For purposes under Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapters 39
and 39A, and this subchapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)Board of managers--A board appointed by the commissioner
of education to serve as a governing body that must, if possible,
include:
(A)community leaders;
(B)business representatives who have expertise in
leadership; and
(C)individuals who have knowledge or expertise in
the field of education.
(2)Board of trustees--The definition of this term
includes a governing body of a charter holder as defined by TEC, §12.1012.
(3)Campus--An organizational unit operated by the
school district that is eligible to receive a campus performance rating
in the state accountability rating system under §97.1001 of this
title (relating to Accountability Rating System), including a rating
of Not Rated or Not Rated: Data Integrity Issues. The definition of
this term includes a charter school campus as defined by §100.1001(3)(C)
of this title (relating to Definitions).
(4)Campus turnaround--A comprehensive change in an
academically unacceptable campus that produces significant and sustainable
gains in achievement within two years. For the purposes of this subchapter
[chapter] , the term "academically unacceptable"
performance means a rating of:
(A)Academically Unacceptable; [
,]
(B)AEA: Academically Unacceptable; [
,]
(C)Improvement Required; [,
or]
(D)Unacceptable Performance; [
or]
(E)Academically unacceptable as
[otherwise] indicated in the applicable year's academic
accountability manual; or [.]
(F)Needs improvement in accordance
with §97.1060 of this title (relating to Considerations Regarding
Needs Improvement Rating).
(5)Charter school--This term has the meaning assigned
by §100.1001(3) of this title. References to a charter school
in TEC, Chapters 39 and 39A, and rules adopted under it, shall mean
either the board of trustees or the school district, as appropriate.
(6)Charter school site--This term has the meaning
assigned by §100.1001(3)(D) of this title.
(7)District coordinator of school improvement (DCSI)--An
employee of a school district in a leadership position in school improvement,
in curriculum and instruction, or in another position with responsibility
for student performance.
(8)Newspaper of general circulation--A newspaper,
as defined in Texas Government Code, §2051.044, that has more
than a minimum number of subscribers among a particular geographic
region, that has a diverse subscribership, and that publishes some
news items of general interest to the community.
(9)Person--This term has the meaning assigned by the
Code Construction Act, Government Code, §311.005(2), and includes
a school district.
[(10)Professional service provider
(PSP)--An approved service provider who has been vetted through an
application or a request for qualifications (RFQ) process to provide
on-site technical assistance for underperforming schools and districts
either by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) or the TEA's technical
assistance provider.]
(10)[(11)] Root cause--The education-related
factors resulting in a campus's low performance and lack of progress.
(11)[(12)] School district and
district--The definition of these terms includes a charter operator,
which is the same as a charter holder as defined by TEC, §12.1012.
(12)Chain of unacceptable performance
ratings--A set of consecutive performance ratings that authorizes
sanctions, interventions, or other actions.
(13)Intervention pause or pause of
intervention--The result of a performance rating:
(A)where the Texas Education Agency does not pursue
additional interventions or sanctions for the applicable school year
but may continue interventions and sanctions from the prior year;
(B)that does not increase the count of consecutive
years of unacceptable performance; and
(C)that does not break the chain of performance ratings.
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 June 17, 2019
TRD-201901843 Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 28, 2019
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
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