Senate Committee on Education - 81st R.S. (2009)
Committee: | Senate Education | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report to the 82nd Legislature / Senate Committee on Education. | |
Subjects: | Academic promotion and retention | At-risk youth | Charter schools | Children with disabilities | Dual credit high school programs | Dual language programs | Educational accountability | Educational technology | English as second language | English immersion instruction | Limited English speakers | Middle school students | Middle schools | School dropout statistics | School dropouts | School finance | Special education | State mandates | Teacher certification | Teacher incentive plans | Teacher quality | Teacher retention | Teacher salaries | Teacher shortages | Teacher training | Teachers | Textbooks | Virtual schools | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.81 Ed83 | |
Session: | 81st R.S. (2009) | |
Online version: | View report [64 pages File size: 1,615 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Review the performance and accountability of the state's charter schools. Specifically, study the following:
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2. | Review the state's education policy and initiatives regarding middle grades. Make recommendations to ensure a comprehensive state strategy for preparing students at the middle grades for high school retention and success. This review should include an examination of school-based strategies and best practices that encourage at-risk youth to finish school and that deter delinquency, drug abuse and violence. | |
3. | Review teacher compensation, evaluations, professional development, certification and training programs. Specifically, review the following:
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4. | Examine cost drivers in education including state requirements that impact school district budgets. Recommend opportunities for achieving cost efficiencies. | |
5. | Study the efficacy of immersion versus dual-language instruction of English as a second language students. Make recommendations for improving programs and instituting best practices. | |
6. | Study the effectiveness of Texas school districts' special education programs. Review the range of needs of special education students, districts' ability to provide an appropriate education for these students, and assess the effectiveness of programs currently funded for special education. Make recommendations for improvement. | |
7. | Review dual credit courses including the cost of delivery, funding mechanisms, and possibility of a statewide dual credit system. This review should also include an examination of the rigor, quality and consistency of dual credit courses. (Joint charge with Senate Higher Education Committee) | |
8. | Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Education, 81st Legislature, Regular and Called Sessions, and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Review the implementation of legislation related to the state's accountability system including the revised dropout rate calculation, textbooks, and the virtual school network. Specifically, monitor the following:
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