Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
What changed between versions
Establishes a transition period from STAAR to the new instructionally supportive assessment program, with full implementation required by the 2027-2028 school year and a report due by February 15, 2027.
Requires assessment instruments to be shorter, with specific time limits (60-105 minutes) for most students, and mandates that assessments measure student growth through year-over-year comparisons.
Mandates that writing portions of reading assessments be scored with classroom teacher involvement and allows for free rescoring if a student's score could improve by one point.
Requires assessments to be evaluated for readability using research-based metrics and prohibits use of Common Core state standards as the basis for assessment instruments.
Establishes new requirements for teacher committees to review and approve assessment items, with at least 75% committee agreement required for item approval.
Adds provisions for Spanish-language assessments for emergent bilingual students in grades 3-5 and allows provisional approval for alternative assessment instruments during the transition period.
Updates performance level setting procedures to maintain consistency with previous years while accounting for college readiness recommendations.
Includes minor formatting and organizational changes to align the bill text with enrolled legislative standards.