The priorities will be shared with elected officials who represent the district.

The details

According to documents from the district, priorities include modifications to the discipline code allowing schools to more effectively handle student discipline. The district advocates for legislation allowing schools to implement immediate intervention in situations where a student’s behavior puts students and teachers at risk.

Additionally, the district is pushing for legislation that increases funding levels and the basic allotment to match inflation.

What else?

Per the documents, the district is also prioritizing legislation that provides funding to address student needs and higher costs including:

• Special education
• Student and school safety
• Workforce development
• Pre-kindergarten
• Operations expenses

Lastly, the district is asking for legislation to improve the state’s testing and accountability systems and legislation to address recruiting and retaining teachers by providing compensation and incentives to recruit new and retain veteran teachers, increase state-funded benefits to include larger state contribution for health insurance and paid leave for new parents and suspend the Teacher Retirement System of Texas penalty for rehiring retired teachers.