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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, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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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 student achievement indicator system as |
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described by Section 39.053; |
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(2) set the campus performance objectives based on the |
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student achievement 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 on campus; |
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(9) provide for a program to encourage parental |
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involvement at the campus that may include evidence-based materials |
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or training for parents that focus on: |
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(A) instilling a positive self-concept in |
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children; |
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(B) building resilience in children; and |
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(C) providing respectful, positive discipline to |
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children at home; and |
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(10) if the campus is an elementary, middle, or junior |
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high school, set goals and objectives for the coordinated health |
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program at the campus based on: |
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(A) student fitness assessment data, including |
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any data from research-based assessments such as the school health |
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index assessment and planning tool created by the federal Centers |
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for Disease Control and Prevention; |
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(B) student academic performance data; |
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(C) student attendance rates; |
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(D) the percentage of students who are |
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educationally disadvantaged; |
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(E) the use and success of any method to ensure |
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that students participate in moderate or [to] vigorous physical |
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activity as required by Section 28.002(l); and |
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(F) any other indicator recommended by the local |
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school health advisory council. |
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(d-1) Each campus improvement plan may include goals and |
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methods for dropout deterrence, prevention of bullying, and |
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academic improvement on campus, including ongoing, research-based |
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teacher enrichment programs that focus on: |
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(1) creating a nurturing classroom environment; |
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(2) developing respectful, caring relationships with |
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students; and |
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(3) developing a positive self-concept in students. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |