Transcript Texas Education Agency

Senate Bill 90 – Interstate Compact
on Educational Opportunity for
Military Children (Title 4,Texas
Education Code, Chapter 162)
Deployment Statistic
Since September 11, 2001, of the 1.9
Million Americans who have deployed  876,000 are parents
 245,000 have been away twice
 91,000 three times and
 48,000 four or more times
~ Department of Defense
Compact’s Purpose, Article I
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Purpose of the compact is to remove
barriers to educational success
imposed on children of military families
because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by:
Compact’s Purpose Continued
a. Completing timely enrollment despite
delay in receiving records and variants
in age requirements.
b. Establishing class placement.
c. Allowing participation in extracurricular
academic, athletic, and social
activities.
Compact’s Purpose Continued
d. Facilitating the qualification and
eligibility for enrollment, educational
programs, and on-time graduation.
e. Providing for the promulgation and
enforcement of administrative rules.
f. Providing for the uniform collection and
sharing of information.
Compact’s Purpose Continued
g. Promoting coordination between the
compact and other compacts affecting
military children.
h. Promoting flexibility and cooperation
between the educational system,
parents, and the student in order to
achieve educational success for the
student.
Compact States as of January 2010
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
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Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Applicability, Article III
1. Active duty members of the “uniformed
services” defined as: the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well
as the Commissioned Corps of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
and Public Health Services. It also includes
members of the National Guard and
Reserve on active duty orders.
Applicability Continued
2. Members or veterans of the uniformed
services who are severely injured and
medically discharged or retired for a period
of one (1) year after medical discharge or
retirement, and
3. Members of the uniformed services who die
on active duty as a result of injuries
sustained on active duty for a period of one
(1) year after death.
What is the impact on Independent School
Districts (ISDs)/Local Education Agencies
(LEAs)?
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Educational Records and Enrollment
Placement and Attendance
Eligibility
Graduation
Educational Records and
Enrollment, Article IV
a. Place students based on unofficial
records (copies) until official records
can be obtained.
b. Receiving LEA shall request official
records and the sending LEA shall
process them within 10 days.
c. Receiving LEA shall allow 30 days for
immunizations.
Educational Records and
Enrollment Continued
d. Students shall continue in the grade
level from the sending state regardless
of age. This includes Kindergarten
and First Grade.
Placement and Attendance,
Article V
a. Course placement—When the student
transfers before or during the school
year, the receiving LEA shall initially
honor placement of the student in
educational courses based on the
student’s enrollment in the sending
LEA and/or educational assessments
conducted at the LEA in the sending
state if the courses are offered.
Placement and Attendance
Continued
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Educational program placement - The
receiving LEA shall initially honor
placement of the student in
educational programs based on
current educational assessments
conducted at the LEA in the sending
state.
Placement and Attendance
Continued
c. Special education services – The
receiving LEA shall initially provide
comparable services to a student with
disabilities based on his/her current
Individualized Education Program
(IEP). In addition, the receiving LEA
shall make reasonable
accommodations and modifications to
address the needs of incoming
students with disabilities.
Placement and Attendance
Continued
d. Placement flexibility – LEA
administrative officials shall have
flexibility in waiving course/program
prerequisites, or other preconditions
for placement in courses/programs
offered under the jurisdiction of the
LEA.
Placement and Attendance
Continued
e. Absence as related to deployment
activities - Local Superintendents shall
allow, at their discretion, excused
absence for the student to be with the
parent prior to or after a deployment or
while on leave from deployment.
Eligibility, Article VI
1. A special power of attorney for
guardianship of the military child shall
be sufficient for enrollment.
2. Charging tuition to loco parentis or
non-custodial parent who lives in area
different from the custodial parent is
prohibited.
Eligibility, Article VI Continued
3. A student placed in the custody of
loco parentis or non-custodial parent
may continue to attend school in
which they were enrolled while
residing with the custodial parent.
b. If a student is otherwise eligible, they
shall be allowed to participate in extra
curricular activities even if they missed
application deadlines.
Graduation, Article VII
a. Waiver requirements - Schools shall
waive specific courses required for
graduation if similar courses have
been completed in the sending LEA. If
a waiver cannot be granted to a
student who would qualify to graduate
from the sending LEA, the receiving
LEA shall provide an alternative
means of acquiring required
coursework for on-time graduation.
Graduation Continued
b. Exit exams - states shall accept: 1) exit
or end-of-course exams required for
graduation from the sending LEA; 2)
national norm-referenced achievement
tests or 3) alternative testing, in lieu of
testing requirements for graduation in
the receiving LEA.
Graduation Continued
c. Transfers during Senior year – Should
a military student transferring at the
beginning or during his/her senior year
and not be eligible to graduate under
Texas standards, the receiving LEA
shall enroll the student in the required
classes to receive a diploma from the
sending LEA. Coordination for receipt
of the diploma shall be conducted by
the receiving LEA.
Chain of Command
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Interstate Commission
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Texas State Council Membership 
Compact Commissioner: Commissioner Robert Scott
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Alternate Compact Commissioner: Mrs. Brenda Weber
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Dr. Terry Smith, Executive Director, Education Service
Center Region 20 (San Antonio)
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Dr. Lorenzo Garcia, Superintendent El Paso ISD
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Dr. Robert Muller, Superintendent Killeen ISD
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Dr. Robert Duron, Superintendent San Antonio ISD
Texas State Council
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The Texas State Council met
November 6, 2009
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Discussed council make-up and roles
Established membership
Discussed issues to raise at Interstate
Commission Meeting
Interstate Commission
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Interstate Commission met November
16-18, 2009 with Five Goals:
(1) Approve Rules;
(2) Elect Officers;
(3) Approve FY11 Budget;
(4) Assign Committees; and,
(5) Establish a Search Committee to hire
Executive Director.
Interstate Commission
Continued
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Approved Rules with effective date of
January 1, 2010
Elected officers –
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Chair - Cheryl Serrano, Colorado;
Vice Chair - Kathleen Berg, Hawaii; and,
Treasurer - Brad Neuenswander, Kansas
FY11 Budget was Approved (TX dues
$76,264)
Intestate Commission
Continued
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Committees formed: Finance, Rules,
Compliance, and Training and Outreach.
Executive Committee Established
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Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Chairs
of Finance, Rules, Compliance, and
Training and Outreach Committees
Interstate Commission
Continued
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Search Committee Established
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Short-term committee established to
search for an Executive Director
Review applications, interview and hire.
Hire expected in February 2010.
Interstate Commission
Continued
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Executive Director and support staff to be
headquartered at The Council of State
Governments in Lexington, KY
Serves as Secretary to the Interstate
Commission
Coordinates the day-to-day activities of the
Interstate Commission
Is NOT a member of the Interstate
Commission
Interstate Commission
Continued
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Next annual business meeting will be
in the fall of 2010. Location to be
determined in the Spring of 2010.
TEA Subject Matter Experts
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Arts II, III, IV, V(e), VI(a), VII(a)(c) – General
Counsel (512) 463-9720
Art V(a)(b)(d), Art VII(a)(c) – Standards and
Programs (512) 463-9483
Art V(c) – Special Programs (512) 463-9414
Art VI(b) – Regional Services (512) 4635917
Art VII(b)(c) – Assessment, Accountability,
and Data Quality (512) 463-9701
Interstate Compact on the Educational
Opportunities for Military Children – Senate
Bill 90
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Links/Resources
Text of Senate Bill 90
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/mil/SB90.pdf
Interstate Commission Rules (Effective January 1, 2010)
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/mil/MIC3RulesAdopted2ndAnnualMeeting.pdf
Council of State Governments military compact web page:
http://www.csg.org/programs/policyprograms/NCIC.aspx#militarychildren
National School Boards Association military compact web page:
http://www.nsba.org/MainMenu/Advocacy/FederalLaws/MilitaryCompact.aspx
Interstate Compact on the Educational
Opportunities for Military Children – Senate
Bill 90
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Texas Education Agency (CC: 360)
1701 N. Congress Avenue
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