Accelerated Instruction

House Bill 1416 (HB 1416)

Texas law requires all students who do not achieve approaches or higher on STAAR grades 3 through 8 or EOC assessments be provided accelerated instruction. These requirements, modified by House Bill 4545 of the 87th legislature and recently updated with the passage of House Bill 1416 in the 88th legislature, provide that qualifying students must be:

• Provided supplemental instruction aligned with the research on high impact tutoring in the TEKS for the applicable grade levels and subject area in the following manner:

  • No less than 15 or 30 hours depending on student performance, and is provided in the summer or at least once per week in the school year;

    • Students who score within the Does Not Meet Performance Level for Grade 3 Math or RLA, score within the "Low" Does Not Meet Performance Level on any grade/content level STAAR, or fail a consecutive year of the same subject area, are assigned 30 hours of Accelerated Instruction

    • Students who perform at the state determined "High" Does Not Meet Performance Level are assigned 15 hours of Accelerated Instruction

    • ALL Incoming 4th graders who did not achieve Approaches Grade Level or higher on a Grade 3 STAAR are required to be provided 30 hours of supplemental instruction for each applicable content area.

  • Limited to two subjects per year, prioritizing Math and RLA;

  • Provided in a group of no more than four students, unless the parent or guardian of each student in the group authorizes a larger group or the district/campus use of approved online curriculum;

  • Designed to assist the student in achieving satisfactory performance in the applicable grade level and subject area, and includes effective instructional materials designed for supplemental instruction;

  • Provided by a person with training in the applicable instructional materials for the supplemental instruction, and provided by one person for the entirety of their accelerated instruction.

In accordance with the 2025–2026 4:1 waiver requirements, Beaumont ISD will implement Amira Learning for reading instruction and Zearn for mathematics at all elementary campuses. At the secondary level, IXL will be utilized to provide instructional support in both reading and mathematics. These programs are being implemented to meet the accelerated instruction requirements outlined in House Bill 1416.

To view further information on HB1416 and Accelerated Instruction, please visit the Texas Education Agency's webpage.

Accelerated Instruction Flowchart

TEA - HB 1416 Frequently Asked Questions 

TEA - STAAR Parent Resources

TEA - Understanding Your Child's STAAR Score