(a)In accordance with Texas Education Code, §7.028(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 technical 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 2014 [2013] PBMAS is based on specific criteria and calculations, which are described in [excerpted sections of] the PBMAS 2014 [2013 ] Manual provided in this subsection. Attached Graphic [Figure: 19 TAC §97.1005(b)] (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 annual PBMAS manual adopted for prior [the] school years [prior to 2013-2014] remain in effect for all purposes, including accountability and performance monitoring, data standards, and audits, with respect to those school years.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on April 21, 2014
TRD-201401900 Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Earliest possible date of adoption: June 1, 2014
For further
information, please call: (512) 475-1497
|