DISTRICT PARTNERSHIPS
School districts know their communities best. Lamar Legacy Partners works alongside district leaders to design, launch, and sustain innovative public schools that respond to the needs of students and families.
Consult with us through the SB 1882 process, or consider LLP as your campus operating partner.
Explore a PartnershipOUR FIRST PARTNERSHIP CAMPUS
Bright Futures Academy is Lamar Legacy Partners’ first partnership campus, developed with Lamar CISD through an SB 1882 partnership.
Designed for young learners with autism, BFA brings together individualized learning, sensory-supportive environments, meaningful family partnership, and a whole-child approach. It shows how a district and a nonprofit partner can shape a public school around a specific community need.
LLP’s role in the Lamar CISD partnership
LLP helps bring additional resources and community partnerships to innovative public schools. Lamar CISD identifies LLP’s work in fundraising, governance and performance monitoring, community and industry connections, and the long-term sustainability of choice schools.
Grants and donations can support program enhancements beyond traditional district funding, including the proposed garden. Campus responsibilities and district-provided services are governed by the partnership’s agreements.
LAMAR CISD + LAMAR LEGACY PARTNERS
PK3–Grade 2
Initial grade levels
Individualized learning • Sensory-supportive spaces • Family partnership • Whole-child development
UNDERSTANDING TEXAS PARTNERSHIPS
Texas Senate Bill 1882 provides a pathway for districts to authorize eligible partners to operate district campuses as campus or in-district charters. The school remains part of the public education system, with a defined educational model, clear operating responsibilities, and measurable expectations.
DISTRICT
The district sets the vision, conducts its partner-selection process, authorizes the campus partnership, and holds the operator accountable for academic and financial performance.
OPERATING PARTNER
The operator has authority over staffing, curriculum, the school calendar, assessments, and other campus decisions defined in the performance contract.
TEA
After local authorization, the district applies to TEA for SB 1882 benefits. TEA reviews the required application materials and performance contract.
A performance contract establishes the school model, the operator’s authority, funding arrangements, academic and financial goals, and how performance will be monitored. A service-level agreement identifies district-provided supports, such as transportation.
Approved partnerships may qualify for additional state funding. Eligible turnaround campuses may also receive a two-year exemption from specific accountability interventions. These benefits depend on applicable eligibility requirements and TEA approval.
TWO WAYS TO WORK WITH LLP
01 / DISTRICT CONSULTING
For districts that want added expertise and capacity as they explore and develop an SB 1882 partnership.
Explore the fit. Assess student needs, community priorities, and school-model options.
Organize the process. Support community engagement, local authorizing materials, timelines, and application preparation.
Prepare for implementation. Align operating plans, budgets, measures of success, and launch readiness.
District leaders retain responsibility for district decisions and partner selection.
Discuss District Consulting02 / OPERATING PARTNERSHIP
For districts seeking a nonprofit partner to develop and operate an innovative public school.
Respond to your call. LLP can submit a proposal through your district’s Call for Quality Schools or other published partner solicitation.
Build the agreement. If selected, define the educational model, responsibilities, funding, and performance goals with the district.
Launch and operate. Lead campus implementation and continuous improvement under a performance contract, with district oversight.
The operator role is subject to district selection, a performance contract, and applicable approvals.
Discuss an Operating PartnershipFROM VISION TO IMPLEMENTATION
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Identify the student need, engage the community, and define the school opportunity.
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Publish the call, evaluate applications, and assess the proposed operator’s capacity.
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Secure local board approval and execute a performance contract with clear responsibilities.
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Submit the district’s benefits application to TEA, complete required review steps, and prepare for implementation.
Start early. Local planning, community engagement, board action, and TEA review each need time. We can help your team organize the work around the current application cycle.
TYPES OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOL MODELS
Every community has different needs. LLP can help districts explore school concepts that respond to those needs. Potential areas of exploration include:
Purpose-built learning opportunities for younger students.
Student-centered environments built around Montessori principles.
Smaller, focused school models designed around specific community needs.
Schools shaped around particular student populations, interests, or learning needs.
Learning that connects students with future careers and educational opportunities.
Intentional school models focused on leadership, character, and community development.
The starting point is the student need and the community’s vision. The model follows.
LET’S BUILD WHAT COMES NEXT
Bring a community need, an early school idea, or a published partner call. Let’s discuss whether consulting support or an operating partnership is the right next step for your district.
Start a District Partnership Conversation