Duncanville
Independent School District
District of Innovation
Texas Education Code, Chapter 12A
Passed during the 84th Legislative Session, Texas Education Code, Chapter 12A allows Texas school districts to pursue the designation of ‘District of Innovation’, a provision that enables traditional independent school districts to access many of the flexibilities that are currently available to open-enrollment charter schools. Through the development and approval of a ‘Local Innovation Plan’, a district may obtain certain exemptions from the Texas Education Code.
District of Innovation Renewal (2022) and Amendment (2025)
Duncanville Independent School District became a District of Innovation on May 8, 2017, when the District’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Local Innovation Plan. The term of the Local Innovation Plan continued for five years and was reviewed by the District Educational Improvement Committee (DEIC) on February 28, 2022. Under the law, it was amended and renewed. The DEIC reviews the plan annually to ensure that it continues to support the needs of the District. If the Committee recommends changes, the Plan would be amended in the manner required by law.
The term of the current Local Innovation Plan began on April 12, 2022, and will end on April 11, 2027.
Per TAC §102.1313, Amendment, Recission, or Renewal, which specifies:
(a) A district innovation plan may be amended, rescinded, or renewed if the action is approved by a majority vote of the district-level committee established under the Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.251, or a comparable committee if the district is exempt from that section, and a two-thirds majority vote of the board of trustees.
Please be advised that the Duncanville ISD Board of Trustees voted to adopt seven amendments to the local innovation plan on May 19, 2025.
To view the plan, click here.