Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION December 2018 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INTERIM REPORT 2018 A REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 86TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE DAN HUBERTY CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE DIRECTOR AMY PETERSON Committee On Public Education December 21, 2018 Dan Huberty P.O. Box 2910 Chairman Austin, Texas 78768-2910 The Honorable Joe Straus Speaker, Texas House of Representatives Members of the Texas House of Representatives Texas State Capitol, Rm. 2W.13 Austin, Texas 78701 Dear Mr. Speaker and Fellow Members: The Committee on Public Education of the Eighty-fifth Legislature hereby submits its interim report including recommendations for consideration by the Eighty-sixth Legislature. Respectfully submitted, _______________________ Dan Huberty, Chair _______________________ _______________________ Diego Bernal, Vice Chair Alma Allen _______________________ _______________________ Dwayne Bohac Joe Deshotel _______________________ _______________________ Harold Dutton Lance Gooden _______________________ _______________________ Ken King Linda Koop _______________________ _______________________ Morgan Meyer Gary VanDeaver Diego Bernal Vice-Chairman Alma Allen ● Dwayne Bohac ● Joe Deshotel ● Harold Dutton ● Lance Gooden ● Ken King Linda Koop ● Morgan Meyer ● Gary VanDeaver TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 5 HURRICANE HARVEY RESPONSE ...................................................................................................... 6 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Background ................................................................................................................................. 7 Financial Concerns.................................................................................................................. 8 Accountability ....................................................................................................................... 11 National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program ............................................... 13 Mental Health Needs............................................................................................................. 14 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 14 TEACHER COMPENSATION ............................................................................................................. 15 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 15 Background ............................................................................................................................... 15 Recent State Initiatives ......................................................................................................... 16 Improving the System ........................................................................................................... 17 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 20 STUDENT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................. 21 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 21 Background ............................................................................................................................... 21 Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills .................................................................................... 21 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness ........................................................... 23 Student Success Initiative ..................................................................................................... 25 Alternatives to STAAR ......................................................................................................... 26 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 27 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ....................................................................................................... 28 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 28 Background ............................................................................................................................... 28 Special Education Enrollment Rates and Senate Bill 160 .................................................... 29 USDE Monitoring Report ..................................................................................................... 30 TEA Corrective Action Response ......................................................................................... 30 TEA Strategic Plan for Special Education ............................................................................ 31 Funding for Special Education .............................................................................................. 33 Innovative Programs ............................................................................................................. 34 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 35 CHARTER SCHOOLS ....................................................................................................................... 36 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 36 Background ............................................................................................................................... 36 3 Enrollment Growth and Expansions ..................................................................................... 37 Student Populations .............................................................................................................. 39 Accountability ....................................................................................................................... 40 Funding Differences.............................................................................................................. 41 Senate Bill 1882: District-Charter Partnerships .................................................................... 42 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 43 IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION ............................................................................................... 44 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 44 Background ............................................................................................................................... 44 House Bill 21 ........................................................................................................................ 44 House Bill 22 ........................................................................................................................ 46 Senate Bill 179 ...................................................................................................................... 48 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 49 EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS ........................................................................................... 50 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 50 Background ............................................................................................................................... 51 Accountability ....................................................................................................................... 52 Partnerships ........................................................................................................................... 53 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 54 SCHOOL SAFETY ............................................................................................................................ 55 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 55 Background ............................................................................................................................... 56 Mental Health & Well-Being ................................................................................................ 57 School Mental Health Professionals ..................................................................................... 60 School Safety Planning & Training .....................................................................................