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Board approves two amendments to District of Innovation plan affecting syllabi posting and grievance timelines
Summary
Mesquite ISD trustees on Sept. 16 approved two targeted amendments to the district’s District of Innovation plan to avoid newly enacted statutory burdens related to syllabus posting and grievance procedures.
The Mesquite ISD Board of Trustees approved two amendments to the district’s District of Innovation (DOI) strategy on Sept. 16. The changes respond to new state legislation that would otherwise require expanded posting of syllabi and extended grievance timelines.
District staff explained the first amendment addresses newly enacted sections of the Texas Education Code (26.62 and 26.71) that require posting an instructional plan or course syllabus at the beginning of each semester and delivering the syllabus to parents and students. The DOI amendment retains the district’s…
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