S.F. 2042 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph c, Code 1 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. A requirement that all school districts and accredited 3 nonpublic schools annually report to the department and the 4 local community the district-wide progress made in attaining 5 student achievement goals on the academic and other core 6 indicators and the district-wide progress made in attaining 7 locally established student learning goals. The school 8 districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall demonstrate 9 the use of multiple assessment measures in determining student 10 achievement levels. The school districts and accredited 11 nonpublic schools shall also report the number of students who 12 graduate , utilizing the definition of graduation rate specified 13 by the national governors association ; the number of students 14 who drop out of school; the number of students pursuing a high 15 school equivalency diploma pursuant to chapter 259A; the number 16 of students who were enrolled in the district within the past 17 five years and who received a high school equivalency diploma; 18 the percentage of students who received a high school diploma 19 and who were not proficient in reading, mathematics, and 20 science in grade eleven; the number of students in the prior 21 year who were enrolled as high school juniors and were within 22 four units of meeting the district’s graduation requirements 23 when so enrolled; the number of students who are tested and 24 the percentage of students who are so tested annually; and the 25 percentage of students who graduated during the prior school 26 year and who completed a core curriculum. The board shall 27 develop and adopt uniform definitions consistent with the 28 federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-110 29 and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal 30 Act. The school districts and accredited nonpublic schools may 31 report on other locally determined factors influencing student 32 achievement. The school districts and accredited nonpublic 33 schools shall also report to the local community their results 34 by individual attendance center. 35 -1- LSB 5368XS (3) 83 kh/sc 1/ 3

S.F. 2042 Sec. 2. Section 256D.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, 1 subparagraph (1), Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 (1) A school district shall at a minimum biannually 4 inform parents of their individual child’s performance on the 5 diagnostic assessments in kindergarten through grade three. 6 If intervention is appropriate, the school district shall 7 inform the parents of the actions the school district intends 8 to take to improve the child’s reading skills and provide the 9 parents with strategies to enable the parents to improve their 10 child’s skills. If the diagnostic assessments administered 11 in accordance with this subsection indicate that a child is 12 reading below grade level, the school district shall submit 13 a report of the assessment results to the parent, which the 14 parent shall sign and return to the school district. If 15 the parent does not sign or return the report, the school 16 district shall note in the student’s record the inaction on 17 the part of the parent. The board of directors of each school 18 district shall adopt a policy indicating the methods the school 19 district will use to inform parents of their individual child’s 20 performance. 21 Sec. 3. Section 260C.14, Code Supplement 2009, is amended by 22 adding the following new subsection: 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 23. Request that a student pursuing 24 or receiving a high school equivalency diploma provide 25 to the community college the student’s school district of 26 residence and the last year the student was enrolled in the 27 school district of residence. The community college shall 28 annually report the information collected by the community 29 college pursuant to this subsection to the school district of 30 residence. 31 EXPLANATION 32 This bill reestablishes certain paperwork and reporting 33 requirements for school districts, accredited nonpublic 34 schools, and community colleges that were eliminated by 35 -2- LSB 5368XS (3) 83 kh/sc 2/ 3

S.F. 2042 legislation enacted in 2009. 1 The bill requires school districts and accredited nonpublic 2 schools, when reporting the number of students who graduate, 3 to utilize the definition of graduation rate specified by the 4 national governors association. The bill also requires school 5 districts and accredited nonpublic schools to report the number 6 of students pursuing and receiving a high school equivalency 7 diploma, the percentage of students receiving a high school 8 diploma who were not proficient in core areas by grade 11, and 9 the number of high school juniors who, for the prior year, were 10 within four units of meeting graduation requirements. 11 If a child’s performance on diagnostic assessments in 12 kindergarten through grade three indicates the child is reading 13 below grade level, the bill requires a school district to 14 submit a report to the child’s parent or guardian and requires 15 the parent or guardian to sign and return the report. If the 16 parent or guardian does not sign and return the report, the 17 inaction is noted in the student’s record. 18 The bill also requires that the board of directors of a 19 community college request students pursuing or receiving a high 20 school equivalency diploma at the community college to identify 21 their school districts of residence and the last year in which 22 they were enrolled in the school district. The community 23 college is required to report this information annually to the 24 affected school districts. 25 -3- LSB 5368XS (3) 83 kh/sc 3/ 3