Texas § 28.029 MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM.

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§ 28.029 — MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM.

Texas § 28.029

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 28.029 (2026).

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Sec. 28.029. MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM.

(a)To increase the number of students who complete advanced mathematics courses in high school, each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall develop an advanced mathematics program for middle school students that is designed to enable those students to enroll in Algebra I in eighth grade.

(b)Under the program, subject to Subsection (c), a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall automatically enroll in an advanced mathematics course each sixth grade student who performed in the top 40 percent on:

(1)the fifth grade mathematics assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023 (a); or

(2)a local measure that includes the student's fifth grade class ranking or a demonstrated proficiency in the

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Sec. 28.029. MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM. (a) To increase the number of students who complete advanced mathematics courses in high school, each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall develop an advanced mathematics program for middle school students that is designed to enable those students to enroll in Algebra I in eighth grade.
(b) Under the program, subject to Subsection (c), a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall automatically enroll in an advanced mathematics course each sixth grade student who performed in the top 40 percent on:
(1) the fifth grade mathematics assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023 (a); or
(2) a local measure that includes the student's fifth grade class ranking or a demonstrated proficiency in the student's fifth grade mathematics coursework.
(c) The parent or guardian of a student described by Subsection (b) may opt the student out of automatic enrollment under that subsection.
(d) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.
SUBCHAPTER C. ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVES