Texas Education Code 28.022 – Notice to Parent of Unsatisfactory Performance
(a) The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy that:
(1) provides for a conference between parents and teachers;
(2) requires the district, at least once every 12 weeks, to give written notice to a parent of a student’s performance in each class or subject; and
(3) requires the district, at least once every three weeks, or during the fourth week of each nine-week grading period, to give written notice to a parent or legal guardian of a student’s performance in a subject included in the foundation curriculum under § 28.002(a)(1) if the student’s performance in the subject is consistently unsatisfactory, as determined by the district.
(b) The notice required under Subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) must:
(1) provide for the signature of a student’s parent; and
(2) be returned to the district.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 28.022
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A policy adopted under this section does not apply to a student who:
(1) is 18 years of age or older and who is living in a different residence than the student’s parents;
(2) is married; or
(3) has had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes.
(d) In this section, “parent” includes a guardian, conservator, or other person having lawful control of a student.
(e) A district that uses an electronic platform for communicating student grade and performance information to parents may permit a parent to sign a notice required under Subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) electronically, so long as the district retains a record verifying the parent’s acknowledgment of the required notice. A district that accepts electronic signatures under this subsection must offer parents the option to provide a handwritten signature as provided under Subsection (b).