Text: HF02115 Text: HF02117 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 279.59 CITIZENSHIP GRADE POINT
1 2 AVERAGE.
1 3 1. The board of directors of a school district shall
1 4 prescribe procedures for the establishment and implementation
1 5 of a citizenship grade point average for students enrolled in
1 6 grades seven through twelve, in a manner that makes evident
1 7 the connection between academic achievement, attitude, and
1 8 individual responsibility. The board shall appoint an
1 9 advisory committee to assist the board in determining a set of
1 10 behavioral standards by which students will be assessed and
1 11 graded. The members of the advisory committee shall include,
1 12 but shall not be limited to, licensed practitioners, parents,
1 13 and a representative from the local area education agency.
1 14 The board shall adopt, giving due consideration to the
1 15 recommendations of the advisory committee, a set of standards
1 16 to be used to assess and grade a student's behavior. The
1 17 board shall periodically examine the efficacy of the
1 18 citizenship grade point average, and make adjustments as
1 19 needed in accordance with this section.
1 20 2. Commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 1999,
1 21 the board of directors of a school district shall provide for
1 22 the assessment of a student's behavior against the standards
1 23 adopted by the board pursuant to subsection 1, and shall
1 24 include the behavioral assessment in the student's report
1 25 card, portfolio, or other periodic assessment of the student's
1 26 achievement.
1 27 EXPLANATION
1 28 This bill directs school district boards of directors to
1 29 prescribe procedures for the establishment and implementation
1 30 of a citizenship grade point average for students enrolled in
1 31 grades seven through 12.
1 32 The boards are required to appoint an advisory committee to
1 33 assist the board in determining a set of behavioral standards
1 34 by which students will be assessed and graded. Advisory
1 35 committee members are to include licensed practitioners,
2 1 parents, and a representative from the local area education
2 2 agency.
2 3 The board is directed to adopt, giving due consideration to
2 4 the recommendations of the advisory committee, a set of
2 5 standards for assessing and grading a student's behavior and
2 6 must periodically examine the efficacy of the citizenship
2 7 grade point average and make adjustments as needed.
2 8 The board must provide for the assessment of a student's
2 9 behavior against the standards commencing with the school year
2 10 adopted by the board, and shall include the behavioral
2 11 assessment in the student's report card, portfolio, or other
2 12 periodic assessment of the student's achievement.
2 13 LSB 3225HH 77
2 14 kh/sc/14
Text: HF02115 Text: HF02117 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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