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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the content of public school campus improvement plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.253(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Each campus improvement plan must: |
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(1) assess the academic achievement for each student |
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in the school using the academic excellence indicator system as |
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described by Section 39.051; |
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(2) set the campus performance objectives based on the |
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academic excellence indicator system, including objectives for |
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special needs populations, including students in special education |
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programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29; |
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(3) identify how the campus goals will be met for each |
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student; |
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(4) determine the resources needed to implement the |
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plan; |
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(5) identify staff needed to implement the plan; |
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(6) set timelines for reaching the goals; |
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(7) measure progress toward the performance |
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objectives periodically to ensure that the plan is resulting in |
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academic improvement; |
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(8) include goals and methods for violence prevention |
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and intervention, dropout deterrence, and academic enhancement on |
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campus that may include ongoing, research-based teacher |
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development programs that focus on: |
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(A) developing healthy self-esteem in students; |
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(B) nurturing the well-being of students; and |
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(C) creating a nurturing classroom environment; |
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and |
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(9) provide for a program to encourage parental |
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involvement at the campus that may include research-based classes |
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and training in nurturing and providing positive discipline to a |
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child. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.253(d), Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies to campus improvement plans beginning with campus |
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improvement plans for the 2008-2009 school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |