Texas Administrative Code
.
Criss Cloudt, associate commissioner for policy planning and research,
has determined that for the first five-year period the sections are in effect
there will be no fiscal implications for state and local governments as a
result of enforcing or administering the new sections.
Dr. Cloudt has determined that for each year of the first five years the
sections are in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing
the sections will be increased knowledge by the public of the existence of
annual manuals specifying rating procedures for the public schools. There
will not be an effect on small businesses. There is no anticipated economic
costs to persons who are required to comply with the proposed new sections.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Criss Cloudt, Policy Planning
and Research, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701, (512) 463-9701.
Comments may also be submitted electronically to
rules@tmail.tea.state.tx.us
or faxed to (512) 475-3499. All requests
for a public hearing on the proposed sections submitted under the Administrative
Procedure Act must be received by the commissioner of education not more than
15 calendar days after notice of a proposed change in the sections have been
published in the
Texas Register
.
The new sections are proposed under the Texas Education Code, §§39.051(c)-(e),
39.073, 39.074(a)-(b), and 39.075, which authorize the commissioner of education
to specify the indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine standard
accountability ratings and to determine acknowledgment on additional indicators.
The new sections implement the Texas Education Code, §§39.051(c)-(e),
39.073, 39.074(a)-(b), and 39.075.
§97.1001. Annual Accountability Standards.
(a)
The rating standards established by the commissioner of
education under Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.051(c) and (d), shall
be used to evaluate the performance of districts, campuses, and charter schools.
These rating standards will be annually published in official Texas Education
Agency (TEA) publications. These publications will be widely disseminated
and cover the following procedures:
(1)
indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine
district ratings;
(2)
indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine
campus ratings;
(3)
indicators, standards, and procedures used to determine
acknowledgment on Additional Indicators;
(4)
procedures for submitting a rating appeal; and
(5)
system safeguards analyses used to assess the integrity
of the accountability system.
(b)
Ratings may be revised as a result of investigative activities
by the commissioner as authorized under TEC, §39.074 and §39.075.
§97.1002. Adoption by Reference: Standard Procedures.
(a)
The standard procedures by which districts and campuses
are rated and acknowledged for school year 1999-2000 are described in the
official Texas Education Agency (TEA) publication,
Part 1
of the
2000 Accountability Manual,
dated April 2000, which is adopted by this reference as the agency's
official rule. A copy of the
2000 Accountability
Manual
is available for examination during regular office hours, 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays, at the Texas Education
Agency, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701. In addition, the
publication can be accessed from the Texas Education Agency official website.
(b)
The commissioner of education shall amend
Part 1
of the
2000 Accountability Manual
and this section adopting it by reference, as needed.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on April 10, 2000.
TRD-200002510
Criss Cloudt
Associate Commissioner, Policy Planning and Research
Texas Education Agency
Earliest possible date of adoption: May 21, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 463-9701