19 Tex. Admin. Code § 89.1607 - Evaluation of Student Records for Students Who Are Homeless or in Substitute Care
(a) School districts
and open-enrollment charter schools shall adopt a local policy to ensure
credit, including proportionate credit, has been awarded appropriately to a
student who is homeless or in substitute care for coursework completed prior to
the student enrolling in or transferring to the district or charter school in
accordance with §
74.26 of this title (relating to
Award of Credit).
(b) School
districts and open-enrollment charter schools must ensure that student records
or transcripts provided by the previous district or charter school are
evaluated promptly and are complete, accurate, and up to date.
(c) The receiving school district or
open-enrollment charter school must develop, maintain, and regularly update
local records and documentation, including transcripts if applicable, for a
student who is homeless or in substitute care.
(d) School districts and open-enrollment
charter schools must ensure that the records or transcripts of a student who is
homeless or in substitute care and transferring from out of-state, out of
country, or a Texas nonpublic school are evaluated and the award of credit is
determined in a timely manner, as required by §
74.26(a)(2) of
this title.
(e) School districts
and open-enrollment charter schools must award credit proportionately to a
student who is homeless or in substitute care who successfully completes only
half of a course, as required by §
74.26 of this title. Districts and
charter schools must evaluate the student record upon a student's enrollment
and ensure that proportionate credit has been awarded appropriately.
(f) If a school district or open-enrollment
charter school determines that there are courses in which a student was
enrolled but for which the student has not earned credit, the district or
charter school may use a variety of methods to determine whether the student
may be eligible for full or proportionate credit for coursework completed. The
award of credit must be based on demonstrated proficiency in all state and
local requirements for a course in accordance with §
74.26 of this title.
(g) School districts and open-enrollment
charter schools must provide opportunities for a student who is homeless or in
substitute care who enrolls in the district or charter school after the start
of the school year to be administered credit by examination at any point during
the school year, as required by §
74.24 of this title (relating to
Credit by Examination).
(h) School
districts and open-enrollment charter schools must:
(1) develop processes for students who have
credit deficits or incomplete coursework that would impede on-time promotion or
graduation to earn credit and implement appropriate academic interventions to
address any credit deficiencies identified;
(2) develop and administer a personal
graduation plan in accordance with Texas Education Code, (TEC), §28.0212, for
each student in junior high or middle school who is not likely to receive a
high school diploma before the fifth school year following the student's
enrollment in Grade 9, as determined by the district or charter school, or does
not perform satisfactorily on a state assessment instrument administered under
TEC, Chapter 39, Subchapter B;
(3)
review personal graduation plan options with each student entering Grade 9 and
with that student's parent or guardian as required by TEC, §
28.02121. Before the
conclusion of the school year, the student and the student's parent or guardian
must confirm and sign a personal graduation plan for the student;
(4) ensure that school staff actively engage
with the student and the student's parent or guardian, as applicable, to
develop a plan to recover credits if the student has credit deficits or
incomplete coursework that would impede on-time promotion or graduation;
and
(5) comply with TEC, §
28.025(i),
concerning the award of diplomas for students who are homeless or in substitute
care who are in Grade 11 or 12.
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