TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
DISTRICT NAMEDIVISION OF CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTCo-District #
CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM SURVEY
2001-2002 SCHOOL YEAR
Purpose: The Texas Education Agency is required to maintain a list of character education programs that school districts have implemented that meet the criteria approved by the 77th Legislature in House Bill 946. The Agency must also report annually the data regarding the impact of the character education programs on student discipline and academic achievement. Programs offered under Texas Education Code Section §29.903 must meet the following criteria: 1) stress positive character traits such as (A) courage; (B) trustworthiness, including honesty, reliability, punctuality, and loyalty; (C) integrity; (D) respect and courtesy; (E) responsibility, including accountability, diligence, perseverance, and self-control; (F) fairness, including justice and freedom from prejudice; (G) caring, including kindness, empathy, compassion, consideration, patience, generosity, and charity; (H) good citizenship, including patriotism, concern for the common good and the community, and respect for authority and the law; and (I) school pride; 2) use integrated teaching strategies; 3) be age appropriate; and 4) approved by a district committee of parents of students, educators, and members of the community, including community leaders. The bill does not require or authorize proselytizing or indoctrinating concerning any specific religious or political belief.
Character education programs are not mandated.
The Agency is required to designate annually each school as a CharacterPlusSchool that provides a program that meets the criteria and is approved by a committee defined in the bill. Data regarding the impact of the character education program on student discipline and academic achievement are required to be reported annually.
Program Authority:Texas Education Code §29.903
Planned Use of the Data:Data will be included in the Agency’s Comprehensive Annual Report
Printed Name/Title of Preparer: ______Telephone Number: ______
FAX: ______
E-mail ______/ Signature of Preparer
Return original to:ATTN: Dr. Janet Russell, Curriculum Director
Texas Education Agency
Division of Curriculum and Professional Development
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas78701-1494
Any questions contact:Hellen R. Bedgood
Assistant Curriculum Director
(512) 463-9581
(512) 463-8057 (fax)
CPD-002
Part 1: Implementation: Please check all that apply and follow the instructions for each box checked.
A. No, our district has not implemented a character education program of any kind.
*If you checked A, do not complete the remainder of the survey. Please sign, date, and return both pages of the survey by the due date.
B. Yes, our district has implemented a character education program, but it does not meet all of the criteria listed on page 1.
*To the right, indicate total # of campuses where any program has been implemented. Total # campuses
C. Yes, our district has implemented character education program(s) that meet all of the criteria listed on page 1 and have been approved by the
district committee.The Agency will designate schools as Character Plus Schools. Please list these schools below. Attach additional
pages as needed or submit this section via PC diskette (MS Word or Excel).
CAMPUS # / CAMPUS NAME / NAME OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED ON CAMPUSPart 2: District Impact: Check all areas that have been impacted in the district since the implementation of any character education program.
Academic Achievement / Student Discipline / Other, please specifyImproved TAAS scores / Fewer discipline referrals
Improved local grades / Improved attendance
No change in TAAS scores / No change in discipline referrals
No change in local grades / No change in attendance
Other, specify______/ Other, specify ______
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