(a) When a student who is homeless or in substitute care transfers before or during the school year, the receiving school district or open-enrollment charter school shall initially place the student in educational programs and courses based on the student's prior enrollment in and current educational assessments from the sending school.
- (1) Educational programs include, but are not limited to, gifted and talented program services, bilingual or special language services for English learners, career and technical education, and early college high school.
- (2) Course placement includes, but is not limited to, honors, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, vocational, technical, and career pathway courses.
- (b) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school must ensure that a student who is homeless or in substitute care has the ability to earn the same endorsement categories, if applicable. If only one endorsement is offered, it must be multidisciplinary studies.
- (c) To the extent possible, each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall ensure the continuation of a student's educational and course programs from the previous district or charter school and promote placement in academically challenging and career preparation courses.
Source Note:The provisions of this §89.1609 adopted to be effective March 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 2159.