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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 279.59 CITIZENSHIP GRADE.
1 2 1. The board of directors of a school district shall
1 3 prescribe procedures for the establishment and implementation
1 4 of a citizenship grade for students enrolled in grades seven
1 5 through twelve, in a manner that makes evident the connection
1 6 between academic achievement, attitude, and individual
1 7 responsibility. The board shall appoint an advisory committee
1 8 to assist the board in determining a set of behavioral
1 9 standards by which students will be assessed and graded. The
1 10 members of the advisory committee shall include, but shall not
1 11 be limited to, licensed practitioners, parents, and a
1 12 representative from the local area education agency. The
1 13 board shall adopt, giving due consideration to the
1 14 recommendations of the advisory committee, a set of standards
1 15 to be used to assess and grade a student's behavior. The
1 16 board shall periodically examine the efficacy of the
1 17 citizenship grade, and make adjustments as needed in
1 18 accordance with this section.
1 19 2. Commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2002,
1 20 the board of directors of a school district shall provide for
1 21 the assessment of a student's behavior against the standards
1 22 adopted by the board pursuant to subsection 1, and shall
1 23 include the behavioral assessment in the student's report
1 24 card, portfolio, or other periodic assessment of the student's
1 25 achievement.
1 26 Sec. 2. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance
1 27 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring
1 28 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall
1 29 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid
1 30 received by the school district under section 257.16. This
1 31 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed
1 32 to meet all the state funding-related requirements of section
1 33 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be
1 34 necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and
1 35 enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts.
2 1 EXPLANATION
2 2 This bill directs school district boards of directors to
2 3 prescribe procedures for the establishment and implementation
2 4 of a citizenship grade for students enrolled in grades 7
2 5 through 12.
2 6 The boards are required to appoint an advisory committee to
2 7 assist in determining a set of behavioral standards by which
2 8 students will be assessed and graded. Advisory committee
2 9 members are to include licensed practitioners, parents, and a
2 10 representative from the local area education agency.
2 11 The board is directed to adopt a set of standards for
2 12 assessing and grading a student's behavior and must
2 13 periodically examine the efficacy of the citizenship grade and
2 14 make adjustments as needed.
2 15 Commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 2002, the
2 16 board must assess each student's behavior against the
2 17 standards and must include the assessment in the student's
2 18 report card, portfolio, or other periodic assessment of the
2 19 student's achievement.
2 20 This bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code
2 21 section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of any
2 22 state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school
2 23 district from state school foundation aid received by the
2 24 school district under Code section 257.16.
2 25 LSB 1789HH 79
2 26 kh/cls/14
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