January 28, 2022
Dear La Marque Middle School & Simms Elementary School Parents:
In 1995 the Texas Legislature created the Public Education Grant (PEG) program (TEC Sec. 29.201 – 12.205). This program permits parents of a student enrolled in a school on the PEG list to request that their student transfer to a school within the district that is not on the PEG list. Campuses receiving an F rating in both the Student Achievement domain and the School Progress domain are placed on the PEG list.
The Texas Education Agency released the list of PEG designated schools in December. La Marque Middle School and Simms Elementary are on the PEG list due to an F rating in both the Student Achievement and School Progress domains in the 2019 State Accountability System.
To address the areas of student achievement and school progress, campus teachers participate weekly in focused meetings to plan and design instructional activities that include instructionally sound and research based best practices. The campus administrative team, through formal and informal classroom visits, monitors these high quality lessons and activities. To ensure that all students are successful, student performance on daily activities and curriculum-based assessments are used to determine if a student needs additional support through small group or individualized instruction. The overall goal of La Marque Middle School and Simms Elementary is to provide high quality instruction that affords each student the opportunity to excel.
As a parent or guardian of a student attending a PEG designated campus, you have the option to request the transfer of your student to another elementary campus in TCISD for the 2022-2023 school year. You may request the transfer by completing a transfer application. You may pick up a transfer application from the La Marque Middle School or Simms Elementary school office. A downloadable copy of the transfer application is also available below. A paper copy of completed transfer applications must be returned to Texas City ISD Central Administration, 1700 9th Ave North by Friday, February 18, 2022. Applications will be approved or denied based on available space at the other TCISD elementary campuses before the start of the 2022-2023 school year. Parents who choose to transfer their student will be responsible for their child’s transportation to and from the new campus.
It is important to note that student eligibility for transfer expires upon any of the following two conditions:
- Completion of all grades on the campus upon which eligibility was originally based (Grades K-5)
- Assignment of the student to a campus that is not on the PEG list as a result of redrawn attendance boundaries
If you have any additional questions, please contact the TCISD Curriculum & Instruction Department at 409-916-0120.
More information is available here in the PEG Frequently Asked Questions section of the Texas Education Agency web site.
Download the La Marque Middle School PEG Application
Download the Simms Elementary School PEG Application
