Amends TCA Title 49.
This bill requires the department of education to establish a pilot project for the 2019-2020 school year to implement ticket programs for behavior management in Title I schools:<br /> <br /> (1) In which at least 25 percent of the school's overall student population was suspended during the 2018-2019 school year;<br /> (2) In which at least 25 percent of the students comprising one or more of the school's population subgroups were suspended during the 2018-2019 school year;<br /> (3) In which at least 5 percent of the school's overall student population was expelled during the 2018-2019 school year;<br /> (4) In which at least 5 percent of the students compromising one or more of the school's population subgroups were expelled during the 2018-2019 school year; or<br /> (5) Identified as a priority school in 2018 for failing to graduate one-third or more of the school's enrolled students.<br /> <br /> Title I schools are schools with high concentrations of children from low-income families that receive federal financial assistance to help ensure that state academic standards are met. <br /> <br /> This bill authorizes a local education agency (LEA) to implement a ticket program in any of the LEA schools, regardless of whether the school is a Title I school.<br /> <br /> The ticket programs must encourage students to make good choices by issuing tickets for demonstrating positive behaviors in school and creating a process for students to redeem those tickets for rewards.<br /> <br /> This bill requires the department to study and report for each school listed in (1)-(5) above: student participation in the ticket program; the number of, and reasons for, any 2019-2020 suspensions, expulsions, or dropouts; and input from staff, parents, and students regarding the success of the ticket program. The department must report its findings, conclusions, and any recommendations regarding the pilot project to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives by December 31, 2020.<br /> <br />
This bill requires the department of education to establish a pilot project for the 2019-2020 school year to implement ticket programs for behavior management in Title I schools:<br /> <br /> (1) In which at least 25 percent of the school's overall student population was suspended during the 2018-2019 school year;<br /> (2) In which at least 25 percent of the students comprising one or more of the school's population subgroups were suspended during the 2018-2019 school year;<br /> (3) In which at least 5 percent of the school's overall student population was expelled during the 2018-2019 school year;<br /> (4) In which at least 5 percent of the students compromising one or more of the school's population subgroups were expelled during the 2018-2019 school year; or<br /> (5) Identified as a priority school in 2018 for failing to graduate one-third or more of the school's enrolled students.<br /> <br /> Title I schools are schools with high concentrations of children from low-income families that receive federal financial assistance to help ensure that state academic standards are met. <br /> <br /> This bill authorizes a local education agency (LEA) to implement a ticket program in any of the LEA schools, regardless of whether the school is a Title I school.<br /> <br /> The ticket programs must encourage students to make good choices by issuing tickets for demonstrating positive behaviors in school and creating a process for students to redeem those tickets for rewards.<br /> <br /> This bill requires the department to study and report for each school listed in (1)-(5) above: student participation in the ticket program; the number of, and reasons for, any 2019-2020 suspensions, expulsions, or dropouts; and input from staff, parents, and students regarding the success of the ticket program. The department must report its findings, conclusions, and any recommendations regarding the pilot project to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives by December 31, 2020.<br /> <br />
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