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TITLE 19	EDUCATION
PART 2	TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 97	PLANNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
SUBCHAPTER AA	ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING
RULE §97.1005	Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System
ISSUE	09/16/2005
ACTION	Proposed

Preamble

No Rule Available

(Editor's Note: In accordance with Government Code, §2002.014, which permits the omission of material which is "cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient," Figure: 19 TAC §97.1005(b) is not included in the print version of the Texas Register. The Figure is available in the on-line version of the September 16, 2005, issue of the Texas Register.)

(a)In accordance with Texas Education Code, §7.027(a), the purpose of the Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) is to report annually on the performance of school districts and charter schools in selected program areas: bilingual education/English as a Second Language, career and technology education, special education, and certain Title programs under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The performance of a school district or charter school is reported through indicators of student performance and program effectiveness and corresponding performance levels established by the commissioner of education.

(b)The assignment of performance levels for school districts and charter schools in the [~~2004-~~]2005 PBMAS is based on specific criteria and calculations, which are described in [an] excerpted sections [~~section~~] of the PBMAS [~~2004-~~]2005 Manual provided in this subsection.

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(c)The specific criteria and calculations used in the PBMAS are established annually by the commissioner of education and communicated to all school districts and charter schools.

(d)The specific criteria and calculations used in the PBMAS manual adopted for the school year prior to 2005-2006 remain in effect for all purposes, including accountability and performance monitoring, data standards, and audits, with respect to that school year.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on September 2, 2005

TRD-200503838

Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez

Director, Policy Coordination

Texas Education Agency

Earliest possible date of adoption: October 16, 2005

For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497

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