Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2265

Caption

Relating to the assignment of performance ratings to school districts and school district campuses.

Impact

An important aspect of SB2265 is its focus on accountability and improvement. The bill facilitates the assignment of performance ratings to categorize school districts, emphasizing the movement of consistently underperforming districts towards intervention strategies. With specified funding allocations to regional education centers for these efforts, the bill underscores a commitment to elevating educational standards throughout Texas by making it obligatory for these centers to develop customized improvement plans for struggling campuses, thereby enhancing their ability to deliver educational support effectively.

Summary

SB2265 proposes amendments to the Texas Education Code regarding the assignment of performance ratings to school districts and their campuses. The bill aims to establish clearer criteria for evaluating academic performance, focusing on the impact of performance ratings on school interventions and management. The intent is to provide regional education service centers with guidelines for creating plans to assist low-performing campuses and ensure that these institutions receive necessary support to enhance educational outcomes.

Contention

While SB2265 is designed to bolster academic performance and accountability, it might encounter challenges in implementation. Concerns may arise regarding how these performance ratings could affect resource allocation, teacher morale, and potential sanctions against districts receiving a poor rating. Furthermore, the bill's reliance on state intervention in local education affairs might be debated, especially concerning the perceptions of local control among school boards and educational authorities. The balance between state-level mandates and local autonomy in educational governance could be a critical point of discussion moving forward.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

TX HB4514

Relating to public school accountability, including the assessment of academic performance, and district and campus performance standards and sanctions.

TX HB76

Relating to the consideration of distinction designations in the assignment of district and campus performance ratings under the public school accountability system.

TX HB173

Relating to the consideration of distinction designations in the assignment of district and campus performance ratings under the public school accountability system.

TX SB2295

Relating to accelerated instruction provided for public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments, indicators under the public school accountability system, and performance standards in public schools.

TX HB4691

Relating to public school accountability, including performance standards and sanctions and public high school graduation requirements.

TX HB4402

Relating to the administration of certain assessment instruments, the accountability rating system for assessing campus and district performance, public school career and technology education programs, and an extracurricular and cocurricular allotment under the Foundation School Program.

TX HB4812

Relating to permissible accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses.

TX SB1861

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

TX HB3141

Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

TX HB2546

Relating to the scheduling of the first day of school for students by school districts.

Similar Bills

TX HB1842

Relating to public school accountability, including the intervention in and sanction of a public school that has received an academically unsuccessful performance rating for at least two consecutive school years and the designation of a school district as a district of innovation.

TX HB843

Relating to designations for rating the performance of public school districts and campuses for accountability purposes.

TX HB3828

Relating to accreditation interventions and sanctions.

TX HB2132

Relating to evaluating public school performance and implementing measures for public school accountability.

TX HB22

Relating to public school accountability.

TX SB1365

Relating to public school organization, accountability, and fiscal management.

TX HB3270

Relating to public school organization, accountability, and fiscal management.

TX SB1581

Relating to a public school campus's election under a campus turnaround plan to operate as a community school.