83R5783 MEW-D
By: Harless H.B. No. 980
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the content of public school campus improvement plans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.253, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as
follows:
(d) Each campus improvement plan must:
(1) assess the academic achievement for each student
in the school using the student achievement indicator system as
described by Section 39.053;
(2) set the campus performance objectives based on the
student achievement indicator system, including objectives for
special needs populations, including students in special education
programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;
(3) identify how the campus goals will be met for each
student;
(4) determine the resources needed to implement the
plan;
(5) identify staff needed to implement the plan;
(6) set timelines for reaching the goals;
(7) measure progress toward the performance
objectives periodically to ensure that the plan is resulting in
academic improvement;
(8) include goals and methods for violence prevention
and intervention on campus;
(9) provide for a program to encourage parental
involvement at the campus that may include evidence-based materials
or training for parents that focus on:
(A) instilling a positive self-concept in
children;
(B) building resilience in children; and
(C) providing respectful, positive discipline to
children at home; and
(10) if the campus is an elementary, middle, or junior
high school, set goals and objectives for the coordinated health
program at the campus based on:
(A) student fitness assessment data, including
any data from research-based assessments such as the school health
index assessment and planning tool created by the federal Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention;
(B) student academic performance data;
(C) student attendance rates;
(D) the percentage of students who are
educationally disadvantaged;
(E) the use and success of any method to ensure
that students participate in moderate or [to] vigorous physical
activity as required by Section 28.002(l); and
(F) any other indicator recommended by the local
school health advisory council.
(d-1) Each campus improvement plan may include goals and
methods for dropout deterrence, prevention of bullying, and
academic improvement on campus, including ongoing, research-based
teacher enrichment programs that focus on:
(1) creating a nurturing classroom environment;
(2) developing respectful, caring relationships with
students; and
(3) developing a positive self-concept in students.
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.