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Trustees hear legislative developments: assessment, discipline, virtual-school and early-literacy proposals
Summary
District staff reported a series of developments at the Texas Legislature affecting assessments, school discipline, virtual attendance funding and proposed early-literacy/mathematics training; staff said some proposals are promising but details remain incomplete.
DENTON, Texas — At the May 13 meeting Denton ISD received an update on pending state bills that district leaders said could affect testing, discipline rules, virtual attendance and early‑learning programs.
Doctor Robinson, the district’s legislative presenter, told trustees that House Bill 4 passed the House and would replace the current STAR summative assessment framework with a nationally normed, shorter interim testing approach that can be used multiple times a year for instructional growth; Robinson said the change would also permit local indicators (for example extracurricular participation) to be included in…
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