(a) The commissioner shall designate an impartial organization with experience in evaluating school choice programs to conduct an annual evaluation of open-enrollment charter schools.
(b) An evaluation under this section must include consideration of the following items before implementing the charter and after implementing the charter:
(1) students' scores on assessment instruments administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39;
(2) student attendance;
(3) students' grades;
(4) incidents involving student discipline;
(5) socioeconomic data on students' families;
(6) parents' satisfaction with their children's schools; and
(7) students' satisfaction with their schools.
(c) The evaluation of open-enrollment charter schools must also include an evaluation of:
(1) the costs of instruction, administration, and transportation incurred by open-enrollment charter schools;
(2) the effect of open-enrollment charter schools on school districts and on teachers, students, and parents in those districts; and
(3) other issues, as determined by the commissioner.
Official text of the Texas Education Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.