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| Committee: | Senate Education | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report to the 80th Legislature | |
| Subjects: | College preparedness | Disciplinary alternative education programs | Education, Texas State Board of | Educational accountability | Permanent School Fund | School choice | School discipline | Teacher incentive plans | Teacher salaries | Zero tolerance policies | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.79 Ed83 | |
| Session: | 79th R.S. (2005) | |
| Online version: | View report [40 pages File size: 4,633 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review and make recommendations on any improvements necessary for the state's accountability system, especially as it relates to closing and measuring achievement gaps. The committee should study the feasibility of establishing statutory minimum or baseline performance standards for state education policies. Such a review should include a thorough study of the current assessment structure and make any recommendations about moving to other formats such as end of course testing. The committee shall also make recommendations on how to incorporate alternative delivery methods when assessing student performance. | |
| 2. | Study and make recommendations on educational reforms necessary to focus high schools and student performance on post-secondary readiness and success. | |
| 3. | Review the operation of the State Board of Education, including its oversight of the Permanent School Fund, and make recommendations, if necessary, for appropriate legislative oversight and review. | |
| 4. | Study the impact of pay-for-performance and differentiated pay scales on teacher recruitment and retention. Examine alternative approaches to improving teacher retention. Study value-added assessment/individual student growth measures as a factor in determining compensation for teacher effectiveness. Examine programs in other states that expand the range of teacher salaries and provide incentives for effective teachers to remain in the classroom. Make recommendations for changing teacher salary structures. | |
| 5. | Review and make recommendations, if necessary, that streamline and clarify Chapter 37 of the Education Code dealing with student discipline. Include a study of state accountability measures for disciplinary alternative education programs to evaluate academic performance and effectiveness in modifying behavior. Include a study of the effects of zero tolerance practices and other changes made by the 79th Legislature. Include a review of after school prevention programs. | |
| 6. | Evaluate the impact of successful school choice programs on students, parents, and teachers | |
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