Bill Text: TX HB1690 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to evaluating the performance of public school districts and campuses.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-06 - Referred to Public Education [HB1690 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB1690-Introduced.html

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85R6507 PAM-D
By: Burns H.B. No. 1690

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to evaluating the performance of public school districts
and campuses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.053(c), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) School districts and campuses must be evaluated based on
five domains of indicators of achievement adopted under this
section that include:
(1) in the first domain, the results of:
(A) assessment instruments required under
Sections 39.023(a), (c), and (l), including the results of
assessment instruments required for graduation retaken by a
student, aggregated across grade levels by subject area, including:
(i) for the performance standard determined
by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of
students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment
instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
(ii) for the college readiness performance
standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of
students who performed satisfactorily on the assessment
instruments, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
(B) assessment instruments required under
Section 39.023(b), aggregated across grade levels by subject area,
including the percentage of students who performed satisfactorily
on the assessment instruments, as determined by the performance
standard adopted by the agency, aggregated across grade levels by
subject area;
(2) in the second domain:
(A) for assessment instruments under Subdivision
(1)(A):
(i) for the performance standard determined
by the commissioner under Section 39.0241(a), the percentage of
students who met the standard for annual improvement on the
assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule
or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section
39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
(ii) for the college readiness performance
standard as determined under Section 39.0241, the percentage of
students who met the standard for annual improvement on the
assessment instruments, as determined by the commissioner by rule
or by the method for measuring annual improvement under Section
39.034, aggregated across grade levels by subject area; and
(B) for assessment instruments under Subdivision
(1)(B), the percentage of students who met the standard for annual
improvement on the assessment instruments, as determined by the
commissioner by rule or by the method for measuring annual
improvement under Section 39.034, aggregated across grade levels by
subject area;
(3) in the third domain, the student academic
achievement differentials among students from different racial and
ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds;
(4) in the fourth domain:
(A) for evaluating the performance of high school
campuses and districts that include high school campuses:
(i) dropout rates, including dropout rates
and district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12,
computed in accordance with standards and definitions adopted by
the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States
Department of Education;
(ii) high school graduation rates, computed
in accordance with standards and definitions adopted in compliance
with the Every Student Succeeds Act [No Child Left Behind Act of
2001] (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.);
(iii) the percentage of students who
successfully completed the curriculum requirements for the
distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school
program;
(iv) the percentage of students who
successfully completed the curriculum requirements for an
endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
(v) the percentage of students who
completed a coherent sequence of career and technical courses;
(vi) the percentage of students who satisfy
the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks
prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under
Section 51.3062(f) on an assessment instrument in reading, writing,
or mathematics designated by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(c);
(vii) the percentage of students who earn
at least 12 hours of postsecondary credit required for the
foundation high school program under Section 28.025 or to earn an
endorsement under Section 28.025(c-1);
(viii) the percentage of students who have
completed an advanced placement course;
(ix) the percentage of students who enlist
in the armed forces of the United States; and
(x) the percentage of students who earn an
industry certification;
(B) for evaluating the performance of middle and
junior high school and elementary school campuses and districts
that include those campuses:
(i) student attendance; and
(ii) for middle and junior high school
campuses:
(a) dropout rates, computed in the
manner described by Paragraph (A)(i); and
(b) the percentage of students in
grades seven and eight who receive instruction in preparing for
high school, college, and a career that includes information
regarding the creation of a high school personal graduation plan
under Section 28.02121, the distinguished level of achievement
described by Section 28.025(b-15), each endorsement described by
Section 28.025(c-1), college readiness standards, and potential
career choices and the education needed to enter those careers; and
(C) any additional indicators of student
achievement not associated with performance on standardized
assessment instruments determined appropriate for consideration by
the commissioner in consultation with educators, parents, business
and industry representatives, and employers; and
(5) in the fifth domain, the following [three]
programs or specific categories of performance related to community
and student engagement under Section 39.0545(b)(1) locally
[selected and] evaluated as provided by Section 39.0546:
(A) wellness and physical education; and
(B) community and parental involvement.
SECTION 2. Section 39.054(a-1), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a-1) For purposes of assigning an overall performance
rating under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall attribute:
(1) 25 [55] percent of the performance evaluation to
the achievement indicators for the first, second, and third domains
under Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(3);
(2) for middle and junior high school and elementary
campuses and districts that include only those campuses:
(A) 10 percent of the performance evaluation to
the dropout rate indicator described by Section
39.053(c)(4)(B)(ii)(a); and
(B) [,] 35 percent to the remaining [of the
performance evaluation to the] applicable achievement indicators
for the fourth domain under Section 39.053(c)(4);
(3) for high school campuses and districts that
include those campuses:
(A) 10 percent of the performance evaluation to
the dropout [high school graduation] rate [achievement] indicator
described by Section 39.053(c)(4)(A)(i) [39.053(c)(4)(A)(ii)]; and
(B) 35 [25] percent to the remaining applicable
achievement indicators for the fourth domain under Section
39.053(c)(4); and
(4) for [10 percent of the performance evaluation to]
the locally [selected and] evaluated achievement indicators
provided for under the fifth domain under Section 39.053(c)(5):
(A) 15 percent of the performance evaluation to
the wellness and physical education indicator under Section
39.053(c)(5)(A); and
(B) 15 percent of the performance evaluation to
the community and parental involvement indicator under Section
39.053(c)(5)(B).
SECTION 3. Section 39.0546(a), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) For purposes of including the local evaluation of
districts and campuses under Section 39.053(c)(5) and assigning an
overall rating under Section 39.054, before the beginning of each
school year:
(1) each school district shall:
(A) [select and] report to the agency the
following [three] programs or categories under Section
39.0545(b)(1)[, as added by Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 83rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2013,] under which the district will
evaluate district performance:
(i) wellness and physical education under
Section 39.0545(b)(1)(B); and
(ii) community and parental involvement
under Section 39.0545(b)(1)(C);
(B) submit to the agency the criteria the
district will use to evaluate district performance and assign the
district a performance rating; and
(C) make the information described by Paragraphs
(A) and (B) available on the district's Internet website; and
(2) each campus shall:
(A) [select and] report to the agency the [three]
programs or categories described by Subdivision (1)(A) [under
Section 39.0545(b)(1), as added by Chapter 211 (H.B. 5), Acts of the
83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013,] under which the campus
will evaluate campus performance;
(B) submit to the agency the criteria the campus
will use to evaluate campus performance and assign the campus a
performance rating; and
(C) make the information described by Paragraphs
(A) and (B) available on the Internet website of the campus.
SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
school year.
SECTION 5. 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, 2017.