Texas Education Code 37.023 – Transition From Alternative Education Program to Regular Classroom
(a) In this section:
(1) “Alternative education program” includes:
(A) a disciplinary alternative education program operated by a school district or open-enrollment charter school;
(B) a juvenile justice alternative education program; and
(C) a residential program or facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile board, or any other governmental entity.
(2) “Licensed clinical social worker” has the meaning assigned by § 505.002, Occupations Code.
(b) As soon as practicable after an alternative education program determines the date of a student’s release from the program, the alternative education program administrator shall:
(1) provide written notice of that date to:
(A) the student’s parent or a person standing in parental relation to the student; and
(B) the administrator of the campus to which the student intends to transition; and
(2) provide the campus administrator:
(A) an assessment of the student’s academic growth while attending the alternative education program; and
(B) the results of any assessment instruments administered to the student.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 37.023
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Not later than five instructional days after the date of a student’s release from an alternative education program, the campus administrator shall coordinate the student’s transition to a regular classroom. The coordination must include assistance and recommendations from:
(1) school counselors;
(2) school district peace officers;
(3) school resource officers;
(4) licensed clinical social workers;
(5) campus behavior coordinators;
(6) classroom teachers who are or may be responsible for implementing the student’s personalized transition plan developed under Subsection (d); and
(7) any other appropriate school district personnel.
(d) The assistance required by Subsection (c) must include a personalized transition plan for the student developed by the campus administrator. A personalized transition plan:
(1) must include:
(A) recommendations for the best educational placement of the student; and
(B) the provision of information to the student’s parent or a person standing in parental relation to the student regarding the process to request a full individual and initial evaluation of the student for purposes of special education services under § 29.004; and
(2) may include:
(A) recommendations for counseling, behavioral management, or academic assistance for the student with a concentration on the student’s academic or career goals;
(B) recommendations for assistance for obtaining access to mental health services provided by the district or school, a local mental health authority, or another private or public entity; and
(C) a regular review of the student’s progress toward the student’s academic or career goals.
(e) If practicable, the campus administrator, or the administrator’s designee, shall meet with the student’s parent or a person standing in parental relation to the student to coordinate plans for the student’s transition.
(f) This section applies only to a student subject to compulsory attendance requirements under § 25.085.