Senate Bill 1108, passed during the 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, requires a school principal to dsignate a guidance counselor, teacher, or other appropriate individual to develop and implement a personal graduation plan for each student in junior high, middle school, or high school who does not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39; or who is not likely to receive a high school diploma before the fifth school year following the student's enrollment in grade 9 (as determined by the district) (TEC §28.0212). Additionally, each district is required to provide accelerated instruction to a student enrolled in the district who has taken the secondary exit-level assessment instrument and has not performed satisfactorily on each section or who is at risk of dropping out of school (TEC §29.081).
Each Personal Graduation Plan must:
1) identify educational goals for the student;
2) include diagnostic information, appropriate monitoring and intervention, and other evaluation strategies;
3) include an intensive instruction program described by Section 28.0213;
4) address participation of the student's parent or guardian, including consideration of the parent's or guardian's educational expectations for the student; and
5) provide innovative methods to promote the student's advancement, including flexible scheduling, alternative learning environments, on-line instruction, and other interventions that are proven to accelerate the learning process and have been scientifically validated to improve learning and cognitive ability.
For students receiving special education services, an individualized education program developed under TEC §29.005 may be used as the student's Personal Graduation Plan.
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