Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R644 MP-F
2	2	By: Lucio S.B. No. 895
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the requirements for a school district improvement
8	8	plan.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 11.252, Education Code, is amended by
11	11	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
12	12	follows:
13	13	(a) Each school district shall have a district improvement
14	14	plan that is developed, evaluated, and revised annually, in
15	15	accordance with district policy, by the superintendent with the
16	16	assistance of the district-level committee established under
17	17	Section 11.251. The purpose of the district improvement plan is to
18	18	guide district and campus staff in the improvement of student
19	19	performance for all student groups in order to attain state
20	20	standards in respect to the achievement indicators adopted under
21	21	Section 39.053(c). The district improvement plan must include
22	22	provisions for:
23	23	(1) a comprehensive needs assessment addressing:
24	24	(A) district student performance on the
25	25	achievement indicators, and other appropriate measures of
26	26	performance, that are disaggregated by all student groups served by
27	27	the district, including categories of ethnicity, socioeconomic
28	28	status, sex, and populations served by special programs, including
29	29	students in special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter
30	30	29; and
31	31	(B) other appropriate measures of district
32	32	performance, including school climate as defined by Subsection
33	33	(a-1);
34	34	(2) measurable district performance objectives for
35	35	all appropriate achievement indicators for all student
36	36	populations, including students in special education programs
37	37	under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and other measures of [student]
38	38	performance that may be identified through the comprehensive needs
39	39	assessment;
40	40	(3) strategies for improvement of student performance
41	41	that include:
42	42	(A) instructional methods for addressing the
43	43	needs of student groups not achieving their full potential;
44	44	(B) evidence-based practices that address the
45	45	needs of students for special programs, including:
46	46	(i) suicide prevention programs, in
47	47	accordance with Subchapter G, Chapter 38, which include a parental
48	48	or guardian notification procedure;
49	49	(ii) conflict resolution programs;
50	50	(iii) violence prevention programs; and
51	51	(iv) dyslexia treatment programs;
52	52	(C) dropout reduction;
53	53	(D) integration of technology in instructional
54	54	and administrative programs;
55	55	(E) positive behavior interventions and support,
56	56	including interventions and support that integrate best practices
57	57	on grief-informed and trauma-informed care;
58	58	(F) staff development for professional staff of
59	59	the district;
60	60	(G) career education to assist students in
61	61	developing the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for a
62	62	broad range of career opportunities;
63	63	(H) accelerated education; [and]
64	64	(I) implementation of a comprehensive school
65	65	counseling program under Section 33.005; and
66	66	(J) methods for promoting a safe and supportive
67	67	school climate as defined by Subsection (a-1);
68	68	(4) strategies for providing to elementary school,
69	69	middle school, junior high school, and high school students, those
70	70	students' teachers and school counselors, and those students'
71	71	parents information about:
72	72	(A) higher education admissions and financial
73	73	aid opportunities, including state financial aid opportunities
74	74	such as the TEXAS grant program and the Teach for Texas grant
75	75	program established under Chapter 56;
76	76	(B) the need for students to make informed
77	77	curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school;
78	78	and
79	79	(C) sources of information on higher education
80	80	admissions and financial aid;
81	81	(5) resources needed to implement identified
82	82	strategies;
83	83	(6) staff responsible for ensuring the accomplishment
84	84	of each strategy;
85	85	(7) timelines for ongoing monitoring of the
86	86	implementation of each improvement strategy;
87	87	(8) formative evaluation criteria for determining
88	88	periodically whether strategies are resulting in intended
89	89	improvement of student performance;
90	90	(9) the policy under Section 38.0041 addressing sexual
91	91	abuse and other maltreatment of children; and
92	92	(10) the trauma-informed care policy required under
93	93	Section 38.036.
94	94	(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), "school climate"
95	95	means the quality and character of school life, including
96	96	interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices, and
97	97	organizational structures, as experienced by students enrolled in
98	98	the school district, parents of those students, and personnel
99	99	employed by the district.
100	100	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
101	101	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
102	102	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
103	103	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
104	104	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.