Texas Education Code
§ 7.0561 — TEXAS HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS CONSORTIUM
ED § 7.0561Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part B. STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 7. STATE ORGANIZATION · Art. C. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "consortium" means the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium established under this section.
(b)The Texas High Performance Schools Consortium is established to inform the governor, legislature, State Board of Education, and commissioner concerning methods for transforming public schools in this state by improving student learning through the development of innovative, next-generation learning standards and assessment and accountability systems, including standards and systems relating to career and college readiness.
(c)From among school districts and eligible open-enrollment charter schools that apply using the form and in the time and manner established by commissioner rule, the commissioner may select not more than 30 participants for the consortium. The districts selected by the commissioner must represent a range of district types, sizes, and diverse student populations, as determined by the commissioner in accordance with commissioner rule. To be eligible to participate in the consortium, an open-enrollment charter school must have been awarded a distinction designation under Subchapter G, Chapter 39, during the preceding school year.
(d)The number of students enrolled in consortium participants may not be greater than a number equal to 10 percent of the total number of students enrolled in public schools in this state according to the most recent agency data.
(e)The application process under Subsection (c) must require school districts and open-enrollment charter schools applying to participate in the consortium to submit a detailed plan designed to both support improved instruction of and learning by students and provide evidence of the accurate assessment of the quality of learning on campuses. The plan submitted by a school district may designate the entire district or one or more district campuses as proposed consortium participants. The plan submitted by a district or open-enrollment charter school must include:
(1)a clear description of each assessed curricular goal included in the learning standards adopted in accordance with Subsection (f)(2);
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 988 (H.B. 18), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 569), Sec. 2, eff. May 6, 2025.