The goal of the Compensatory Education (Comp Ed) program is to provide funding to reduce disparity in performance on assessment instruments or disparity in the rates of high school completion between at-risk students, and all other students. The Comp Ed program aims to increase academic achievement and reduce the dropout rate for these students by providing compensatory programs and services.
Statutes and correspondence related to the Comp Ed program are listed below.
- The pertains to satisfactory performance on state assessment instruments and providing accelerated instruction to certain students.
- The defines the purpose of the Comp Ed program and the statutory criteria for determining if a student is at risk of dropping out of high school.
- The provides the method for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ»ÆƬ to calculate school district and charter school allotments.
- is related to the eligible student count for the compensatory education allotment.
- The Texas Education Code (TEC), ¡ì29.081(b-2) requires that any district required to provide accelerated instruction under ¡ì29.081(b-1) must allocate sufficient funds for this purpose.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sample Letters, Forms, and Instructions
Under 19 TAC ¡ì61.1027, districts and charter schools must report the number of educationally disadvantaged students used to calculate the compensatory education allotment. Students qualify based on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) income guidelines, determined through parent certification, direct certification, or eligibility verification.
The documents below support the required data collection.
Other Contacts and Resources
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