H-8262

   Amend House File 2235, as passed by the House, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, by striking line 2 and inserting <subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:>
   2.  Page 1, line 4, after <statewide> by inserting <summative>
   3.  Page 1, line 9, before <assessment> by inserting <summative>
   4.  Page 1, after line 12 by inserting: 
   <(2)  The For the school year beginning July 1, 2018, and each succeeding school year, the rules shall also require that all of the following:
   (a)  That all students enrolled in school districts in grades three through eleven be administered an assessment in mathematics and English language arts, including reading and writing, during the last quarter of the school year and all students enrolled in school districts in grades five, eight, and ten be administered an assessment in science during the last quarter of the school year.
   (b)  That the assessment, at a minimum, assess the core academic indicators identified in this paragraph “b”; be aligned with the Iowa common core standards in both content and rigor; accurately describe student achievement and growth for purposes of the school, the school district, and state accountability systems; provide valid, reliable, and fair measures of student progress toward college or career readiness; and meet the summative assessment requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, Pub. L. No. 114-95.
   (c)  That the assessment be available for administration in both paper-and-pencil and computer-based formats and include assessments in mathematics, science, and English language arts, including reading and writing.
   (d)  That the assessment be peer-reviewed by an independent, third-party evaluator to determine that the assessment is aligned with the Iowa core academic standards, provides a measurement of student growth and student proficiency, and meets the summative assessment requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, Pub. L. No. 114-95. The assessment developed by the Iowa testing service within the university of Iowa college of education shall make any necessary adjustments as determined by the peer review to meet the requirements of this subparagraph (2).>