Section 100.1211 - Students(a) Student performance. Notwithstanding any provision in an open-enrollment charter, acceptable student performance under Texas Education Code, § 12.111(a)(3), shall at a minimum require overall student performance meeting the standards for an "academically acceptable" rating as defined by § 100.1001(8) of this title (relating to Definitions).(b) Reporting child abuse or neglect. A charter holder shall adopt and disseminate to all charter school staff and volunteers a policy governing child abuse reports required by Texas Family Code, Chapter 261. The policy shall require that employees, volunteers, or agents of the charter holder and the charter school report child abuse or neglect directly to an appropriate entity listed in Texas Family Code, Chapter 261.(c) Admission and enrollment. A charter holder for an open-enrollment charter school shall have an admission and enrollment policy as outlined in § 100.1207 of this title (relating to Student Admission), including prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex; national origin; ethnicity; religion; disability; academic, artistic, or athletic ability; or the district the child would otherwise attend under state law.(d) Notice of expulsion or withdrawal. A charter school shall notify the school district in which the student resides within three business days of any action expelling or withdrawing a student from the charter school.(e) Data reporting. A charter holder and its charter school shall report timely and accurate information required by the commissioner of education to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), except as expressly waived by the commissioner.(f) Student records. Student records shall be secure and maintained physically within the state of Texas at all times. Charter school personnel shall respond to requests for records in a timely and appropriate manner. Charter schools shall participate in the Texas Records Exchange (TREx) system and shall follow TREx data standards.(g) Scholastic year. A charter holder shall adopt a school year for the charter school, with fixed beginning and ending dates. The charter school shall submit a copy of the charter school's campus calendars to the TEA division responsible for charter school administration prior to the first day of August of each year.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.1211
The provisions of this §100.1211 adopted to be effective April 18, 2002, 27 TexReg 3110; amended to be effective April 6, 2005, 30 TexReg 1911; amended to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7295; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 34, August 23, 2019, TexReg 4478, eff. 8/28/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 39, September 27, 2024, TexReg 7893, eff. 10/2/2024