of
					 Chapter 101, Subchapter CC, Division 2, of this title (relating to
					 Participation and Assessment Requirements for Graduation) to qualify for a high
					 school diploma from a Texas public school.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter DD - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SUBSTITUTE ASSESSMENTS FOR GRADUATION › Section 101.4002 - State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness End-of-Course Substitute Assessments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For
				  purposes of this subchapter, "equivalent course" is defined as a course having
				  sufficient content overlap with the essential knowledge and skills of a similar
				  course in the same content area listed under §
										74.1(b)(1)-(4)
				   of this title (relating to Essential
				  Knowledge and Skills).
(b)
				  Effective beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, in accordance with Texas
				  Education Code (TEC), §39.025(a-1), (a-2), and (a-3), the commissioner of
				  education adopts certain assessments as provided in the chart in this
				  subsection as substitute assessments that a student may use in place of a
				  corresponding end-of-course (EOC) assessment under TEC, §
										39.023(c),
				  to meet the student's assessment graduation requirements. A satisfactory score
				  on an approved substitute assessment may be used in place of only one specific
				  EOC assessment, except in those cases described by subsection (d)(1) of this
				  section.
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(c) A student at any grade level
				  is eligible to use a substitute assessment as provided in the chart in
				  subsection (b) of this section if:
(1) a
				  student was administered an approved substitute assessment for an equivalent
				  course in which the student was enrolled;
(2) a student received a satisfactory score
				  on the substitute assessment as determined by the commissioner and provided in
				  the chart in subsection (b) of this section; and
(3) a student using a Texas Success
				  Initiative Assessment (TSIA) or a Texas Success Initiative Assessment, Version
				  2.0 (TSIA2) also meets the requirements of subsection (d) of this
				  section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter DD - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SUBSTITUTE ASSESSMENTS FOR GRADUATION › Section 101.4003 - Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Exit-Level Alternate Assessments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance
				  with the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39, Subchapter B, the commissioner
				  of education adopts certain assessments as provided in the figure in this
				  subsection as alternate assessments that a person may use in place of
				  corresponding Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) exit-level
				  assessments beginning in the fall of 2017.
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(b) An
				  eligible person who has met the passing standard on a state-approved alternate
				  exit-level assessment as set by the commissioner and provided in the figure in
				  subsection (a) of this section in a particular subject area has satisfied the
				  exit-level testing requirement in that subject area.
(c) A person is eligible to substitute an
				  alternate exit-level assessment for a TAKS exit-level assessment for purposes of
				  this subchapter if the person was first enrolled in Grade 9 prior to the
				  2011-2012 school year or first enrolled in Grade 10 or above in the 2011-2012
				  school year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter DD - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SUBSTITUTE ASSESSMENTS FOR GRADUATION › Section 101.4005 - Verification of Results

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A student who
				  is eligible to substitute an approved assessment as specified in §
										101.4002
				  of this title (relating to State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
				  End-of-Course Substitute Assessments) or §
										101.4003
				  of this title (relating to Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Exit-Level
				  Alternative Assessments) is responsible for providing to the school district an
				  official copy of his or her scores from that assessment.
(b) A school district or charter school must,
				  upon receipt of official results from an approved substitute or alternative
				  assessment for a student who is eligible under this section:
(1) verify the student's score on the
				  substitute or alternative assessment; and
(2) determine whether the student met the
				  performance standard required to qualify for a public high school diploma in
				  Texas as established by the commissioner of education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter EE - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE STATEWIDE TESTING CALENDAR AND UIL PARTICIPATION › Section 101.5001 - Testing Calendar

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance
				  with Texas Education Code (TEC), §33.0812, the commissioner of education
				  shall determine the school week during the school year in which the primary
				  administrations of assessment instruments are administered. The primary
				  administrations of assessments occur during the first week of each testing
				  window when assessments are scheduled for the state. For the purpose of
				  scheduling assessment instruments during the primary administration week under
				  TEC, §
										39.023(a) and
				  (c), the first instructional day of a week is
				  Monday.
(b) Through publication on
				  the Texas Education Agency website, the commissioner shall provide the
				  University Interscholastic League (UIL) with a three-year calendar of dates,
				  beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, reserved for testing on or before May
				  1 of the year preceding the three-year cycle of reserved testing
				  dates.
(c) The commissioner may
				  change the dates reserved for testing as necessary. The commissioner shall
				  notify the UIL of any changes to the schedule for the primary administrations
				  of the statewide assessments.
(d)
				  If a change to the primary administration testing calendar creates a scheduling
				  conflict between a UIL area, regional, or state competition and the statewide
				  assessments, the commissioner shall determine whether those UIL events must be
				  cancelled or rescheduled.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter EE - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING THE STATEWIDE TESTING CALENDAR AND UIL PARTICIPATION › Section 101.5003 - Alternate Test Dates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  commissioner of education shall consider requests from districts or campuses
				  for alternate test dates on a case-by-case basis. Alternate test dates will
				  only be allowed if the campus or district is closed on the day on which testing
				  is scheduled or if there is an exceptional circumstance as defined under this
				  section that may affect a district's or campus' ability to administer an
				  assessment or the students' performance on an assessment.
(b) For the purposes of this section,
				  exceptional circumstances include but are not limited to the following:
(1) inclement weather or natural disasters
				  that would cause a district or a campus to be closed or which would cause a
				  small percentage of students to be in attendance on the day testing is
				  scheduled;
(2) health epidemics
				  that result in a large number of students being absent on the day of
				  testing;
(3) death of a student or
				  school official that may impact student performance; and
(4) sudden emergencies that occur on the day
				  of testing or shortly before testing that may inhibit students from completing
				  the assessments, such as a fire on campus, a bomb threat, an extended power
				  outage, or a water main break.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter FF - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT › Section 101.6001 - Texas Middle School Diagnostic Reading Assessment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each school district shall administer
				  during the first six weeks of the school year the diagnostic reading instrument
				  specified in subsection (c) of this section to each student in Grade 7 whose
				  performance on the Grade 6 statewide reading assessment did not meet the
				  passing standard. The admission, review, and dismissal committee or the Section
				  504 committee for each student who was administered an alternate form of the
				  state assessment in reading may determine if the diagnostic assessment is
				  appropriate for use with that student.
(b) A student in Grade 7 who does not have a
				  score for the statewide reading assessment in Grade 6 may be given an
				  equivalent comprehension assessment. If that student does not meet the passing
				  standard, then the student must be administered the diagnostic reading
				  assessment specified in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) A school district must use the Texas
				  Middle School Fluency Assessment and/or an alternate diagnostic reading
				  instrument approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). A district may submit
				  to the TEA an alternate diagnostic reading instrument for approval.
(d) An alternate diagnostic reading
				  instrument must:
(1) be based on published
				  scientific research in reading;
(2)
				  be age and grade-level appropriate, valid, and reliable;
(3) identify specific skill difficulties in
				  word analysis, fluency, and comprehension; and
(4) assist the teacher in making
				  individualized instructional decisions based on the assessment
				  results.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 101 - ASSESSMENT › Subchapter FF - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT › Section 101.6003 - Local Assessments

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For purposes
				  of Texas Education Code, § 39.0262 and § 39.0263, an assessment
				  instrument designed to prepare students for state-administered assessment
				  instruments is an assessment that:
(1)
				  evaluates students' potential performance relative to the state's blueprint in
				  whole for a state-administered assessment; or
(2) is primarily focused on test-taking
				  techniques.
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 102.1001 - Head Start Educational Component Grant Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each applicant seeking funding through
				  the Head Start Educational Component Grant Program under the Texas Education
				  Code, §
										29.156,
				  must submit an application in a format prescribed by the commissioner of
				  education through a request for application (RFA). Once funded, the applicant
				  shall comply with the provisions of the Texas Education Code, §
										29.156,
				  and the Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 72.
(b) Eligible applicants include public,
				  private, nonprofit, or for-profit organizations or agencies operating a federal
				  Head Start Program or similar government-funded early childhood care and
				  education programs. Head Start Program is defined as the federal program
				  established under the Head Start Act (42 United States Code,
				  §9831 et seq.) and its subsequent
				  amendments.
(c) An eligible
				  applicant receiving funds under this program must provide educational services
				  to all children participating in the program so that each child is prepared to
				  enter school and is ready to learn after completing the program. The
				  educational services must include components designed to enable a child to:
(1) develop phonemic, print, and numeracy
				  awareness, including the ability to:
(A)
				  recognize that letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual
				  graphics that can be individually named;
(B) recognize a word as a unit of
				  print;
(C) identify at least ten
				  letters of the alphabet; and
(D)
				  associate sounds with written words;