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By:  Lindsay                                                      S.B. No. 38 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the content of public school campus improvement plans.            
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 11.253(d), Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(d)  Each campus improvement plan must:                                        
		(1)  assess the academic achievement for each student 
in the school using the academic excellence indicator system as 
described by Section 39.051;
		(2)  set the campus performance objectives based on the 
academic excellence indicator system, including objectives for 
special needs populations, including students in special education 
programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;
		(3)  identify how the campus goals will be met for each 
student;            
		(4)  determine the resources needed to implement the 
plan;                  
		(5)  identify staff needed to implement the plan;                             
		(6)  set timelines for reaching the goals;                                    
		(7)  measure progress toward the performance 
objectives periodically to ensure that the plan is resulting in 
academic improvement;
		(8)  establish [include] goals and methods for violence 
prevention and intervention, dropout deterrence, and academic 
improvement on campus that must include ongoing, research-based 
teacher enrichment programs that focus on:
			(A)  creating a nurturing classroom environment;                      
			(B)  mentoring the character and well-being of 
students; and        
			(C)  developing healthy self-esteem in students; 
and                
		(9)  provide for a program to encourage parental 
involvement at the campus that may include research-based classes 
and training in nurturing and providing positive discipline to a 
child.
	SECTION 2.  Section 11.253(d), Education Code, as amended by  
this Act, applies to campus improvement plans beginning with campus 
improvement plans for the 2006-2007 school year.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.