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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2272 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause and inserting the following: 1 4 "Section 1. Section 256.7, Code 1997, is amended 1 5 by adding the following new subsection: 1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 21. Develop and adopt rules by 1 7 July 1, 1999, incorporating accountability for student 1 8 achievement into the standards and accreditation 1 9 process described in section 256.11. The rules shall 1 10 provide for all of the following: 1 11 a. Requirements that all school districts and 1 12 accredited nonpublic schools develop, implement, and 1 13 file with the department a comprehensive school 1 14 improvement plan that includes, but is not limited to, 1 15 demonstrated school, parental, and community 1 16 involvement in assessing educational needs, 1 17 establishing local education standards and student 1 18 achievement levels, and, as applicable, the 1 19 consolidation of federal and state planning, goal- 1 20 setting, and reporting requirements. 1 21 b. A set of core academic indicators in 1 22 mathematics and reading in grades four, eight, and 1 23 eleven, a set of core academic indicators in science 1 24 in grades eight and eleven, and another set of core 1 25 indicators that includes, but is not limited to, 1 26 graduation rate, postsecondary education, and 1 27 successful employment in Iowa. Annually, the 1 28 department shall report state data for each indicator 1 29 in the condition of education report. 1 30 c. A requirement that all school districts and 1 31 accredited nonpublic schools annually report to the 1 32 department and the local community the district-wide 1 33 progress made in attaining student achievement goals 1 34 on the academic and other core indicators and the 1 35 district-wide progress made in attaining locally 1 36 established student learning goals. The school 1 37 districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall 1 38 demonstrate the use of multiple assessment measures in 1 39 determining student achievement levels. The school 1 40 districts and accredited nonpublic schools may report 1 41 on other locally determined factors influencing 1 42 student achievement. The school districts and 1 43 accredited nonpublic schools shall also report to the 1 44 local community their results by individual attendance 1 45 center." 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 49 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 1 50 DONALD B. REDFERN, Chairperson 2 1 HF 2272.702 77 2 2 kh/sc/28
Text: S05286 Text: S05288 Text: S05200 - S05299 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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