(a)The provisions of Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39, and this subchapter apply in the same manner to an open-enrollment charter school as to a district. (b)The provisions of TEC, Chapter 39, and this subchapter shall be construed and applied to achieve the purposes of accreditation statuses assigned under TEC, §39.071, and the purposes of accreditation sanctions, which are to: (1)inform the parents of students enrolled in the district, property owners in the district, general public, and policymakers of the academic, fiscal, and compliance performance of each district or campus on the standards adopted by the commissioner of education under TEC, §39.071(b) and (c), and/or listed in §97.1059 of this title (relating to Standards for All Sanction Determinations); (2)encourage the district or campus to improve its academic, fiscal, and/or compliance performance by addressing each area of deficiency identified by the commissioner of education; (3)enable the parents of students enrolled in the district, property owners in the district, general public, and policymakers to assist the district or campus in improving the district or campus performance by addressing each area of deficiency identified by the commissioner; (4)encourage other districts or campuses to improve their performance so as to avoid similar action and to retain their accreditation; and (5)improve the Texas public school system by eliminating poor academic, fiscal, and compliance performance by districts and campuses on the standards listed in §97.1059 of this title. (c)The accreditation status assigned a district under §97.1055 of this title (relating to Accreditation Status) reflects performance under the state academic accountability rating system and financial accountability rating system beginning with the district's 2007 ratings. However, performance under these systems for earlier years shall be considered for purposes of accreditation sanctions under this subchapter. Accordingly: (1)consideration of or failure to consider any rating of the district under §97.1055 of this title does not preclude consideration of that rating when determining accreditation sanctions under this subchapter; and (2)except as provided by TEC, §39.1326, when determining accreditation sanctions under this subchapter, the commissioner shall consider the entire ratings history of the district and its campuses to the extent it is material.
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
June 4, 2007
TRD-200702223 Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Policy Coordination
Texas Education Agency
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 15, 2007
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
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