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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 348JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER BPROGRAM OPERATIONS
RULE §348.206Curriculum

(a) Required Courses and Additional Areas of Study.

  (1) At a minimum, the JJAEP must provide the following courses at the JJAEP:

    (A) English language arts;

    (B) mathematics;

    (C) social studies; and

    (D) science.

  (2) The JJAEP must provide the following additional areas of study:

    (A) high school equivalency program; and

    (B) self-discipline, which may be integrated into the program and may include topics such as drug awareness, anger management, impulse control, and cognitive skills.

(b) Curriculum Development.

  (1) A teacher certified by the State Board for Educator Certification must oversee the development and implementation of the educational curriculum.

  (2) The JJAEP administrator must ensure that course instruction is consistent with the essential knowledge and skills of each subject of the foundation curriculum as defined by the rules of the State Board of Education.

  (3) The high school equivalency program curriculum must address the elements required to pass the topics tested: English, mathematics, science, and social studies. High school equivalency program components may be integrated into the regular educational curriculum.

  (4) The JJAEP must offer an accelerated component for each required area of instruction to support credit recovery at the high school level and to regain academic and social skills at the elementary and middle school levels.


Source Note: The provisions of this §348.206 adopted to be effective August 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2593

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