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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for a school district improvement |
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plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.252(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Each school district shall have a district improvement |
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plan that is developed, evaluated, and revised annually, in |
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accordance with district policy, by the superintendent with the |
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assistance of the district-level committee established under |
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Section 11.251. The purpose of the district improvement plan is to |
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guide district and campus staff in the improvement of student |
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performance for all student groups in order to attain state |
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standards in respect to the achievement indicators adopted under |
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Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(4). The district improvement plan must |
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include provisions for: |
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(1) a comprehensive needs assessment addressing: |
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(A) district student performance on the |
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achievement indicators, and other appropriate measures of |
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performance, that are disaggregated by all student groups served by |
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the district, including categories of ethnicity, socioeconomic |
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status, sex, and populations served by special programs, including |
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students in special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter |
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29; and |
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(B) other appropriate measures of district |
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performance, including school climate; |
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(2) measurable district performance objectives for |
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all appropriate achievement indicators for all student |
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populations, including students in special education programs |
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under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and other measures of [student] |
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performance that may be identified through the comprehensive needs |
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assessment; |
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(3) strategies for improvement of student performance |
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that include: |
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(A) instructional methods for addressing the |
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needs of student groups not achieving their full potential; |
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(B) methods for addressing the needs of students |
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for special programs, including: |
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(i) suicide prevention programs, in |
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accordance with Subchapter O-1, Chapter 161, Health and Safety |
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Code, which includes a parental or guardian notification procedure; |
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(ii) conflict resolution programs; |
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(iii) violence prevention programs; and |
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(iv) dyslexia treatment programs; |
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(C) dropout reduction; |
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(D) integration of technology in instructional |
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and administrative programs; |
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(E) positive behavior [discipline] management; |
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(F) staff development for professional staff of |
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the district; |
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(G) career education to assist students in |
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developing the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for a |
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broad range of career opportunities; [and] |
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(H) accelerated education; and |
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(I) methods for promoting a safe and supportive |
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school climate, including incorporating trauma-informed practices; |
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(4) strategies for providing to middle school, junior |
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high school, and high school students, those students' teachers and |
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school counselors, and those students' parents information about: |
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(A) higher education admissions and financial |
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aid opportunities; |
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(B) the TEXAS grant program and the Teach for |
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Texas grant program established under Chapter 56; |
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(C) the need for students to make informed |
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curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school; |
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and |
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(D) sources of information on higher education |
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admissions and financial aid; |
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(5) resources needed to implement identified |
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strategies; |
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(6) staff responsible for ensuring the accomplishment |
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of each strategy; |
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(7) timelines for ongoing monitoring of the |
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implementation of each improvement strategy; |
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(8) formative evaluation criteria for determining |
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periodically whether strategies are resulting in intended |
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improvement of student performance; and |
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(9) the policy under Section 38.0041 addressing sexual |
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abuse and other maltreatment of children. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |