83R9145 PAM-D
By: Farney H.B. No. 1786
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to including community and student engagement performance
in rating school districts and campuses under the public school
accountability system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.0541 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.0541. PERFORMANCE REGARDING COMMUNITY AND STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT. (a) In assigning the district or campus a performance
rating under Section 39.054, the commissioner, in addition to
considering performance on student achievement indicators under
Section 39.053(c), shall consider whether a school district or
campus has established and supports programs with demonstrated
success in increasing parental involvement, student engagement,
and high school completion.
(b) In adopting rules to evaluate district and campus
performance under Section 39.054(a), the commissioner shall
develop a method for evaluating the performance of each district
and campus that has established programs described by Subsection
(a) and the performance of the programs in each of those districts
and campuses.
(c) For purposes of this section, a program described by
Subsection (a) includes:
(1) programs that establish a partnership between
schools and business and other organizations in school communities
to share resources;
(2) mentoring programs that foster student academic
development;
(3) programs that promote financial investment from
individuals in the community and business and other community
organizations to provide schools with opportunities to establish
and sustain an environment of educational excellence; and
(4) extracurricular programs.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.