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Pursuant to Senate Bill 1882, 85th Regular Legislative Session, school districts can access potential financial and/or accountability benefits by entering into a partnership with a non-profit, institution of higher education, or other governmental entity to manage a district campus or set of campuses.Ìý

Deadline for Submission for Texas Partnership BenefitsÌý
There will be one deadline for districts to submit their Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package to the ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó (ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó) for partnerships beginning operation in SY2020-2021. ÌýThe deadline is: Ìýon or before 5:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.Ìý

Mandatory Letter of Intent
Districts that are considering pursuing a Texas Partnership for SY2020-2021 are required to submit a non-binding Letter of Intent by Friday, November 15, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. CST. ÌýDistricts can submit the Letter of Intent by completing this . ÌýÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó will not accept a Texas Partnerships Benefit application package from a district unless the district has completed a Letter of Intent by the required deadline. Ìý

Mandatory Training Webinar for Districts and Proposed or Potential Operating PartnersÌý
Districts that intend to submit a Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package and their proposed or potential operating partners must each attend a mandatory training webinar. Ìý

ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó will not accept a Texas Partnerships Benefit application from a district unless the district has attended one of the two training webinars offered for districts. ÌýRequired attendees from the district are the superintendent or a cabinet member.Ìý

ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó will not accept a Texas Partnerships Benefits application from a district unless their proposed or potential operating partner has attended one of the two training webinars offered for proposed or potential operating partners. ÌýRequired attendees from the proposed or potential operating partner are a board member or a full-time staff employee of the partner organization. Ìý

The training session options, all to take place via webinar, are listed below: ÌýÌý

Registration instructions for the training sessions will be sent to districts after they submit a Letter of Intent.

Summary of Important Dates Related to Texas PartnershipsÌý

Additional Information
Additional information and resources regarding Texas Partnerships may found at . ÌýThe website will be updated regularly. Ìý

Contact
Please contact the Division of System Support and Innovation with additional questions via DSSI@tea.texas.gov.Ìý