Tex. Education Code § 12.118
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 12.118, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 12.118. EVALUATION OF OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioner shall designate an impartial organization with experience in evaluating school choice programs to conduct an annual evaluation of open-enrollment charter schools.
(b) An evaluation under this section must include consideration of the following items before implementing the charter and after implementing the charter:
(1) students' scores on assessment instruments administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39;
(2) student attendance;
(3) students' grades;
(4) incidents involving student discipline;
(5) socioeconomic data on students' families;
(6) parents' satisfaction with their children's schools; and
(7) students' satisfaction with their schools.
(c) The evaluation of open-enrollment charter schools must also include an evaluation of:
(1) the costs of instruction, administration, and transportation incurred by open-enrollment charter schools;
(2) the effect of open-enrollment charter schools on school districts and on teachers, students, and parents in those districts; and
(3) other issues, as determined by the commissioner.
(b) An evaluation under this section must include consideration of the following items before implementing the charter and after implementing the charter:
(1) students' scores on assessment instruments administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39;
(2) student attendance;
(3) students' grades;
(4) incidents involving student discipline;
(5) socioeconomic data on students' families;
(6) parents' satisfaction with their children's schools; and
(7) students' satisfaction with their schools.
(c) The evaluation of open-enrollment charter schools must also include an evaluation of:
(1) the costs of instruction, administration, and transportation incurred by open-enrollment charter schools;
(2) the effect of open-enrollment charter schools on school districts and on teachers, students, and parents in those districts; and
(3) other issues, as determined by the commissioner.
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