PEG Letter 1999
December 13, 1999 TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESSED: Enclosed is a list of schools identified under the Public Education Grant (PEG) Program, authorized under Texas Education
Code, Chapter 29, Subchapter G, §§29.201 - 29.205, and a description of the methodology used to identify the schools on the list. This
list, effective for the 2000–2001 school year, identifies campuses at which 50 percent or more of the students did not pass TAAS in any two of the preceding three years or
were rated Low-performing in any of the preceding three years under the statewide accountability system.
Under the Public Education Grant interdistrict transfer provision, a parent of a student enrolled in any of the campuses listed may make application to attend
a campus in any other school district for the 2000–2001 school year. A school district chosen by a student’s parent under this statute is
entitled to accept or reject the application for the student to attend school in that district but may not use criteria that discriminate on the basis of a student’s race, ethnicity,
academic achievement, athletic abilities, language proficiency, sex, or socioeconomic status. Alternatively, a district may accept
interdistrict transfers under Section 25.036 of the Texas Education Code. Civil Action 5281 may also
limit the ability of districts to accept students to the extent the minority or majority of a school’s population, based on ADA, changes by more than one percent. Requirements related to the PEG program concerning the identification criteria, student eligibility, effective dates, notification dates, and funding allotments, are shown below: Notification of eligibility must be provided by February 1, 2000 to each parent of a student in the district assigned to attend a school on the enclosed 2000–2001 PEG list. All parental notifications must occur through letters to each student’s family. The notice must contain a clear, concise explanation of the Public Education Grant Program and how the parent may obtain further information about pursuing a transfer. Because of the manner in which funding takes place using a weight of 0.1, no separate worksheet will be needed to calculate the PEG amount. The district providing educational services
to the student will report attendance as it would for any other student. The worksheet for calculation of state aid, which can be found on the TEA web site (www.tea.state.tx.us)
under the school finance topic, has been modified to include the PEG funding weight. There are no special accounting requirements or limitations on the use of PEG-related funds.
Rules governing access to supplemental funding for districts with property wealth per weighted student above the guaranteed level in TEC §42.302 have been adopted and can be found in 19
TAC §61.1011. Bear in mind that a district is eligible to receive PEG weighted funding only to the extent the number of students accepted on the basis of a PEG exceeds the number of
resident students who are educated in other districts on a PEG. Questions concerning the list and the methodology used to identify schools should be directed to the Division of Performance Reporting at (512) 463-9704. Questions regarding the
implementation of the program should be directed to the Division of State Funding at (512) 463-9238. Sincerely, Ron McMichael, Deputy Commissioner Enclosures |
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Questions concerning the list and the methodology used to identify schools should be directed to the Division of Performance Reporting at (512) 463-9704. Questions regarding the implementation of the program should be directed to the Division of State Funding at (512) 463-9238.
Other letters and correspondence can be found on the TEA Correspondence page. |