The District of Innovation concept, passed by the 84th Legislative Session in House Bill 1842, gives traditional independent school districts most of the flexibilities available to Texas’ open-enrollment charter schools. According to the Texas Association of School Boards, some of the items the district may choose to be exempt from include but are not limited to:

• Uniform start date

• Minimum minutes of instruction

• Class size ratio

• The 90 percent attendance rule

• Teacher certification

• Learn more about Districts of Innovation at the TEA website.