19 Tex. Admin. Code § 89.1250 - Required Summer School Programs
(a) Criteria.
Summer school programs that are provided under Texas Education Code (TEC),
§29.060, for emergent bilingual (EB) students who will be eligible for
admission to Kindergarten or Grade 1 at the beginning of the next school year
shall be implemented in accordance with this section.
(b) Purpose of summer school programs.
(1) EB students, including those also
receiving special education services, shall have an opportunity to receive
targeted instruction designed to prepare them to be successful in Kindergarten
and Grade 1.
(2) Instruction shall
focus on language development and essential knowledge and skills appropriate to
the level of the student, including instruction in English and the home or
partner language according to the program model.
(3) The program shall address the affective,
linguistic, and cognitive needs of EB students in accordance with
§89.1210(b) of
this title (relating to Program Content and Design).
(c) Establishment of, and eligibility for,
the program.
(1) Each school district required
to offer a bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) program in
accordance with TEC, §29.053,
shall offer the summer program.
(2)
To be eligible for enrollment:
(A) a student
shall be eligible for admission to Kindergarten or to Grade 1 at the beginning
of the next school year and shall be identified as an EB student; and
(B) a parent shall have approved placement of
the EB student in the required bilingual or ESL program following the
procedures described in §89.1220(g) of
this title (relating to Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC)) and
§89.1226(b)-(f) of
this title (relating to Testing and Classification of Students) prior to
participation in the summer school program.
(d) Operation of the program.
(1) Enrollment is optional.
(2) School districts that operate on a
semester system shall offer 120 hours of instruction:
(A) during the period that school is recessed
for the summer; and
(B) on a
one-half day basis for eight weeks or on a similar schedule approved by the
board of trustees.
(3)
School districts that operate on a system other than a semester system shall
offer 120 hours of instruction on a schedule approved by the board of
trustees.
(4) The student/teacher
ratio for the program district-wide shall not exceed 18 to 1.
(5) A school district is not required to
provide transportation for the summer program.
(6) Employees providing summer school
instruction shall possess certification as required in TEC, §29.061, and
§89.1245 of this title (relating to
Staffing and Staff Development).
(7) Reporting of student progress shall be
approved by the board of trustees. A summary of student progress shall be
provided to parents at the conclusion of the program. This summary shall be
provided to the student's teacher at the beginning of the next regular school
term.
(8) A school district may
join with other school districts in cooperative efforts to plan and implement
programs.
(9) The summer school
program shall not substitute for any other program required to be provided
during the regular school term, including those required in TEC, §29.153.
(e) Funding and records for programs.
(1) A school district shall use state and
local funds for program purposes.
(A)
Available funds appropriated by the legislature for the support of summer
school programs provided under TEC, §29.060, shall be
allocated to school districts in accordance with this subsection.
(B) Funding for the summer school program
shall be on a unit basis in such an allocation system to ensure a pupil/teacher
ratio of not more than 18 to 1. The numbers of students required to earn units
shall be established by the commissioner. The allotment per unit shall be
determined by the commissioner based on funds available.
(C) Any school district required to offer the
program under paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection that has fewer than 10
students district-wide desiring to participate is not required to operate the
program. However, those school districts shall document that they have
encouraged students' participation in multiple ways.
(D) Reimbursement payments to school
districts for summer school programs shall be based on units employed. This
information shall be submitted in a manner and according to a schedule
established by the commissioner in order for a school district to be eligible
for funding.
(2) A school
district shall maintain records of eligibility, attendance, and progress of
students.
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