86R27715 CAE-D
By: Bernal, Dutton, Meyer, Talarico H.B. No. 2881
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2881:
By: VanDeaver C.S.H.B. No. 2881
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to establishing resource campuses to improve a public
school campus not performing satisfactorily.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle H, Title 2, Education Code, is amended
by adding Chapter 39B to read as follows:
CHAPTER 39B. RESOURCE CAMPUS
SUBCHAPTER A. DESIGNATION AS RESOURCE CAMPUS
Sec. 39B.001. RESOURCE CAMPUS. (a) A school district
campus that is eligible under Subsection (b) may apply to the
commissioner to be designated as a resource campus that provides
quality education and enrichment for campus students.
(b) To apply to be designated as a resource campus under
this chapter the campus must have received an overall performance
rating under Section 39.054 of F for four years over a 10-year
period of time.
(c) A campus approved by the commissioner as a resource
campus under this chapter:
(1) is exempt from the interventions and sanctions
provided by Chapter 39A; and
(2) qualifies for funding as provided by Section
42.2511.
Sec. 39B.002. CAMPUS EVALUATION TEAM AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
Before a campus submits to the commissioner an application to be
designated as a resource campus, the campus must:
(1) form a campus evaluation team that includes:
(A) the district superintendent;
(B) classroom teachers;
(C) a community member;
(D) a parent or guardian of a student enrolled at
the campus during any period for which the campus received the F
overall performance rating; and
(E) an educator other than a classroom teacher;
and
(2) complete an on-site needs assessment as required
by Section 39A.053, which must include:
(A) a summary of the extent and quality of
mentoring and social supports in place for all students and a
detailed identification of the need for mentoring and support for
students identified as being at a higher risk of needing additional
support; and
(B) an identification of the community services
and programs active at the campus and information about the
frequency of use by students and educators of the services and
programs and the length of time the services and programs have
operated at the campus.
Sec. 39B.003. PUBLIC MEETING. After a campus submits an
application to be designated as a resource campus, the campus must
conduct a public meeting to review the campus overall performance
rating and solicit input for the development of the targeted
improvement plan required under Section 39A.055. The meeting must
include participation by:
(1) the principal;
(2) members of the campus-level planning and
decision-making committee established under Section 11.251;
(3) parents of students attending the campus; and
(4) community members who reside in the school
district.
Sec. 39B.004. RECOMMENDATION OF CAMPUS EVALUATION TEAM.
The campus evaluation team shall:
(1) determine if the campus would benefit from
designation as a resource campus; and
(2) provide recommendations on policies the campus
must adopt to meet the resource campus program requirements.
Sec. 39B.005. DECISION OF COMMISSIONER. (a) The
commissioner shall notify a campus if it has been designated as a
resource campus not later than the 60th day after the date the
commissioner receives the request for the designation.
(b) To allow a resource campus an opportunity to prepare to
operate as provided by this chapter, including the hiring and
training of educators, the campus begins the school year as a
resource campus as provided by this chapter during the second
school year that begins after approval of the designation by the
commissioner.
(c) A decision by the commissioner regarding whether to
designate a campus as a resource campus is final and may not be
appealed.
SUBCHAPTER B. CAMPUS STAFF
Sec. 39B.051. PRINCIPAL. (a) The principal of a resource
campus must demonstrate effectiveness in working with high-need
campuses.
(b) The person who was principal of the campus before the
campus was designated as a resource campus may apply to continue as
principal of the resource campus if the person has the minimum
experience required by Subsection (c)(1).
(c) A principal of a resource campus must:
(1) have at least three years of experience as an
administrator;
(2) demonstrate a history of:
(A) developing a plan for campus improvement; and
(B) consistently and proactively facilitating
professional learning communities in implementing and designing
rigorous and standards-aligned curriculum;
(3) demonstrate an ability to mentor, support, and
retain high-quality faculty and staff; and
(4) demonstrate organizational skills and the ability
to manage the campus and personal time to accomplish campus goals.
(d) The principal at a resource campus shall:
(1) establish protocols to ensure achievement of
campus goals and targets and continuously analyze any available
data to monitor, evaluate, and refine the goals and targets;
(2) develop collective instructional practices that
are consistent with child development, effective pedagogy, and the
needs of each student;
(3) implement and oversee a system of monitoring
research-based instructional strategies in every classroom;
(4) provide educators at the campus with timely,
relevant, and constructive feedback;
(5) provide multiple sources of progress monitoring
for teachers to ensure that students are consistently improving;
(6) collaborate with all campus educators and use
multiple measures and data from multiple points of the school year
to complete accurate appraisals of all educators, including
evidence from observations and formal and informal interactions;
(7) set specific goals for each educator at the campus
and actively track the educator's progress;
(8) use all campus funds in compliance with state and
federal guidelines and maximize the goals of the campus; and
(9) implement effective strategies to systematically
gather input and communication from all campus and community
stakeholders to ensure that all are an integral part of the campus
culture.
Sec. 39B.052. TEACHERS. (a) A teacher at a resource campus
must have at least three years of teaching experience. The
principal, after consultation with district administration, has
sole discretion over the hiring of teachers.
(b) After a campus receives designation as a resource
campus, every teacher employed at the campus before the designation
must apply for a position to continue as a teacher at the campus.
(c) All rights and protections afforded by current
employment contracts or agreements are not affected by the resource
campus program.
(d) To apply for employment at a resource campus a teacher
must:
(1) be rated as accomplished or above on an annual
evaluation, which must account for at least 50 percent of the
qualifications required and have been completed during the most
recent school year;
(2) demonstrate instructional effectiveness, which
must account for at least 10 percent of the qualifications required
and be based on the following:
(A) a teacher for prekindergarten through second
grade must include evidence of students reaching learning
objectives through age-appropriate evaluations;
(B) a teacher for grades three through five must
include evidence of:
(i) students reaching learning objectives
through age-appropriate evaluations;
(ii) positive achievement and progress on
quantitative assessments adopted by the district or the state;
(iii) if an assessment is not available for
a subject, the use of related adopted assessments as well as a
portfolio of results of teacher-developed curriculum-based
assessments; and
(iv) effectiveness with high-need
students; and
(C) a teacher for grades six through 12 must
include evidence of:
(i) students reaching learning objectives
through age-appropriate evaluations;
(ii) positive achievement and progress on
quantitative assessments adopted by the district or state;
(iii) if an assessment is not available for
a subject, the use of related adopted assessments as well as a
portfolio of results of teacher-developed curriculum-based
assessments; and
(iv) effectiveness with high-need
students; and
(3) if available, have received positive student and
parent experience surveys developed and approved by the district,
which must account for at least 15 percent of the qualifications
required.
Sec. 39B.053. SCHOOL COUNSELORS. (a) A resource campus
must employ at least one school counselor for every 300 students.
(b) The school counselor shall implement a positive
behavior program as provided by Section 37.0013.
Sec. 39B.054. SOCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONAL. A resource
campus must employ at least one appropriately licensed professional
to assist with the social and emotional needs of students and staff.
The person must be a:
(1) family and community liaison;
(2) clinical social worker;
(3) specialist in school psychology; or
(4) professional counselor.
SUBCHAPTER C. OPERATION OF CAMPUS
Sec. 39B.101. EXEMPTION FROM ACCOUNTABILITY INTERVENTIONS
AND SANCTIONS. The commissioner may not impose a sanction or take
action against a resource campus under Section 39A.111 for failure
to satisfy academic performance standards during the first two
school years of operation as a resource campus. The overall
performance rating received by the campus during the first two
school years of operation as a resource campus is not included in
calculating consecutive school years and is not considered a break
in consecutive school years under Section 39A.111.
Sec. 39B.102. ANNUAL APPRAISAL. (a) All educators,
including the principal, must be evaluated on an annual basis by an
appropriate supervisor.
(b) In a manner consistent with Chapter 21, the principal
may remove an educator if the educator falls below an accomplished
rating in one or more categories.
Sec. 39B.103. LOCAL EVALUATION SYSTEM. (a) If a resource
campus does not use a state evaluation program, the campus must
develop an appraisal system that is supported by locally adopted
policy and procedures and complies with Section 21.352.
(b) The district-level planning and decision-making
committee established under Section 11.251 shall develop an
appraisal process and evaluation criteria for all educators,
including discipline management and the performance of an
educator's students.
(c) The appraisal process must include:
(1) a conference between the educator and the
appraiser that is diagnostic and prescriptive with regard to
remediation needed in overall performance by category; and
(2) criteria based on observable, job-related
behavior, including:
(A) the educator's implementation of classroom
management procedures; and
(B) the performance of any students assigned to
the educator.
(d) The district-level planning and decision-making
committee shall submit the appraisal process and criteria to the
superintendent, who shall submit the appraisal process and criteria
to the board of trustees of the district with a recommendation to
accept or reject.
(e) The board of trustees may accept or reject an appraisal
process and performance criteria, with comments, but may not modify
the process or criteria.
Sec. 39B.104. CAMPUS SALARIES; SCHOOL DAY; CLASS SIZE. (a)
Educators at a resource campus must receive a salary higher than the
district average.
(b) The school day at a resource campus must be longer than
the school day at a similar campus in the district that is not
designated as a resource campus.
(c) Class size at a resource campus may not exceed 22
students for every one teacher.
(d) Every classroom at a resource campus must have advanced
technology programs and applications.
Sec. 39B.105. USE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING. (a) A portion of
any additional funding received by the school district under
Section 42.2511 and attributable to the resource campus must be
used to provide higher salaries for all educators at the resource
campus as required by Section 39B.104(a). The district shall make
every effort to provide each educator with a significant salary
increase. The increased salary provided under this subchapter is a
supplement to the educator's salary and may not supplant any other
increase for which the educator is eligible.
(b) A portion of any additional funding received by the
school district under Section 42.2511 and attributable to the
resource campus:
(1) must be used to provide additional technology in
every classroom at the resource campus; and
(2) may be used for any needed resource campus
facility improvements.
SUBCHAPTER D. RULES; AGENCY ASSISTANCE
Sec. 39B.151. COMMISSIONER RULES. The commissioner may
adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Sec. 39B.152. AGENCY ASSISTANCE. On the request of a
school district, the agency shall assist the district in:
(1) applying for designation of a district campus as a
resource campus; and
(2) developing and implementing a plan to operate a
district campus as a resource campus.
SECTION 2. Section 42.2511(a), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a school district and an open-enrollment charter
school that enter into a contract to operate a district campus as
provided by Section 11.174; [and]
(2) a charter granted by a school district for a
program operated by an entity that has entered into a contract under
Section 11.174, provided that the district does not appoint a
majority of the governing body of the charter holder; and
(3) a school district that operates a resource campus
as provided by Chapter 39B.
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, 2019.