19 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.1064 - Campus Turnaround Plan
(a) If a campus
is assigned an unacceptable rating under Texas Education Code (TEC),
§39.054(e), for two consecutive years, the campus must develop a campus
turnaround plan to be approved by the commissioner of education in accordance
with TEC, §§
39A.103 -
39A.107.
(b) A charter campus
subject to this section must revise its charter in accordance with §
100.1033 of this title (relating
to Charter Amendment). The governing board of the charter performs the function
of the board of trustees for this section.
(c) The district may request assistance from
a regional education service center or partner with an institution of higher
education in developing and implementing a campus turnaround plan.
(d) Within 60 days of receiving a campus's
preliminary accountability rating the district must notify parents, community
members, and stakeholders that the campus received an unacceptable rating for
two consecutive years and request assistance in developing the campus
turnaround plan. All input provided by family, community members, and
stakeholders must be considered in the development of the final campus
turnaround plan submitted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
(e) The district shall notify stakeholders of
their ability to review the completed plan and post the completed plan on the
district website at least 30 days before the final plan is submitted to the
board of trustees as described in TEC, §
39A.104. The district
shall provide the following groups an opportunity to review and comment on the
completed plan before it is submitted for approval to the board of trustees:
(1) the campus-level committee established
under TEC, §
11.251. If the campus
is not required to have a campus-level committee under TEC, §
11.251, the district
shall provide an opportunity for professional staff at the campus to review and
comment on the campus turnaround plan;
(2) teachers at the campus;
(3) parents; and
(4) community members.
(f) A campus turnaround plan must include:
(1) a detailed description of the method for
restructuring, reforming, or reconstituting the campus;
(2) a detailed description of the academic
programs to be offered at the campus, including instructional methods, length
of school day and school year, academic credit and promotion criteria, and
programs to serve special student populations;
(3) a detailed description of the budget,
staffing, and financial resources required to implement the plan, including any
supplemental resources to be provided by the district or other identified
sources;
(4) written comments
received from stakeholders described in subsection (e) of this
section;
(5) the term of the
charter, if a district charter is to be granted for the campus under TEC, §
12.0522; and
(6) a detailed description for developing and
supporting the oversight of academic achievement and student performance at the
campus, approved by the board of trustees under TEC, §
11.1515.
(g) Upon approval of the board of
trustees, the district must submit the campus turnaround plan electronically to
the TEA by March 1 unless otherwise specified.
(h) Not later than June 15 of each year, the
commissioner must either approve or reject any campus turnaround plan prepared
and submitted by a district.
(1) The
commissioner's approval or rejection of the campus turnaround plan must be in
writing.
(2) If the commissioner
rejects a campus turnaround plan, the commissioner must also send the district
an outline of the specific concerns regarding the turnaround plan that resulted
in the rejection.
(3) In accordance
with TEC, §
39A.107(a),
the commissioner may approve a campus turnaround plan if the commissioner
determines that the campus will satisfy all student performance standards
required under TEC, §
39.054(e),
not later than the second year the campus receives a performance rating
following the implementation of the campus turnaround plan. In order to make
that determination, the commissioner will consider the following:
(A) an analysis of the campus and district's
longitudinal performance data, which may be used to measure the expected
outcomes for the campus;
(B) the
district's success rate in turning around low-performing campuses, if
applicable; and
(C) evaluation of
the efficacy of the plan, with consideration given to whether the turnaround
plan is sufficient to address the specific and expected needs of the
campus.
(i) A
district must submit a modified campus turnaround plan if the commissioner
rejected the district's initial submission.
(1) The modified plan must be created with
assistance from TEA staff, as requested by the district.
(2) The modified plan must be made available
for stakeholder comment prior to board approval and be approved by the board
prior to submission to the TEA.
(3)
The district must submit the plan no later than the 60th day from the date the
commissioner rejected the initial campus turnaround plan.
(4) The commissioner's decision regarding the
modified plan must be given in writing no later than the 15th day after the
commissioner receives the plan.
(j) A campus may implement, modify, or
withdraw its campus turnaround plan with board approval if the campus receives
an academically acceptable rating for the school year following the development
of the campus turnaround plan.
(k)
A campus that has received an unacceptable rating for the school year following
the development of the campus turnaround plan must implement its
commissioner-approved campus turnaround plan with fidelity until the campus
operates for two consecutive school years without an unacceptable
rating.
(l) A campus may modify its
campus turnaround plan with commissioner approval if it is determined that due
to a change in circumstances occurring after the plan's approval under TEC, §
39A.107, a
modification of the plan is necessary to achieve the plan's objectives.
(1) A change in circumstance may be the
following, but not limited to:
(A) a campus
that has written a turnaround plan but has not yet been ordered to implement it
and has received a Not Rated; Declared State of Disaster rating for two
consecutive years prior to receiving its next F rating; or
(B) a campus that has implemented its
turnaround plan for no more than one year prior to receiving a Not Rated;
Declared State of Disaster rating for two consecutive years.
(2) A campus that has modified its
turnaround plan under this subsection may only request additional modifications
to the plan based on circumstances that have changed since the last
commissioner-approved modification.
(3) Any modification of a turnaround plan
must be effective no sooner than the beginning of the next school
year.
(m) The
commissioner may appoint a monitor, conservator, management team, or board of
managers for a school district that has a campus that has been ordered to
implement an updated targeted improvement plan. The commissioner may order any
of the interventions as necessary to ensure district-level support for the
low-performing campus and the implementation of the updated targeted
improvement plan. The commissioner may make the appointment at any time during
which the campus is required to implement the updated targeted improvement
plan.
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