| |
| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to a principal preparation grant program. |
|
|
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|
|
SECTION 1. Chapter 61, Education Code, is amended by adding |
|
|
Subchapter I-1 to read as follows: |
|
|
SUBCHAPTER I-1. Principal Preparation Grants |
|
|
Sec. 61.511. PRINCIPAL PREPARATION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The |
|
|
board shall establish and administer the principal preparation |
|
|
grant program to provide grants to schools of education at higher |
|
|
education institutions and other non-degree granting organizations |
|
|
responsible for developing and implementing innovative principal |
|
|
preparation programs education. The grants shall be used to |
|
|
develop and administer innovative principal preparation programs. |
|
|
(b) The board by rule shall establish reasonable |
|
|
eligibility criteria for grant recipients as appropriate to achieve |
|
|
the purposes of this subchapter. The criteria shall prioritize |
|
|
programs that demonstrate: |
|
|
(1) A defined Competency Framework, including the set |
|
|
of skills, knowledge, and dispositions that a principal must have |
|
|
in order to drive high levels of student achievement for all |
|
|
children, and a recruitment and admission strategy that reflects |
|
|
the competency framework. |
|
|
(2) Strategic, proactive, and targeted recruiting |
|
|
strategies; |
|
|
(3) Highly selective and clear criteria and rigorous |
|
|
processes to evaluate applicants' disposition, skills and |
|
|
knowledge; |
|
|
(4) Experiential training and development; |
|
|
(5) Ongoing support for graduates to help them |
|
|
transition and grow on the job; and |
|
|
(6) A commitment to continuous improvement and using |
|
|
data to access the effectiveness of their principals and their |
|
|
programs. |
|
|
(c) The board by rule shall establish permissible uses for |
|
|
the grants. Permissible uses shall include:: |
|
|
(1) financial aid for students; |
|
|
(2) rigorous assessment of program applicants through |
|
|
leadership simulation experiences rated by trained assessors; |
|
|
(3) acquisition and use of technology to support |
|
|
measures of candidate competencies in the field; |
|
|
(4) recruiting, hiring, and training educational |
|
|
leaders to provide ongoing support to candidates on-site during |
|
|
candidates' residency; and |
|
|
(5) hiring experts to design and instruct in select |
|
|
areas of the program |
|
|
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |