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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 18.006. Accountability

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commissioner shall develop and implement a system of accountability consistent with Chapters 39 and 39A, where appropriate, to be used in assigning an annual performance rating to Job Corps diploma programs comparable to the ratings assigned to school districts under Section 39.054.  The commissioner may develop and implement a system of distinction designations consistent with Subchapter G, Chapter 39,   1 where appropriate, to be used in assigning distinction designations to Job Corps diploma programs comparable to the distinction designations assigned to campuses under Subchapter G, Chapter 39.

(b) In addition to other factors determined to be appropriate by the commissioner, the accountability system must include consideration of:

(1) student performance on the end-of-course assessment instruments required by Section 39.023(c);  and

(2) dropout rates, including dropout rates and diploma program completion rates for the grade levels served by the diploma program.

1  V.T.C.A., Education Code § 39.201 et seq.
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