Texas Partnerships (SB 1882)
Senate Bill 1882, signed into effect by the Texas Legislature in 2017, provides incentives for districts to contract to partner with an open-enrollment charter school, institutions of higher education, non-profits, or government entities. These incentives include:
- A potential increase in state funding for the partnered campus. Each partnered campus that meets eligibility requirements is entitled to receive the greater of either the amount of state funding to which the district would be entitled or the amount of state funding to which an open- enrollment charter school would be entitled. To estimate the amount for a specific campus, use the State Aid Template.
- An exemption from certain accountability interventions for two years. Specifically, the agency may not impose that the campus prepare and submit a turnaround plan, as outlined in TEC §39A.101(a), appoint a board of managers, as outlined in TEC §39A.111(1), and/or close the campus, as outlined in TEC §39A.111(2).
The bill states that to be eligible to access the benefits described above, the partnered campus must be granted a charter under Subchapter C, Chapter 12.
To be eligible for the benefits of SB 1882, the district may partner with two types of entities to operate the charter:
- A State-Authorized Open-Enrollment Charter School in good standing. State-authorized open-enrollment charter schools are also known as Subchapter D open-enrollment charters. To be eligible for the benefits associated with SB 1882 the open-enrollment charter partner may not have been previously revoked and must have received acceptable academic and financial accountability ratings for the three preceding school years.
- On approval by the Commissioner, other entities. These other entities include institutions of higher education, non-profits, or government entities that have been granted a charter under Subchapter C, Chapter 12.
Districts receiving benefits under SB 1882 (including the partnered campuses and partner organizations) are listed below.
District | Campus | Partner | SY benefits began |
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Austin | Pre‐K Partnerships: A Success by 6 | United Way for Greater Austin | 2019‐2020 |
Austin | Greenleaf‐Easterseals | Greenleaf‐Easterseals | 2021‐2022 |
Austin | Mendez Middle School | Third Future Schools | 2022‐2023 |
Beaumont | Martin Luther King Middle School | Green Dot Public Schools | 2021‐2022 |
Beaumont | Smith Middle School | Third Future Schools | 2023‐2024 |
Beaumont | Jones‐Clark Elementary School | Third Future Schools | 2023‐2024 |
Beaumont | Fehl‐Price Elementary School | Third Future Schools | 2023‐2024 |
Benavides | El Paso Early Learning Language Academy | Public School Partners (PSP) | 2022‐2023 |
Cumby | Cumby High School | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2020‐2021 |
Cumby | Cumby Elementary School | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2020‐2021 |
Driscoll | Bright Scholar Madison Square | Public School Partners (PSP) | 2024-2025 |
Driscoll | Bright Scholar Los Fresnos | Public School Partners (PSP) | 2024-2025 |
East Central | CAST Lead High School | Center for Applied Science and Techno | 2022‐2023 |
Ector County | Odessa Family YMCA | Odessa Family YMCA | 2021‐2022 |
Ector County | The STEM Academy | University of Texas Permian Basin | 2022‐2023 |
Edgewood | PreK4SA | PreK4SA | 2018‐2019 |
Edgewood | Gardendale PreK4SA Early Learning | PreK4SA | 2019‐2020 |
Edgewood | Brentwood STEAM School of Innovation | Friends of P‐TECH | 2020‐2021 |
Edgewood | Gus Garcia Middle School | Texas A&M San Antonio's Institute for School and Community Partnerships | 2020‐2021 |
Edgewood | Burleson School of Innovation | Texas A&M San Antonio's Institute for School and Community Partnerships | 2020‐2021 |
Edgewood | Learn4Life | Ridgeline Education Corporation (Learn4Life) | 2021‐2022 |
Edgewood | Cisneros Leadership School for Boys | Texas Council for International Studies | 2021‐2022 |
Edgewood | Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls | Texas Council for International Studies | 2021‐2022 |
Edgewood | Winston Intermediate School of Excellence | Texas A&M San Antonio's Institute for School and Community Partnerships | 2021‐2022 |
Edgewood | Stafford Visual and Performing Arts | Friends of P‐TECH | 2022‐2023 |
Floydada | Floydada High School | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2020‐2021 |
Floydada | Floydada Junior High | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2020‐2021 |
Floydada | A.B. Duncan Elementary | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2020‐2021 |
Fort Worth | Forest Oak Middle School | Texas Wesleyan University Leadership | 2019‐2020 |
Fort Worth | Como Elementary School | Texas Wesleyan University Leadership | 2019‐2020 |
Fort Worth | Maude I. Logan Elementary School | Texas Wesleyan University Leadership | 2019‐2020 |
Fort Worth | John T. White Elementary School | Texas Wesleyan University Leadership | 2019‐2020 |
Fort Worth | Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School | Texas Wesleyan University Leadership | 2019‐2020 |
Fort Worth | Leadership Academy at Forest Oak | Texas Wesleyan University Leadership | 2020‐2021 |
Galveston | Moody ECE | Moody ECE | 2018‐2019 |
Hamlin Collegiate | Hamlin Collegiate High School | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2020‐2021 |
Hamlin Collegiate | Hamlin Collegiate Elementary | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2020‐2021 |
Jasper | Parnell Elementary | Third Future Schools | 2024-2025 |
Longview | Forest Park Middle School | East Texas Advanced Academies | 2019‐2020 |
Longview | East Texas Montessori Prep Academy | East Texas Advanced Academies | 2019‐2020 |
Longview | J.L. Everhart Magnet Academy | East Texas Advanced Academies | 2019‐2020 |
Longview | Johnston McQueen Elementary School | East Texas Advanced Academies | 2019‐2020 |
Longview | Ware East Texas Montessori Academy | East Texas Advanced Academies | 2019‐2020 |
Longview | Bramlette STEAM Elementary School | East Texas Advanced Academies | 2019‐2020 |
Longview | Longview High School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2020‐2021 |
Longview | Longview Early Graduation High School | Longview Educates and Prospers (LEAP) | 2020‐2021 |
Longview | Foster Middle School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2020‐2021 |
Longview | Judson Middle School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2020‐2021 |
Longview | Hudson PEP Elementary School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2020‐2021 |
Longview | Clarence W Bailey Elementary | Texas Council for International Studies | 2020‐2021 |
Longview | Ned E. Williams Elementary School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2020‐2021 |
Midland | Young Women's Leadership Academy | Young Women's Preparatory Network | 2019‐2020 |
Midland | Ben Milam International Academy | Ben Milam International Academy | 2019‐2020 |
Midland | Carver Center | The Carver Center | 2019‐2020 |
Midland | Midland College PreK Charter | Midland Community College District | 2019‐2020 |
Midland | Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory | Third Future Schools | 2020‐2021 |
Midland | IDEA Travis Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2020‐2021 |
Midland | Lamar Elementary School | Third Future Schools | 2023‐2024 |
Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips | Early Learning Academy | Region 16 Education Service Center | 2024-2025 |
Roscoe Collegiate | Roscoe Collegiate Secondary | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2019‐2020 |
Roscoe Collegiate | Roscoe Collegiate Elementary School | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2019‐2020 |
Roscoe Collegiate | Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Learning | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | CAST Tech | Center for Applied Science and Technology | 2018‐2019 |
San Antonio | P F Stewart Elementary | Democracy Prep | 2018‐2019 |
San Antonio | Advanced Learning Academy | Center for Applied Science and Technology | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | CAST Imagine Middle School | Center for Applied Science and Technology | 2024-2025 |
San Antonio | CAST Med | Center for Applied Science and Technology | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Burbank High School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Jefferson High School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Young Women's Leadership Academy | Young Women's Preparatory Network | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Harris Middle School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Briscoe Elementary School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Young Women's Leadership Academy | Young Women's Preparatory Network | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Fenwick Academy | Texas Council for International Studies | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Huppertz Elementary School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Woodlawn Academy | Texas Council for International Studies | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Woodlawn Hills Elementary School | Texas Council for International Studies | 2019‐2020 |
San Antonio | Fox Tech High School | Alamo Colleges District | 2020‐2021 |
San Antonio | Travis Early College High School | Alamo Colleges District | 2020‐2021 |
San Antonio | St. Phillips College Early College HS | Alamo Colleges District | 2020‐2021 |
San Antonio | Bonham Academy | University of Texas at San Antonio | 2021‐2022 |
San Antonio | Irving Dual Language Academy | University of Texas at San Antonio | 2021‐2022 |
San Antonio | Twain Dual Language Academy | University of Texas at San Antonio | 2021‐2022 |
San Antonio | Rodriguez Montessori Elementary | Public Montessori in Action International | 2021‐2022 |
San Antonio | Steele Montessori Academy | Public Montessori in Action International | 2021‐2022 |
San Antonio | Graebner Elementary School | University of Texas at San Antonio | 2022‐2023 |
Throckmorton | Throckmorton Collegiate ISD | Collegiate Edu‐nation | 2020‐2021 |
Mary Awalt
Department of Authorizing and Policy
mary.awalt@tea.texas.gov
512-463-3419
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