HB5 (text of final enrolled bill at: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/html/HB00005F.htm ) The Conference Committee report on HB 5 passed both chambers on Sunday, May 26 with a unanimous vote. Beginning with the 2014-‐2015 school year, the High School Foundation Curriculum would include: • 4 credits in English (English I, II and III required) • 3 credits in science (one must be Biology; IPC is permissible) • 3 credits in math (one must be Algebra I and one must be Geometry) • 3 credits in Social Studies (one credit in US History; ½ credit in government and ½ credit in economics and 1 credit in World Geography OR World History is required) • 2 credits in the same language other than English (computer programming will apply) SBOE must establish rules for students who fail year 1 and are unlikely to complete year 2. • 1 credit in fine arts (can satisfy credit with a community-‐based program aligned with the Fine Arts TEKS not offered by the district; can be taken off campus and outside the school day) • 1 credit in PE (can satisfy credit with a program not offered by the district; can be taken off campus and outside the school day) • 5 elective credits Endorsements: student must follow Foundation Curriculum plan plus obtain additional credits in endorsement areas Distinguished: 4 credits in math (one must be Algebra II) 4 credits in science The curriculum requirements for at least one endorsement (STEM, Business and Industry, Public Service, Art and Humanities or Multidisciplinary Studies) All endorsements require 4 years of math and 4 years of science. Algebra II is not required unless a student wants to earn a distinguished level of achievement. District must offer at least one endorsement, and if they can only offer one, it must be Multidisciplinary Studies. Each student must choose an endorsement upon entering 9th grade. They will be able to change endorsements. Choosing an endorsement would add 1 year of science and 1 year of math. To qualify for automatic college admissions under the top 10 percent rule and state financial aid, students must take four science credits and Algebra II must be among their four math credits. All districts must offer Algebra II or a district equivalent. Transition Plan: A student who entered 9th grade before the 2014-‐2015 school year can choose which graduation pan they would like (new foundation plan or minimum, recommended, advanced) . If students remain on minimum, recommended, or advanced graduation plans, students must still take an EOC (example chemistry or physics) but they are no longer required to meet a cumulative score. They must meet a scale score that indicates satisfactory performance. Scores must be converted to a 100-‐point scale scoring system. Beginning with the 2014-‐2015 school year, districts can offer locally developed CTE courses leading to an industry-‐recognized credential or certificate without SBOE approval if they partner with an institution of higher education and local business leaders. Beginning with the 2013-‐2014 school year, districts must partner with at least one institution of higher education to develop and provide courses in college-‐preparatory math and ELA for 12th grade students who do not meet college-‐readiness standards. It can be offered on the high school campus or via distance learning. This course may count as an advanced ELA course for graduation. Personal Graduation Plans (beginning with the 2014-‐2015 school year) Middle school: Beginning with the 2014-‐2015 school year, students who have failed a STAAR exam or are otherwise identified as unlikely to complete high school within 5 years must have a personal graduation plan. High School: Each student and parent will be given materials in English and Spanish explaining the benefits of distinguished achievement under the foundation high school program. This information must also be published on the district website in a language that a student or parent are most proficient (if there are 20 students in a grade level that speak the same primary language). All students must have a personal graduation plan signed by the students and their parent or guardian by the end of their ninth grade year. It can be amended. Automatic College Admission and Financial Aid Beginning with the 2014-‐2015 school year, schools must post requirements for Automatic College Admission and Financial Aid with detailed explanations (must take Algebra II). Students must be given (at 9th grade registration) written notification and a verbal explanation from a counselor or senior class advisor. If the student is in the top 10% another written notice must be given to the student and their parent or guardian. 5 STAAR EOCs (beginning with the 2013-‐2014 school year) • English I (Reading and Writing with a single score) • English II (Reading and Writing with a single score) • Algebra I • Biology I • US History With the exception of English I and II, EOCs cannot be given before the first week in May. Beginning with the 2014-‐15 school year, students must meet a scale score for each exam that indicates satisfactory performance. Note: passing score still being phased in. Scores must be converted to a 100-‐point scale scoring system. They must pass all exams to graduate. Beginning with the 2013-‐14 school year, districts cannot give more than 2 benchmarks per subject per year. Beginning with the 2013-‐14 school year, students must be enrolled in an US school for at least 60 consecutive days to count as a year for the purpose of determining number of years in the US. Question and answer keys for STAAR exams will be released every year through the 2015-‐2016 school year. College Readiness Beginning with the 2015-‐2016 school year, school districts will have the option of offering college-‐readiness diagnostic exams in Algebra II and English III that will not count toward their accountability rating. Benchmarks may not be given for these exams. If a student fails a required EOC or is at risk for dropping out of school, the district must provide accelerated instruction. This instruction can take place outside of normal school hours or normal school days. School Day Interruptions (beginning with the 2013-‐2014 school year) • Only one school-‐wide announcement (other than emergency) may be made in a school day. • Students may not be removed from class for tutoring purposes more than 10% of the days a class is offered. Attendance (beginning with the 2013-‐2014 school year) Credit cannot be given (K-‐12) unless a student has been in attendance 90% of the days a class is offered. Students in attendance less than 90% of days can receive credit from a judge (if under the jurisdiction from a court) or from an attendance committee (majority comprised of classroom teachers) appointed by the local school board. Student denied credit have the opportunity to appeal. Instructional Material Allotment TEA must notify districts of an estimate of their IMA funds. Districts can place orders for up to 80% of IMA funds before they are received. TEA will notify publishers that a delay in payment may be expected, and publishers can decline to accept orders. Districts can purchase college-‐preparatory materials with IMA funds. District Accountability Ratings Beginning with the 2016-‐2017 school year, districts will be given A-‐F ratings. A, B and C reflect acceptable performance, D or F reflects unacceptable performance. Each campus will be given a rating of exemplary, recognized, acceptable, or unacceptable. If any campus receives an unacceptable rating, the district cannot receive an “A” rating. Beginning with the 2013-‐2014 school year, the district rating will also include evaluations of fine art, wellness and PE, community and parental involvement, opportunities for parents to assist, tutoring programs, 21st Century Workforce Development, 2nd language acquisition program, digital learning, dropout prevention strategies, G/T programs, and policy compliance. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ HB 866 (text of final enrolled bill at: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/html/HB00866F.htm ) The House concurred with Senate amendments on HB 866 on May 23 with a 146-‐0 vote. NO STAAR exams are completely eliminated. Writing test will be given at grades 4 and 7 and will include spelling and grammar assessment. TEA must establish a minimum satisfactory adjusted scale score for each STAAR exam. Students who met the new a minimum satisfactory adjusted scale score will not have to be tested annually in reading or math. Everyone will be tested in reading and math at grades 3, 5 and 8. This provision is subject to obtaining a federal waiver. TEA must release STAAR test items every three years. LEP students in grades 3-‐5 may be assessed in Spanish for up to three years. This bill goes into effect the first school year after a federal waiver goes into effect or after Texas is notified that a waiver is not necessary. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ HB 2836 (text of Conference Committee Report at: http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/83ccrs/hb2836.pdf#navpanes=0) No STAAR exams for 3-‐8 are eliminated. STAAR tests should only cover readiness standards of the grade level of the test. Assessment of supporting standards or standards from other grade levels should be for diagnostic or reporting purposes only. Indicators of student achievement for accountability may not include student performance on supporting standards. Time limits: In grade 3-‐5, 85% of students should be able to finish in 120 minutes or less; In grade 6-‐8, 85% of students should be able to finish in 180 minutes or less. TEA will redesign STAAR exams for students with significant cognitive disabilities, with a deadline begin set for the 1015-‐2016 school year. Teachers will not be required to prepare tasks or materials for students who will be administered this test. TEA is mandated (by March 1, 2014) to conduct a study of The TEKS to evaluate the number and scope of TEKS statements and the categorization of readiness and supporting standards. They are also mandated to conduct a study as to the number and subjects of grades 3-‐8 assessments. The advisory committee to review the study by TEA must be composed of: 4 members of the Senate Education Committee (appointed by governor), 4 members of the House Public Education Committee (appointed by the Speaker of the House), 2 members of the public appointed by the governor and 2 member of the pubic appointed by the Speaker of the House. District STAAR benchmark assessments for any subject are limited to 2 per year. This does not apply to other assessments or teacher-‐generated assessments. School disruptions during STAAR administration for students not taking tests must be kept to a minimum. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ SB 1458 (text of final enrolled bill at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/html/SB01458F.htm) The Conference Committee report on SB 1458 passed both chambers on Sunday with a unanimous vote. If a member joined TRS before September 1, 2007 there are no changes to TRS retirement eligibility and a standard pension for • Members who are 65 with 5 years of service credit • Members who are 60 with 20 years of service credit • Members who are 50 with 30 years of service credit • Members with 5 years of service credit who meet the rule of 80. If a member joined TRS after September 1, 2007, they can retire with a standard pension if • They are 65 years old and have at least 5 years of service credit • They are 60 years old, have at least 5 years of service credit and meet the rule of 80. If a member has less than 5 years of service credit on or before August 31, 2014, they are eligible to retire with a standard pension if • They are 65 years old and have at least 5 years of service credit • They are 62 years old, have at least 5 years of service credit and meet the rule of 80. Retiring before age 65 can results in a reduction in pension. Minimum retirement age is 55 with a pension reduction of 47% of standard pension. Changes to Retiree Insurance Retired members and their dependents are not eligible for full insurance benefits unless • The member is 62 or older • The member meets the rule of 70 by August 31, 2014 or has 25 years of service credit by August 31, 2014. Retired members that are not eligible for full coverage will be able to obtain catastrophic coverage and choose a higher level of coverage when they turn 62. Rates of member contributions are also changing, but will be phased in over 4 years instead of all at once. State District Employee Current 2013-‐14 6.4% 6.8% 0% 6.4% 2014-‐15 2015-‐16 2016-‐17 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 0% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 6.4% 6.7% 7.2% 7.7%
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