The Texas Education Agency has released an update regarding the effects of HB 2 implementation on Resource Campus designation. The Resource Campus designation is a school turnaround model that includes strategic talent, curriculum and instruction, extended-time, and intensive student support-related improvements.
A Resource Campus has been redefined in state law as a result of House Bill (HB) 2, 89th Regular Legislative Session, 2025 and provides additional Foundation School Program (FSP) funding support each year to campuses with a history of unacceptable performance ratings that implement research-backed turnaround strategies and initiatives, including:
- Accelerated Campus Excellence (ACE) plans
- Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)
- High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM)
- Additional Days School Year (ADSY)
- Student and staff support services, including school counseling
While the Resource Campus designation has existed in statute since 2019, HB 2 significantly updated the designation requirements:
Expanded Eligibility Criteria:
- Campuses with at least three unacceptable performance ratings (D, F, or “Not Rated”) in the past 10 years may now qualify for Resource Campus designation.
- Previously, it was 4 Fs over a 10-year period only.
Research-backed Improvement Strategies:
- Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA): Updated requirements to limit the TIA designation threshold to 50% of teachers of foundation curriculum subjects only.
- Previously, 60% of all teachers had to be TIA-designated.
- Experienced Educators: Teachers of foundation curriculum subjects must have two years of teaching experience.
- Previously, all teachers had to have at least 3 years of experience.
- Additional Days School Year (ADSY) Calendar: Elementary and middle schools must have a calendar with at least 175 base days plus at least 6 ADSY days.*
- Previously, only elementary campuses had to meet ADSY requirements with a base calendar of at least 180 days.
- High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM): Full-subject implementation of rigorous, research-based curriculum in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) approved through the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) process.*
- No change to statutory HQIM requirements.
The first application cycle launches this fall and the application and rubric are now available. Key dates include:
- Attend one of the required upcoming TEA Resource Campus designation webinars.
- Submit the intent to apply form and application packet by December 15, 2025.
- Resource Campus designations will be announced in January 2026.
- Funding for SY25 Resource Campuses will flow in fall 2026.
For questions, please email resourcecampus@tea.texas.gov. More information can be found here. The full correspondence released by TEA can be found here.
