SB 1882 partnerships, created as a result of legislation passed in 2017, offer open-enrollment charters and other eligible non-profit entities an opportunity to partner with traditional ISDs to improve the quality of education in districts across the state.  There are three types of partnerships as a result of this legislation:

• Turnaround Partnerships - the district contracts with a partner to turnaround an IR campus;
• Innovation Partnerships – the district contracts with a partner to innovate at an existing non-IR campus; and
• New School Partnerships – the district contracts with a partner to launch a brand new campus/school model.

Listed below are the partnerships that TEA has currently approved for 2018 or are under review for approval:

To be eligible for the benefits associated with SB 1882 the open-enrollment charter or eligible entity partner must operate the campus.  To operate a campus, the partner must:

• Have responsibility to hire, select, approve assignment of and manage the chief operating office or principal of the campus.
• Have responsibility to hire, select, approve assignment of and manage instructional staff that serve a majority of the students on the campus.
• Have initial and final authority over decisions related to curriculum, calendar, and assessments.

To be eligible for benefits associated with SB 1882 the partner entity must demonstrate the capacity to manage campuses and must have a board that does not include any school district board of trustees, the school district superintendent, any school district personnel involved in the review, approval, monitoring, or renewal of the Subchapter C charter or performance contract. 

TEA is actively seeking open-enrollment charters that may be interested in becoming a partnering entity with a school district for one of the three types of 1882 partnerships.  For more information on this exciting opportunity, contact Doug Dawson, TEA Assistant Director of System Support and Innovation at doug.dawson@tea.texas.gov or TCSA Director of Growth and Development Elliott Nguyen at enguyen@txcharterschools.org. 

In addition, TEA will be providing several webinars this fall to share this same information.  Stay tuned to our Events Calendar for information about this and other free webinars including Charter 101 for New Board Members and CEOs (September 11^th), Customer Service Training for Front Office Staff (September 14^th), and Texas Open Meetings Act Training (October 16^th).  Also, remember to sign up for a TCSA Regional Meeting near you, including East Texas (September 12^th), Dallas area (September 13^th), San Antonio (September 18^th), El Paso (September 19^th), and West Texas (September 20^th).