Texas Education Code - Section 11.255. Dropout Prevention Review
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§ 11.255. DROPOUT PREVENTION REVIEW. (a) Each
district-level planning and decision-making committee and each
campus-level planning and decision-making committee for a junior,
middle, or high school campus shall analyze information related to
dropout prevention, including:
(1) the results of the audit of dropout records
required by Section 39.055;
(2) campus information related to graduation rates,
dropout rates, high school equivalency certificate rates, and the
percentage of students who remain in high school more than four
years after entering grade level 9;
(3) the number of students who enter a high school
equivalency certificate program and:
(A) do not complete the program;
(B) complete the program but do not take the high
school equivalency examination; or
(C) complete the program and take the high school
equivalency examination but do not obtain a high school equivalency
certificate;
(4) for students enrolled in grade levels 9 and 10,
information related to academic credit hours earned, retention
rates, and placements in alternative education programs and
expulsions under Chapter 37; and
(5) the results of an evaluation of each school-based
dropout prevention program in the district.
(b) Each district-level planning and decision-making
committee and each campus-level planning and decision-making
committee shall use the information reviewed under this section in
developing district or campus improvement plans under this
subchapter.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1201, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 11.201 11.202 11.203 11.251 11.252 11.253 11.254 11.255 11.301 11.302 11.303 11.351 11.352 11.353 11.354
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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