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SB 149

IMPLEMENTATION

Net3 Session # 67947

May 14, 2015

Agenda

• Introduction – TEA TAA Letter

• SB 149 Provisions

• FAQ Document

• Available Resources

• Latest News

• Q & A

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Introduction • TAA Letter dated May 11, 2015 • Law is effective immediately

• Emergency commissioner rules amend graduation requirements (effective for 120 days)

• Establishes individual graduation committee (IGC)

• Available to students who failed EOC for no more than 2 courses

• Provisions expire September 1, 2017

• Proposed rule amendments filed and comment period is underway

SB 149 Provisions • Effective NOW

• Allows graduation path to those who have failed no more than 2 of 5 EOCs

• Student must otherwise satisfy all graduation requirements (completion of curriculum requirements for FHSP)

• For Algebra I or English II EOC, “proficient” score on a corresponding TSI can substitute

• Requires that districts convene individual graduation committees (IGCs)

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SB 149 Provisions • Required IGC Members: • Principal or designee

• Teacher of the course for which the student failed the EOC

• Department chair or lead teacher supervising the teacher(s) of the relevant course(s)

• Either the student’s parent/guardian, a designated advocate if the parent/guardian is unable to attend, or the student (student’s option) if 18+ or emancipated minor

• Recommended Member: School Counselor

SB 149 Provisions

• School must make good faith

effort to provide timely notice to

parents about meeting

• Mail, e-mail or in person

• Provided in English, Spanish or other

language to extent practicable

• Translator required if parent unable

to speak English

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SB 149 Provisions • District Procedures Required

(Superintendent): • Establish procedures for convening IGCs

• For SY 2014-15 only, establish procedures for appointing alternative committee members

• For SY 2014-15, establish time lines for the IGC process

• By SY 2015-16, commissioner must adopt rules establishing procedures

• School board may want to adopt resolution allowing graduation under new law despite what local policy might say

SB 149 Provisions • Additional Academic Requirements:

• IGCs must recommend additional requirements for each failed EOC

• Additional remediation AND

• Either

• Completion of a project that demonstrates proficiency in the subject area of each course where EOC failed OR

• Preparation of portfolio of work samples from each affected course that demonstrates proficiency in the subject area(s)

• Students may submit coursework previously completed to satisfy additional requirements

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SB 149 Provisions • Committee must consider 15 factors

• Recommendation of the teacher in each course of failed EOC

• Grades in each of course of failed EOC

• Scores on relevant failed EOC

• Student performance on additional academic requirements

• Hours of remediation attended, including • Attendance in college prep course under 39.025

• Attendance and successful completion of transitional college courses in reading and math

• School attendance rate

• Satisfaction of any of the TSI college readiness benchmarks set by THECB (SAT, ACT, TSIA cut scores)

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SB 149 Provisions • Committee must consider 15 factors

• Successful completion of dual credit course in 1 of 4 core subjects

• Successful completion of a Pre-AP, AP, or IB program course in 1 of 4 core subjects

• “Advanced High” rating on most recent HS administration of TELPAS

• Score of 50+ on CLEP

• Scores on ACT, SAT, or ASVAB

• Completion of sequence of CTE program courses required to attain industry-recognized credential or certificate

• Overall preparedness for postsecondary success

• Any other academic information that local school board requires IGCs to consider

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SB 149 Provisions • IGC Decision • After consideration of 15 factors, IGC

may determine student eligible to graduate • Only if student successfully completes all

additional requirements recommended by IGC and curriculum requirements for HS graduation

• Decision of ICG must be unanimous

• IGC decision is final and may not be appealed

• Students may not graduate via IGC before their 12th grade year

SB 149 Provisions

• Retesting and Reporting: • Students must retake relevant EOCs

until graduation

• Districts held accountable for retest results according to state accountability system requirements

• By December 1, districts must report in PEIMS the number of students who had IGCs convened, and of those, number graduated by IGC each year

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SB 149 Provisions

• Expiration Dates

• Provisions regarding and TSI

substituting for either Algebra I or

English II EOC expires on

September 1, 2017

• District data reporting

requirements expire on

September 1, 2018

FAQ

• TEA anticipates having an FAQ

document posted by May 15

• As soon as the FAQ is

available, it will be available on

the Region 3 website and

today’s participants will be

notified by e-mail

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SB 149 Resources

• Region 3 ESC SB 149 Implementation webpage – Links from homepage under Quick Links

• External Resources

• Region 3 ESC webpage links to other sites that have sample IGC forms, parent letters, resolutions, checklists, timelines, and projects and portfolio ideas

Latest News

• HB 181 passed and Governor

signed bill

• Bill relates to allowing the

endorsements to be printed on

student transcripts rather than

on their diplomas

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SB 149 Region 3 ESC Contacts

• Charlotte Baker, cbaker@esc3.net

• Nan Gainer, ngainer@esc3.net

• Phyllis Hamilton, phamilton@esc3.net

• Brenda O’Bannion, bobannion@esc3.net