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Belton district lays out implementation plan for Senate Bill 12 and expands ‘Parents as Partners’ hub
Summary
District staff reviewed how it will implement Senate Bill 12 requirements, described a new Parents as Partners online hub and events, and answered board questions about consent, opt-outs and TEA reporting; a resolution on SB12 compliance was scheduled for a later action item.
The Belton and Business School District on Monday walked trustees through its implementation plan for Senate Bill 12 and the district’s Parents as Partners program, including a new online hub, consent and opt-out procedures, and reporting steps the district will take with the Texas Education Agency.
The presentation summarized which provisions the district has already implemented, which are in progress and which are awaiting TEA guidance — and it said a resolution demonstrating the district’s intent to comply with Senate Bill 12 would be brought to the board later in the meeting for action.
Scott Goodwin, a district staff member, opened the workshop by framing the topic: “We fully know as educators, we cannot educate our children without the partnership of our parents,” he said. Christine, a district staff member leading the Parents as Partners work, said Senate Bill 12 is “a comprehensive piece of legislation” and that parts of the bill have an implementation date of Sept. 1 but still require TEA guidance before the…
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