85R12535 PAM-F     By: Lucio S.B. No. 1690       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the requirements for a school district improvement   plan.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.252(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Each school district shall have a district improvement   plan that is developed, evaluated, and revised annually, in   accordance with district policy, by the superintendent with the   assistance of the district-level committee established under   Section 11.251.  The purpose of the district improvement plan is to   guide district and campus staff in the improvement of student   performance for all student groups in order to attain state   standards in respect to the achievement indicators adopted under   Sections 39.053(c)(1)-(4).  The district improvement plan must   include provisions for:                (1)  a comprehensive needs assessment addressing:                      (A)  district student performance on the   achievement indicators, and other appropriate measures of   performance, that are disaggregated by all student groups served by   the district, including categories of ethnicity, socioeconomic   status, sex, and populations served by special programs, including   students in special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter   29; and                      (B)  other appropriate measures of district   performance, including school climate;                (2)  measurable district performance objectives for   all appropriate achievement indicators for all student   populations, including students in special education programs   under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and other measures of [student]   performance that may be identified through the comprehensive needs   assessment;                (3)  strategies for improvement of student performance   that include:                      (A)  instructional methods for addressing the   needs of student groups not achieving their full potential;                      (B)  methods for addressing the needs of students   for special programs, including:                            (i)  suicide prevention programs, in   accordance with Subchapter O-1, Chapter 161, Health and Safety   Code, which includes a parental or guardian notification procedure;                            (ii)  conflict resolution programs;                            (iii)  violence prevention programs; and                            (iv)  dyslexia treatment programs;                      (C)  dropout reduction;                      (D)  integration of technology in instructional   and administrative programs;                      (E)  positive behavior [discipline] management;                      (F)  staff development for professional staff of   the district;                      (G)  career education to assist students in   developing the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for a   broad range of career opportunities; [and]                      (H)  accelerated education; and                      (I)  methods for promoting a safe and supportive   school climate, including incorporating trauma-informed practices;                (4)  strategies for providing to middle school, junior   high school, and high school students, those students' teachers and   school counselors, and those students' parents information about:                      (A)  higher education admissions and financial   aid opportunities;                      (B)  the TEXAS grant program and the Teach for   Texas grant program established under Chapter 56;                      (C)  the need for students to make informed   curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school;   and                      (D)  sources of information on higher education   admissions and financial aid;                (5)  resources needed to implement identified   strategies;                (6)  staff responsible for ensuring the accomplishment   of each strategy;                (7)  timelines for ongoing monitoring of the   implementation of each improvement strategy;                (8)  formative evaluation criteria for determining   periodically whether strategies are resulting in intended   improvement of student performance; and                (9)  the policy under Section 38.0041 addressing sexual   abuse and other maltreatment of children.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.