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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas School Accountability Dashboard. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.309, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt, for use on the Texas |
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School Accountability Dashboard, a performance index in each of the |
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following areas: |
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(1) student achievement, using measures correlated |
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with academic success, including: |
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(A) assessment program performance in grades 3 |
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through 8; |
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(B) end-of-course exams, including alternative |
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assessments under Section 39.023; and |
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(C) student participation in the University |
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Interscholastic League; |
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(2) student progress, using measures that indicate |
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academic growth, including student progress under the assessment |
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program in grades 3 through 8 and end-of-course exams, |
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disaggregated by: |
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(A) race; |
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(B) ethnicity; and |
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(C) populations served by special programs, |
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including special education, bilingual education, and special |
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language programs; |
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(3) closing performance gaps, using measures that |
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indicate achievement gaps, including growth in student |
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achievement, disaggregated by socioeconomic status, race, and |
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ethnicity, under the assessment program in grades 3 through 8 and |
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end-of-course exams compared to the same subgroup for the prior |
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year; and |
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(4) postsecondary readiness, using measures that |
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indicate college and career readiness, including: |
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(A) high school graduation rates; |
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(B) the number of career and technical |
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certifications awarded; |
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(C) the total number of college semester credit |
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hours earned; and |
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(D) the percentage of students that have: |
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(i) satisfied the Texas Success Initiative |
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(TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.3062(f) on any |
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assessment instrument designated by the coordinating board under |
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Section 51.3062(c) or qualified for an exemption as described by |
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Section 51.3062(p), (q), or (q-1); or |
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(ii) satisfied ACT's College Readiness |
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Benchmarks on the ACT assessment applicable to the applicant or |
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earned on the SAT assessment a score of at least 1,500 out of 2,400 |
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or the equivalent. |
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(c) The Texas School Accountability Dashboard developed |
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under Subsection (a) shall be updated annually not later than |
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September 1 and must include: |
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(1) performance information for each school district |
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and campus in areas specified by Subsection (b) and must allow for |
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comparison between districts and campuses in each of the areas; |
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(2) a comparison of the number of students enrolled in |
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each school district, including: |
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(A) the percentage of students of limited English |
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proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052; |
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(B) the percentage of students who are unschooled |
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asylees or refugees, as defined by Section 39.027(a-1); |
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(C) the percentage of students who are |
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educationally disadvantaged; and |
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(D) the percentage of students with |
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disabilities; |
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(3) a comparison of performance information for each |
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district and campus disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and |
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populations served by special programs, including special |
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education, bilingual education, and special language programs; and |
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(4) a comparison of performance information by subject |
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area. |
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(d) In this section, "assessment program" means the |
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statewide assessment program created under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Education Agency shall complete the |
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implementation of the Texas School Accountability Dashboard as |
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required under Section 39.309(a), Education Code, not later than |
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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, 2015. |