1. Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter AA, Accountability and Performance Monitoring, §97.1001, Accountability Rating System
Effective Date: July 26, 2010.
Amended 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter AA, Accountability and Performance Monitoring, §97.1001, Accountability Rating System, was filed as adopted with the Texas Register under the commissioner's rulemaking authority on July 6, 2010.
The amendment adopts applicable excerpts of the 2010 Accountability Manual. The amendment was adopted with no changes from what was published as proposed.
Staff Contact: Questions about this item should be directed to Performance Reporting at (512) 463-9704.
2. Adopted Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter AA, Accountability and Performance Monitoring, §97.1005, Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System
Effective Date: August 4, 2010.
Amended 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter AA, Accountability and Performance Monitoring, §97.1005, Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System, was filed as adopted with the Texas Register under the commissioner's rulemaking authority on July 15, 2010.
The amendment adopts applicable excerpts of the Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System 2010 Manual. The amendment was adopted with changes to the manual adopted in rule from what was published as proposed.
Staff Contact: Questions about this item should be directed to Performance Based Monitoring at (512) 936-6426.
3. Adopted Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter EE, Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions
Effective Date: July 28, 2010.
Revised 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter EE, Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions, was filed as adopted with the Texas Register under the commissioner's rulemaking authority on July 8, 2010.
The adopted revisions implement the requirements of the Texas Education Code, Chapter 39, Public School System Accountability, as amended by House Bill 3, 81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, which requires the commissioner by rule to establish procedures and adopt guidelines for the administration of accountability and performance monitoring as well as accreditation statuses and sanctions for public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. The revisions were adopted with and without changes from what was published as proposed.
Staff Contact: Questions about this item should be directed to Accreditation at (512) 463-5899.
4. Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 102, Educational Programs, Subchapter EE, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Pilot Programs, §102.1057, Intensive Reading or Language Intervention Pilot Program
Effective Date: August 18, 2010.
New 19 TAC Chapter 102, Educational Programs, Subchapter EE, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Pilot Programs, §102.1057, Intensive Reading or Language Intervention Pilot Program, was filed as adopted with the Texas Register under the commissioner's rulemaking authority on July 29, 2010.
The adopted new section implements the requirements of the Texas Education Code, §29.094. The new section was adopted with no changes from what was published as proposed.
Staff Contact: Questions about this item should be directed to Curriculum at (512) 463-9581.
5. Adopted New 19 TAC Chapter 103, Health and Safety, Subchapter CC, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Safe Schools, §103.1203, Assessment of Academic Growth of Students in Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs
Effective Date: August 18, 2010.
New 19 TAC Chapter 103, Health and Safety, Subchapter CC, Commissioner's Rules Concerning Safe Schools, §103.1203, Assessment of Academic Growth of Students in Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs, was filed as adopted with the Texas Register under the commissioner's rulemaking authority on July 29, 2010.
The adopted new section establishes assessment requirements for students placed in disciplinary alternative education programs in accordance with the Texas Education Code, §37.0082. The new section was adopted with no changes from what was published as proposed.
Staff Contact: Questions about this item should be directed to Student Services and GED at (512) 463-8995.
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