HB1 Programs
Here TEA will publish various information regarding
its plans for implementation of House Bill 1, specific
to the programs listed below.
Three documents will be created for each program: Rulemaking
Information, RFP Status, Stakeholder Meeting Information,
and the RFP document itself. These documents will be
published as information becomes available, so check
back often for the Program titles below to become enabled
links.
As of May 29, there is new information in the "Principal Leadership Program", which has also changed its name to Texas Principal Excellence Program (TxPEP) !
As of May 1, there
is new information in the section on Best Practices Clearinghouse !
As of February 15, 2008, there
is new information in the section on High School Allotment!
See the HB
1 Draft Rulemaking Schedule - updated Jun 29, 2009
HB 1 Briefing to Legislative Staff - posted January 24th!
ADA Compliant Version of
HB 1 Briefing to Legislative Staff
Don't forget to sign up for the HB1 Listserv!
High School Allotment
Provides $275 per high school student to
districts to prepare students to go on to higher education,
encourage students to take advanced academic course
work, increase the rigor of academic course work, align
secondary and postsecondary curriculum and support promising
high school completion and success initiatives in grades
6 though 12. The commissioner shall adopt rules relating
to the permissible uses of these funds.
Agency Review of ISD
Accounting Systems
Presently, there is no standard requirement for such
systems other than a system that enables adherence to
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and
the general statutory language of Texas Education Code
section 44.007 (set out in agency rule under the Financial
Accountability System Resource Guide). Under the terms
of the proposed RFP, the proposer must conduct a comprehensive
review of the accounting systems used by school districts
and charter schools.
Establishment of education research centers
Texas colleges and universities are eligible to submit
a Request for Proposal for the establishment of an Education
Research Center. Up to three centers may be established.
The centers shall conduct research for the benefit of
education in Texas, including research relating to the
impact of state and federal education programs, the
performance of educator preparation programs, public
school finance, and the best practices of school districts
with regard to classroom instruction, bilingual education
programs, special language programs, and business practices..
Public access to PEIMS data and agency web
site re-design
The redesign of the Texas Education Agency website will
significantly improve user awareness of and access to
various data reports available on the TEA web site.
The goal is for consumers of these reports to more easily
navigate, find and retrieve the appropriate reports,
including the ability to download data as appropriate.
This project will take into consideration recommendations
made by the Commissioner’s Advisory Panel on Public
Access to PEIMS (as directed by TEC 7.008(b)), before
developing a request for proposal.
Establishment of education and finance “Best
Practices Clearinghouse"
The Best Practices Clearinghouse is an online resource
with accessible information describing the best practices
of high-performing and high efficient campuses and school
districts. The Clearinghouse will include best practices
in the areas of instruction, public school finance,
resource allocation and business practices.
Agency evaluation of standardized accounting
software for school districts
Any software application used by a district must support
the standards for accounting systems defined by Texas
Education Code section 44.007 and must be able to accommodate
the standard forms required by the agency under Texas
Education Code section 44.009. However, a software application
implemented by a school district or charter school is
not subject to approval by the agency and no official
standards exist for such applications. Under the terms
of the proposed RFP, the proposer must conduct a feasibility
study for providing standardized accounting software
to school districts and charter schools.
Agency shared services arrangements study
School districts and charter schools use a wide variety
of shared service arrangements to accomplish organizational
goals. Usually these arrangements pool the resources
of numerous school districts under a single fiscal agent,
most often a Regional Education Service Center (ESC).
Under the terms of the proposed RFP, the proposer must
conduct a study of the use of shared service arrangements
and purchase of service contracts among school districts
and charter schools.
Development of systems for calculating spending
targets for ISDs
School district expenditure targets will be selected
and defined based on best practices information and
the unique characteristics of school districts. Expenditure
targets will include costs in the areas of instruction,
central administration, and district operations. Once
these expenditure targets have been defined and selected
they will be published for annual review on the agency
website. School boards for school districts not meeting
the published expenditure targets will be required to
adopt and pass a resolution to substantiate the reason(s)
for not meeting the published targets.
Electronic Student
Records Exchange System
Proposers are eligible to submit a Request for Offer
for the development of an electronic student records
system that permits the transfer of student records
between Texas school districts and the transfer of records
from Texas school districts to Texas colleges and universities.
The electronic student records system is to be implemented
no later than the 2007-08 school year.
Texas Principals Excellence
Program (T-PEP)
This program is designed to instruct principals in improvement
of leadership skills, student achievement, graduation
rates and teacher retention. The program is for anyone
interested in becoming a principal or for principals
interested in further professional development. The
program is mandatory for principals of academically
unacceptable campuses.
College Readiness: vertical
teams and curriculum development
Vertical teams composed of public school and higher
education faculty will be established by the commissioners
of education and higher education to: 1) recommend college
readiness standards and expectations; 2) evaluate the
effectiveness of the TEKS in preparing students for
college; 3) recommend strategies for aligning curricula;
and 4) develop instructional strategies; professional
development and online support materials.
Texas Governor's Schools
A summer residential program, approved by the commissioner
of education, which offers curriculum focused on mathematics,
science, humanities, or leadership and public policy
for high-achieving high school students. The commissioner
of education may offer grants up to $750,000 each year
to public higher education institutions to administer
a Governor’s School program.
Optional Flexible
School Day
A program approved by the commissioner of education
to provide flexible hours and days of attendance for
students in grades 9-12, who are at risk of not graduating
or are participating in an approved early college high
school plan or are attending a campus implementing an
innovative redesign under a plan approved by the commissioner
of education.
Governor’s
Educator Excellence Award Program
Establishes a grant program whereby classroom teachers
and other campus personnel may receive an incentive
award from an eligible campus through the student achievement
program. At least 75% of the total grant award must
be used to provide incentives to classroom teachers
who have both demonstrated success in improving student
performance using objective, quantifiable measures and
who have collaborated with faculty and staff to contribute
to improving overall student performance on the campus.
The remaining 25% of the grant award must be used to
fund other activities, which may include incentives
for other school personnel, professional development
for classroom teachers who did not receive an incentive
payment, teacher mentoring support, recruitment and
retention of highly-qualified teachers, teacher stipends,
and other programs that have been proven to directly
contribute to improved student achievement. The legislation
requires that the commissioner establish the grant award
program and adopt rules for developing a campus incentive
plan and the awarding of funds.
Contact TEA's Governmental Relations
Division at (512) 463-9682 or by email at HB1@tea.state.tx.us
with any questions you may have.
This page last updated
June 29, 2009
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