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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 21, Code Supplement 1 2 1999, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. d. Criteria and a procedure for the 1 4 implementation of a means for recognizing performance 1 5 excellence exemplified by outstanding comprehensive school 1 6 improvement plans submitted by school districts. A school 1 7 district may apply to the department for recognition for the 1 8 results achieved under the school district's comprehensive 1 9 school improvement plan. The recognition process shall 1 10 emphasize the following: 1 11 (1) School performance results, including but not limited 1 12 to student achievement, especially as the results relate to 1 13 improved instruction in the basics, such as reading. 1 14 (2) Parent and community satisfaction. 1 15 (3) Information analysis and community reporting. 1 16 (4) Community involvement in planning. 1 17 (5) Teacher and administrator development. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This bill directs the state board of education, as part of 1 20 its mandate to adopt rules incorporating accountability for 1 21 student achievement into the standards and accreditation 1 22 process, to include in those rules criteria and a procedure 1 23 for the implementation of a means for recognizing performance 1 24 excellence exemplified by outstanding comprehensive school 1 25 improvement plans submitted by school districts. A school 1 26 district may apply to the department for recognition. The 1 27 recognition process must emphasize school results, including 1 28 improved reading achievement, parent and community 1 29 satisfaction, information analysis and community reporting, 1 30 community involvement in planning, and teacher and 1 31 administrator development. 1 32 LSB 6207HH 78 1 33 kh/cf/24
Text: HF02405 Text: HF02407 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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