Parent Petition for Action

This page provides information and guidance related to the written Parent Petition for Action.

Purpose of the Petition

A written Parent Petition for Action may be submitted for any campus that is subject to an order of closure or appointment of a board of managers due to receiving unacceptable performance ratings for three consecutive school years after the campus is ordered to submit a turnaround plan under TEC §39A.101. 

If the Commissioner of Education is presented, in the time and manner specified by 19 TAC §97.1065, with a valid petition signed by the parents of a majority of the students enrolled at the campus, specifying that the commissioner order either campus closure or the appointment of a board of managers, the commissioner shall order the action requested in the petition. 

If the board of trustees presents to the commissioner, in the time and manner specified by 19 TAC §97.1065, a written request that the commissioner order an action other than that specified in the parent petition and a written explanation of the basis for the board’s request, the commissioner may order the action requested by the board.

Resources and Guidance

Parent Petition for Action Guidance (PDF, 112KB)

Parent Petition_Requesting Campus Closure (Word, 21KB)

Parent Petition_Board of Managers (Word, 22KB)

Superintendent Certification of Petition Validity (Word, 18KB)