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1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, Code 1997, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 21. Develop and adopt rules by July 1,
1 4 1999, incorporating accountability for student achievement
1 5 into the standards and accreditation process described in
1 6 section 256.11. The rules shall provide for a revision of the
1 7 accreditation process and shall include the minimum
1 8 requirements for a comprehensive school improvement plan, core
1 9 indicators, and annual reporting to both the department and
1 10 local communities as follows:
1 11 a. All school districts and accredited nonpublic schools
1 12 shall develop comprehensive school improvement action plans
1 13 that include, but are not limited to, demonstrated school,
1 14 parental, and community involvement in assessing educational
1 15 needs, establishing student learning goals and student
1 16 achievement levels, and, as applicable, the consolidation of
1 17 federal and state reporting requirements.
1 18 b. By September 1, 1998, the state board shall develop a
1 19 limited set of core indicators, for which the department will
1 20 report state data, in areas that include, but are not limited
1 21 to, math, reading, science, graduation rate, and postsecondary
1 22 education and employment.
1 23 c. All school districts and accredited nonpublic schools,
1 24 using multiple assessment measures shall, at a minimum,
1 25 annually assess students enrolled in grades three, eight, and
1 26 eleven, and shall annually report to the department and the
1 27 local community the district-wide progress made in attaining
1 28 student achievement levels on the core indicators and the
1 29 district-wide progress made in attaining locally established
1 30 student learning goals. The school districts and schools may
1 31 report on other locally determined factors influencing student
1 32 learning. The school districts and schools shall also report
1 33 to the local community their results by individual attendance
1 34 center.
1 35 EXPLANATION
2 1 This bill requires the state board of education to develop
2 2 and adopt rules by July 1, 1999, incorporating accountability
2 3 for student achievement into the education standards and
2 4 accreditation process for school districts and accredited
2 5 nonpublic schools.
2 6 The revision of the accreditation process is to include the
2 7 minimum requirements for a comprehensive school improvement
2 8 plan, including demonstrated school, parental, and community
2 9 involvement in assessing educational needs, establishing
2 10 student learning goals and student achievement levels, and
2 11 consolidation of federal and state reporting requirements;
2 12 core indicators, including math, reading, science, graduation
2 13 rate, and postsecondary education and employment; and annual
2 14 reporting, of assessment results for, at a minimum, grades
2 15 three, eight, and eleven, by school districts and accredited
2 16 nonpublic schools to both the department and their local
2 17 community.
2 18 LSB 4187HC 77
2 19 kh/jl/8
Text: HSB00557 Text: HSB00559 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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