Sec. 29.098. INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAMS. (a) In this section, "pilot program" means the intensive summer pilot program for students identified as being at risk of dropping out of school or college.
(b) The commissioner shall establish a pilot program to award grants to participating campuses to provide intensive academic instruction during the period in which school is recessed for the summer to promote college and workforce readiness to students identified as being at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Section 29.081. A grant awarded under this section may be used to fund any of the following categories of programs:
(1) a program administered by a school district in partnership with an institution of higher education to provide intensive academic instruction in English language arts, mathematics, and science to promote high school completion and college readiness; and
(2) a program administered by a school district in partnership with an institution of higher education to provide intensive academic instruction in reading and mathematics to students in grades six through eight to promote high school completion and college readiness.
(c) The commissioner may select for participation in the pilot program only a campus that is eligible under the criteria established under Section 39.408.
(d) A grant awarded under this section:
(1) may not exceed $750 for each participating student; and
(2) must be matched by not less than $250 for each participating student in other federal, state, or local funds, including private donations.
(e) For purposes of Subsection (d)(2), a school district is encouraged to use funds allocated under Section 42.160.
(f) A grant awarded under this section may not be used to replace federal, state, or local funds previously spent on a summer intensive program, but may be used to expand an existing program.
(g) The entire amount of a grant awarded under this section:
(1) must fund the program described in the application for the grant; and
(2) may be used for:
(A) instructional materials;
(B) technology used primarily for the delivery of supplementary instruction;
(C) teacher training and professional development, including educator stipends; and
(D) other necessary costs, as determined by the commissioner.
(h) Instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education shall be used for instruction in a program under this section. The State Board of Education may adopt any additional instructional materials as necessary for a program under this section.
(i) The State Board of Education shall include information technology instructional resources that incorporate established best practices for instruction among approved instructional materials for intensive summer programs under this section to enhance the effectiveness of the programs.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2237), Sec. 11, eff. June 15, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (S.B. 2258), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 40, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2009.
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