| (a) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools
shall adopt a local policy to ensure credit, including proportionate
credit, has been awarded appropriately to a student who is homeless
or in substitute care for coursework completed prior to the student
enrolling in or transferring to the district or charter school in
accordance with §74.26 of this title (relating to Award of Credit).
(b) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools
must ensure that student records or transcripts provided by the previous
district or charter school are evaluated promptly and are complete,
accurate, and up to date.
(c) The receiving school district or open-enrollment
charter school must develop, maintain, and regularly update local
records and documentation, including transcripts if applicable, for
a student who is homeless or in substitute care.
(d) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools
must ensure that the records or transcripts of a student who is homeless
or in substitute care and transferring from out of-state, out of country,
or a Texas nonpublic school are evaluated and the award of credit
is determined in a timely manner, as required by §74.26(a)(2)
of this title.
(e) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools
must award credit proportionately to a student who is homeless or
in substitute care who successfully completes only half of a course,
as required by §74.26 of this title. Districts and charter schools
must evaluate the student record upon a student's enrollment and ensure
that proportionate credit has been awarded appropriately.
(f) If a school district or open-enrollment charter
school determines that there are courses in which a student was enrolled
but for which the student has not earned credit, the district or charter
school may use a variety of methods to determine whether the student
may be eligible for full or proportionate credit for coursework completed.
The award of credit must be based on demonstrated proficiency in all
state and local requirements for a course in accordance with §74.26
of this title.
(g) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools
must provide opportunities for a student who is homeless or in substitute
care who enrolls in the district or charter school after the start
of the school year to be administered credit by examination at any
point during the school year, as required by §74.24 of this title
(relating to Credit by Examination).
(h) School districts and open-enrollment charter schools
must:
(1) develop processes for students who have credit
deficits or incomplete coursework that would impede on-time promotion
or graduation to earn credit and implement appropriate academic interventions
to address any credit deficiencies identified;
(2) develop and administer a personal graduation plan
in accordance with Texas Education Code, (TEC), §28.0212, for
each student in junior high or middle school who is not likely to
receive a high school diploma before the fifth school year following
the student's enrollment in Grade 9, as determined by the district
or charter school, or does not perform satisfactorily on a state assessment
instrument administered under TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B;
(3) review personal graduation plan options with each
student entering Grade 9 and with that student's parent or guardian
as required by TEC, §28.02121. Before the conclusion of the school
year, the student and the student's parent or guardian must confirm
and sign a personal graduation plan for the student;
(4) ensure that school staff actively engage with the
student and the student's parent or guardian, as applicable, to develop
a plan to recover credits if the student has credit deficits or incomplete
coursework that would impede on-time promotion or graduation; and
(5) comply with TEC, §28.025(i), concerning the
award of diplomas for students who are homeless or in substitute care
who are in Grade 11 or 12.
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