Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	85R5751 PAM-D
2	2	By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 847
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the inclusion of school climate in the indicators for
8	8	evaluating the performance of public schools.
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:
117	117	(A) two [, three] programs or specific categories
118	118	of performance related to community and student engagement, locally
119	119	selected and evaluated as provided by Section 39.0546; and
120	120	(B) the school climate, locally evaluated as
121	121	provided by Section 39.05461.
122	122	SECTION 2. Section 39.0546(a), Education Code, is amended
123	123	to read as follows:
124	124	(a) For purposes of including the local evaluation of
125	125	districts and campuses under Section 39.053(c)(5)(A)
126	126	[39.053(c)(5)] and assigning an overall rating under Section
127	127	39.054, before the beginning of each school year:
128	128	(1) each school district shall:
129	129	(A) select and report to the agency two [three]
130	130	programs or categories under Section 39.0545(b)(1)[, as added by
131	131	Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
132	132	Session, 2013,] under which the district will evaluate district
133	133	performance;
134	134	(B) submit to the agency the criteria the
135	135	district will use to evaluate district performance and assign the
136	136	district a performance rating; and
137	137	(C) make the information described by Paragraphs
138	138	(A) and (B) available on the district's Internet website; and
139	139	(2) each campus shall:
140	140	(A) select and report to the agency two [three]
141	141	programs or categories under Section 39.0545(b)(1)[, as added by
142	142	Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
143	143	Session, 2013,] under which the campus will evaluate campus
144	144	performance;
145	145	(B) submit to the agency the criteria the campus
146	146	will use to evaluate campus performance and assign the campus a
147	147	performance rating; and
148	148	(C) make the information described by Paragraphs
149	149	(A) and (B) available on the Internet website of the campus.
150	150	SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
151	151	amended by adding Section 39.05461 to read as follows:
152	152	Sec. 39.05461. EVALUATION OF SCHOOL CLIMATE AS COMPONENT OF
153	153	OVERALL DISTRICT AND CAMPUS RATING. (a) For purposes of including
154	154	the local evaluation of districts and campuses under Section
155	155	39.053(c)(5)(B) and assigning an overall rating under Section
156	156	39.054, the commissioner by rule shall adopt a method that is based
157	157	on recognized research and national standards to evaluate the
158	158	school climate of school districts and campuses.
159	159	(b) Using the method adopted by the commissioner under
160	160	Subsection (a) to evaluate school climate, each school district
161	161	shall assign the district and each campus shall assign the campus a
162	162	school climate performance rating of exemplary, recognized,
163	163	acceptable, or needs improvement.
164	164	(c) On or before the date determined by the commissioner by
165	165	rule, each school district and campus shall report the school
166	166	climate performance rating to the agency for the purpose of
167	167	including the rating in evaluating school district and campus
168	168	performance and assigning an overall rating under Section 39.054.
169	169	SECTION 4. As soon as practicable, the commissioner of
170	170	education shall adopt a method to evaluate the school climate of
171	171	school districts and campuses as provided by Section 39.05461,
172	172	Education Code, as added by this Act.
173	173	SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
174	174	school year.
175	175	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
176	176	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
177	177	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
178	178	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
179	179	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.