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(a)For purposes of this subchapter, "equivalent course"
is defined as a course having sufficient content overlap with the
essential knowledge and skills of a similar course in the same content
area listed under §74.1(b)(1)-(4) of this title (relating to
Essential Knowledge and Skills).
(b)Effective beginning with the 2011-2012 school year,
in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.025(a-1),
(a-2), and (a-3), the commissioner of education adopts certain assessments
as provided in the chart in this subsection as substitute assessments
that a student may use in place of a corresponding end-of-course (EOC)
assessment under the TEC, §39.023(c), to meet the student's assessment
graduation requirements. A satisfactory score on an approved substitute
assessment may be used in place of only one specific EOC assessment,
except in those cases described by subsection (d)(1) of this section.
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(c)A student at any grade level is eligible to use
a substitute assessment as provided in the chart in subsection (b)
of this section if:
(1)a student was administered an approved substitute
assessment for an equivalent course in which the student was enrolled;
(2)a student received a satisfactory score on the
substitute assessment as determined by the commissioner and provided
in the chart in subsection (b) of this section; and
(3)a student using a Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
assessment also meets the requirements of subsection (d) of this section.
(d)Effective beginning with the 2014-2015 school year,
a student must meet criteria established in paragraph (1) or (2) of
this subsection in order to qualify to use TSI as a substitute assessment.
(1)A student must have been enrolled in a college
preparatory course for English language arts (PEIMS code CP110100)
or mathematics (PEIMS code CP111200) and, in accordance with the TEC, §39.025(a-1),
have been administered an appropriate TSI assessment at the end of
that course.
(A)A student under this paragraph who meets all three
TSI English language arts score requirements provided in the chart
in subsection (b) of this section satisfies both the English I and
English II EOC assessment graduation requirements.
(B)A student under this paragraph may satisfy an assessment
graduation requirement in such a manner regardless of previous performance
on an Algebra I, English I, or English II EOC assessment.
(2)In accordance with the TEC, §39.025(a-3),
a student who has not been successful on the Algebra I or English
II EOC assessment after taking the assessment at least two times may
use the corresponding TSI assessment in place of that EOC assessment.
(A)For a student under this paragraph who took separate
reading and writing assessments for the English II EOC assessment
and who did not meet the English II assessment graduation requirement
using those tests as specified in §101.3022(b) of this title
(relating to Assessment Requirements for Graduation), the separate
TSI reading or writing assessment may not be used to substitute for
the corresponding English II reading or writing EOC assessment.
(B)The provisions of this paragraph expire September
1, 2019. A student may meet the assessment graduation requirements
under this paragraph using TSI if the student has met the necessary
score requirements as specified in subsection (b) of this section
prior to September 1, 2019.
(e)A student electing to substitute an assessment
for graduation purposes must still take the corresponding EOC assessment
required under the TEC, §39.023(c), unless the student met the
requirements specified in subsection (c) of this section. If a student
sits for an EOC assessment, a school district may not mark the substitute
assessment bubble for that administration.
(f)A student who fails to perform satisfactorily on
a PSAT-related assessment or pre-ACT test (or any versions of these
tests) as indicated in the chart in subsection (b) of this section
must take the appropriate EOC assessment required under the TEC, §39.023(c).
However, a student who does not receive a passing score on the EOC
assessment and retakes a PSAT-related assessment or pre-ACT test (or
any versions of these tests) is eligible to meet the requirements
specified in subsection (c) of this section.
The agency certifies that legal counsel
has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the
agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on December 19, 2018
TRD-201805540 Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Effective date: January 8, 2019
Proposal publication date: October 19, 2018
For further information,
please call: (512) 475-1497
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