79R5937 SLO-D

By:  Lindsay                                                      S.B. No. 844



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)  include goals and methods for violence prevention 
and intervention, dropout deterrence, and academic enhancement on 
campus that may include ongoing, research-based teacher 
development programs that focus on:
			(A)  developing healthy self-esteem in students;                      
			(B)  nurturing the well-being of students; and                        
			(C)  creating a nurturing classroom environment; 
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 September 1, 2005.