Texas Education Code

§ 39.053 — PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: ACHIEVEMENT

ED § 39.053Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part H. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Ch. 39. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Art. C. ACCREDITATION

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(a)The commissioner shall adopt a set of indicators of the quality of learning and achievement, including the indicators under Subsection (c). The commissioner periodically shall review the indicators for the consideration of appropriate revisions and may, if the commissioner determines an indicator otherwise required under this subchapter is not valid or reliable, exclude the indicator from the set of indicators adopted under this section. (a-1) The indicators adopted by the commissioner under Subsection (a) must measure and evaluate school districts and campuses with respect to:

(1)improving student preparedness for success in:

(A)subsequent grade levels; and

(B)entering the workforce, the military, or postsecondary education;

(2)reducing, with the goal of eliminating, student academic achievement differentials among students from different racial and ethnic groups and socioeconomic backgrounds; and

(3)informing parents and the community regarding campus and district performance.

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (H.B. 2223), Sec. 2.05, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 3075), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1088 (H.B. 3593), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 5.022, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 5.023, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719 (H.B. 330), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (H.B. 1051), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 773), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (H.B. 1147), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 5.019(b), eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 6 (H.B. 8), Sec. 2.003, eff. December 4, 2025.