Administrator Training

The Odyssey Academy Charter School, in partnership with the Charter School Resource Center, is pleased to host the Administrators Instructional Leadership (AIL) training in three geographic areas. Thanks to a dissemination grant, participants will receive twelve hours of training at no cost to charter schools. Watch for the registration form in the Friday Fax®.

Topics to be covered will meet a portion of the required training as specified in the Commissioner's Rules regarding: Chief Executive Officers, Central Administrative Officers, and Campus Administrative Officers - Paragraph 5 in both Sections 100.1103 and 1104. See attached document for exemptions and attached chart for training requirements. Topics at the AIL training will include: Accountability to the public, with special emphasis on the administration of statewide assessments; Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) reporting; dropout reporting; statewide standards for acceptable student performance; charter-specific standards for acceptable student performance; accountability sanctions; and the role of student performance in adverse actions.

January 15 - 16	San Antonio La Escuela Charter School MAUC Building 2300 W. Commerce | 210-978-0562
February 12 - 13	Dallas Location to be announced
February 19 - 20	Galveston Odyssey Academy Charter 901 13th Street | 409-750-9289

Exemptions from HB6 Mandated Training for Texas Charter Schools

• Training for Members of Governing Bodies of Charter Holder and School:

  A member of the governing body of a charter holder who serves on the governing body of a governmental entity or an institution of higher education as defined under TEC, §61.003, is exempt from the training required by this section if, by virtue of such service, the member is subject to other mandatory training and the members of the governing body of the charter school operated by the charter holder comply with this section.

• Training for Chief Executive and Central Administrative Officers:

  A central administrative officer is exempt from the training required by this section if the person is the holder in good standing of a Standard Superintendent Certificate issued by the State Board of Educator Certification and all other officers of the charter school comply with this division.

• Training for Campus Administrative Officers:

  A campus administrative officer is exempt form the training required by this section if the person is the holder in good standing of a Standard Principal Certificate issued by the State Board for Educator Certification, and all other officers of the charter school comply with this division.

  Training for Business Managers of Charter Schools:

  1. A Business Manager is exempt from the training required by this section if the person is the holder in good standing of one or more of the following credentials issued by the Texas Association of School Business Officials, and if all other officers of the charter school comply with this division:
     1. Registered Texas School Business Administrator;
     2. Certified Texas School Business Official;
     3. Certified Texas School Business Specialist; or
     4. Certified Texas School Business Administrator; and

  2. A Business Manager is exempt from a module of required training, if:
     1. the business manager is a certified public accountant (CPA) registered in good standing with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy; and
     2. the subject matter of the module of required training is covered by the Uniform CPA Examination administered by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

  Exemption for Participation in a Shared Services Cooperative

  1. An officer of a charter school is exempt from a module of required training on a specific duty or responsibility, if:

     1. the charter holder is a member of a shared services cooperative;

     2. the written contract establishing the cooperative assigns to the cooperative the specific duty of responsibility, and assigns to the cooperative the requirements to complete the module of training, by:
        1. insuring that al relevant employees attend that module of required training and receive a certificate of course completion for that module from a regional education service center or course provider registered under §100.1107 of this title (relating to Course Providers); or
        2. if the cooperative is a registered course provider, insuring that all relevant employees attend that module of training and receive a certificate of course completion for that module from the cooperative; and

     3. all relevant employees of the cooperative actually attend that module of training and receive a certificate of course completion for that module.

  2. Nothing in this section affects an exemption available by virtue of another section in this division.

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  Texas Charter School
  Training Requirements
  TAC 100, 1102-1105

  	Board Members	CEO/ Central Office Administrators	Campus Administrators	Business Managers
  State mandated time requirements	12 hours	30 hours	10 hours	30 hours
  (d) 1 School Law	150	240	80	240
  (d) 2 School Finance	60	200	40	480
  (d) 3 Health & Safety	30	120	80	20
  (d) 4 Accountability (Public Funds)	110	240	20	240
  (d) 4 Accountability (Public Funds)	110	240	20	240
  (d) 5 Accountability (Acct. to Public)	60	240	120	160
  (d) 6 Open Meetings	60	60	20	20
  (d) 7 Public Records	60	140	40	40
  Training times listed this schedule
  Total Minutes	530	1240	400	1200
  Hour & Minutes	8 hrs 50 min	20 hrs 40 min	6 hrs 40 mins	20 hrs
  Additional hours/minutes needed to meet state requirements	3 hrs 10 min	9 hrs 20 min	3 hrs 20 min	10 hrs