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1	1	85R6507 PAM-D
2	2	By: Burns H.B. No. 1690
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to evaluating the performance of public school districts
8	8	and campuses.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
13	13	five domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
14	14	section that include:
15	15	(1) in the first domain, the results of:
16	16	(A) assessment instruments required under
17	17	Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l), including the results of
18	18	assessment instruments required for graduation retaken by a
19	19	student, aggregated across grade levels by subject area, including:
20	20	(i) for the performance standard determined
21	21	by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of
22	22	students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment
23	23	instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
24	24	(ii) for the college readiness performance
25	25	standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of
26	26	students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment
27	27	instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
28	28	(B) assessment instruments required under
29	29	Section 39.023(b), aggregated across grade levels by subject area,
30	30	including the percentage of students who performed satisfactorily
31	31	on the assessment instruments, as determined by the performance
32	32	standard adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by
33	33	subject area;
34	34	(2) in the second domain:
35	35	(A) for assessment instruments under Subdivision
36	36	(1)(A):
37	37	(i) for the performance standard determined
38	38	by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of
39	39	students who met the standard for annual improvement on the
40	40	assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule
41	41	or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section
42	42	39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
43	43	(ii) for the college readiness performance
44	44	standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of
45	45	students who met the standard for annual improvement on the
46	46	assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule
47	47	or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section
48	48	39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
49	49	(B) for assessment instruments under Subdivision
50	50	(1)(B), the percentage of students who met the standard for annual
51	51	improvement on the assessment instruments, as determined by the
52	52	commissioner by rule or by the method for measuring annual
53	53	improvement under Section 39.034, aggregated across grade levels by
54	54	subject area;
55	55	(3) in the third domain, the student academic
56	56	achievement differentials among students from different racial and
57	57	ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds;
58	58	(4) in the fourth domain:
59	59	(A) for evaluating the performance of high school
60	60	campuses and districts that include high school campuses:
61	61	(i) dropout rates, including dropout rates
62	62	and district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12,
63	63	computed in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by
64	64	the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States
65	65	Department of Education;
66	66	(ii) high school graduation rates, computed
67	67	in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
68	68	with the Every Student Succeeds Act [No Child Left Behind Act of
69	69	2001] (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.);
70	70	(iii) the percentage of students who
71	71	successfully completed the curriculum requirements for the
72	72	distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school
73	73	program;
74	74	(iv) the percentage of students who
75	75	successfully completed the curriculum requirements for an
76	76	endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
77	77	(v) the percentage of students who
78	78	completed a coherent sequence of career and technical courses;
79	79	(vi) the percentage of students who satisfy
80	80	the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks
81	81	prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under
82	82	Section 51.3062(f) on an assessment instrument in reading, writing,
83	83	or mathematics designated by the Texas Higher Education
84	84	Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(c);
85	85	(vii) the percentage of students who earn
86	86	at least 12 hours of postsecondary credit required for the
87	87	foundation high school program under Section 28.025 or to earn an
88	88	endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
89	89	(viii) the percentage of students who have
90	90	completed an advanced placement course;
91	91	(ix) the percentage of students who enlist
92	92	in the armed forces of the United States; and
93	93	(x) the percentage of students who earn an
94	94	industry certification;
95	95	(B) for evaluating the performance of middle and
96	96	junior high school and elementary school campuses and districts
97	97	that include those campuses:
98	98	(i) student attendance; and
99	99	(ii) for middle and junior high school
100	100	campuses:
101	101	(a) dropout rates, computed in the
102	102	manner described by Paragraph (A)(i); and
103	103	(b) the percentage of students in
104	104	grades seven and eight who receive instruction in preparing for
105	105	high school, college, and a career that includes information
106	106	regarding the creation of a high school personal graduation plan
107	107	under Section 28.02121, the distinguished level of achievement
108	108	described by Section 28.025(b-15), each endorsement described by
109	109	Section 28.025(c-1), college readiness standards, and potential
110	110	career choices and the education needed to enter those careers; and
111	111	(C) any additional indicators of student
112	112	achievement not associated with performance on standardized
113	113	assessment instruments determined appropriate for consideration by
114	114	the commissioner in consultation with educators, parents, business
115	115	and industry representatives, and employers; and
116	116	(5) in the fifth domain, the following [three]
117	117	programs or specific categories of performance related to community
118	118	and student engagement under Section 39.0545(b)(1) locally
119	119	[selected and] evaluated as provided by Section 39.0546:
120	120	(A) wellness and physical education; and
121	121	(B) community and parental involvement.
122	122	SECTION 2. Section 39.054(a-1), Education Code, is amended
123	123	to read as follows:
124	124	(a-1) For purposes of assigning an overall performance
125	125	rating under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall attribute:
126	126	(1) 25 [55] percent of the performance evaluation to
127	127	the achievement indicators for the first, second, and third domains
128	128	under Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(3);
129	129	(2) for middle and junior high school and elementary
130	130	campuses and districts that include only those campuses:
131	131	(A) 10 percent of the performance evaluation to
132	132	the dropout rate indicator described by Section
133	133	39.053(c)(4)(B)(ii)(a); and
134	134	(B) [,] 35 percent to the remaining [of the
135	135	performance evaluation to the] applicable achievement indicators
136	136	for the fourth domain under Section 39.053(c)(4);
137	137	(3) for high school campuses and districts that
138	138	include those campuses:
139	139	(A) 10 percent of the performance evaluation to
140	140	the dropout [high school graduation] rate [achievement] indicator
141	141	described by Section 39.053(c)(4)(A)(i) [39.053(c)(4)(A)(ii)]; and
142	142	(B) 35 [25] percent to the remaining applicable
143	143	achievement indicators for the fourth domain under Section
144	144	39.053(c)(4); and
145	145	(4) for [10 percent of the performance evaluation to]
146	146	the locally [selected and] evaluated achievement indicators
147	147	provided for under the fifth domain under Section 39.053(c)(5):
148	148	(A) 15 percent of the performance evaluation to
149	149	the wellness and physical education indicator under Section
150	150	39.053(c)(5)(A); and
151	151	(B) 15 percent of the performance evaluation to
152	152	the community and parental involvement indicator under Section
153	153	39.053(c)(5)(B).
154	154	SECTION 3. Section 39.0546(a), Education Code, is amended
155	155	to read as follows:
156	156	(a) For purposes of including the local evaluation of
157	157	districts and campuses under Section 39.053(c)(5) and assigning an
158	158	overall rating under Section 39.054, before the beginning of each
159	159	school year:
160	160	(1) each school district shall:
161	161	(A) [select and] report to the agency the
162	162	following [three] programs or categories under Section
163	163	39.0545(b)(1)[, as added by Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 83rd
164	164	Legislature, Regular Session, 2013,] under which the district will
165	165	evaluate district performance:
166	166	(i) wellness and physical education under
167	167	Section 39.0545(b)(1)(B); and
168	168	(ii) community and parental involvement
169	169	under Section 39.0545(b)(1)(C);
170	170	(B) submit to the agency the criteria the
171	171	district will use to evaluate district performance and assign the
172	172	district a performance rating; and
173	173	(C) make the information described by Paragraphs
174	174	(A) and (B) available on the district's Internet website; and
175	175	(2) each campus shall:
176	176	(A) [select and] report to the agency the [three]
177	177	programs or categories described by Subdivision (1)(A) [under
178	178	Section 39.0545(b)(1), as added by Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the
179	179	83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013,] under which the campus
180	180	will evaluate campus performance;
181	181	(B) submit to the agency the criteria the campus
182	182	will use to evaluate campus performance and assign the campus a
183	183	performance rating; and
184	184	(C) make the information described by Paragraphs
185	185	(A) and (B) available on the Internet website of the campus.
186	186	SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
187	187	school year.
188	188	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
189	189	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
190	190	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
191	191	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
192	192	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.