Tex.
Educ. Code Section 61.07611
Developmental Education Plan; Report
(a)
To serve students who require developmental education in an effective and cost-effective manner, the board shall develop a statewide plan for developmental education to be provided under Subchapter F-1 (Definitions), Chapter 51 (Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education), that:(1)
assigns primary responsibility for developmental education to public junior colleges, public state colleges, and public technical institutes; and(2)
provides for using technology, to the greatest extent practicable consistent with best practices, to provide developmental education to students.(b)
In developing the developmental education plan, the board shall:(1)
research relevant issues related to developmental education;(2)
study and develop best practices for successful developmental education programs, including through use of pilot programs; and(3)
assess various methods of providing developmental education to students to determine which methods, if any, should be implemented on a statewide basis.(c)
Developmental education under the plan must include:(1)
technological delivery of developmental education courses that allows students to complete course work;(2)
diagnostic assessments to determine a student’s specific educational needs to allow for appropriate developmental instruction;(3)
modular developmental education course materials;(4)
use of tutors and instructional aides to supplement developmental education course instruction as needed for particular students;(5)
an internal monitoring mechanism to identify a student’s area of academic difficulty;(6)
periodic updates of developmental education course materials; and(7)
assessments after completion of a developmental education course to determine a student’s readiness to enroll in freshman-level academic courses.(d)
The developmental education plan must provide for:(1)
ongoing training for developmental education program faculty members, tutors, and instructional aides at the institutions or other locations where those persons provide instruction; and(2)
ongoing research and improvement of appropriate developmental education programs, including participation by a group of institution of higher education faculty members selected by the board, to:(A)
monitor results of the programs;(B)
identify successful and unsuccessful program components; and(C)
identify possible solutions to program problems.
Source:
Section 61.07611 — Developmental Education Plan; Report, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.07611
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).