{"content":[{"text":"I. Introduction","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.096654,"width":0.214188,"height":0.027727}},{"text":"House Bill 1842, passed during the 84th Texas Legislative Session \n provides district the opportunity to seek designation as a District \n of Innovation to obtain exemption from certain provisions of the \n Texas Education Code. On February 13, 2017, the Board of \n Trustees adopted a resolution to initiate the process of \n designation as a District of Innovation. Districts of Innovation may \n be exempted from several state statues and will have:","bbox":{"left":0.176503,"top":0.145328,"width":0.703952,"height":0.169433}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.214542,"top":0.339955,"width":0.011995000000000006,"height":0.024687999999999988}},{"text":"Greater local control as the decision makers over the \n educational and instructional model for students. \n Increased freedom and flexibility, with accountability, \n relative to state mandates that govern educational \n programming; and \n Empowerment to innovate and think differently.","bbox":{"left":0.243954,"top":0.345101,"width":0.570298,"height":0.145607}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.214542,"top":0.390258,"width":0.011995000000000006,"height":0.024687999999999988}},{"text":"•","bbox":{"left":0.214542,"top":0.465409,"width":0.011995000000000006,"height":0.024687999999999988}},{"text":"Districts are not exempt from statues including curriculum, \n graduation requirements, and academic and financial \n accountability.","bbox":{"left":0.176503,"top":0.519798,"width":0.62514,"height":0.06957099999999994}},{"text":"II. Term","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.610657,"width":0.11458900000000001,"height":0.027727000000000057}},{"text":"The term of the District of Innovation Plan, as outlined by the Texas \n Education Agency, is for five years; therefore, the plan shall commence \n with the 2021-2022 school year and conclude at the end of the 2025- \n 2026 school year, unless terminated or amended earlier by the Board of \n Trustees in accordance with the law. The Committee will continually \n monitor the effectiveness of the Plan and recommend to the Board any \n suggested modifications to the Plan. The current plan is going to expire \n in 2021-2022.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.660581,"width":0.7642150000000001,"height":0.21882000000000001}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}