S.F. 174 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph c, Code 1 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. A requirement that all school districts and accredited 3 nonpublic schools annually report to the department and the 4 local community the district-wide progress made in attaining 5 student achievement goals on the academic and other core 6 indicators and the district-wide progress made in attaining 7 locally established student learning goals. The school 8 districts and accredited nonpublic schools shall demonstrate 9 the use of multiple assessment measures in determining student 10 achievement levels. The school districts and accredited 11 nonpublic schools shall also report the number of students who 12 graduate , utilizing the definition of graduation rate specified 13 by the national governors association ; the number of students 14 who drop out of school; the number of students pursuing a high 15 school equivalency diploma pursuant to chapter 259A; the number 16 of students who were enrolled in the district within the past 17 five years and who received a high school equivalency diploma; 18 the percentage of students who received a high school diploma 19 and who were not proficient in reading, mathematics, and 20 science in grade eleven; the number of students in the prior 21 year who were enrolled as high school juniors and were within 22 four units of meeting the district’s graduation requirements 23 when so enrolled; the number of students who are tested and 24 the percentage of students who are so tested annually; and the 25 percentage of students who graduated during the prior school 26 year and who completed a core curriculum. The board shall 27 develop and adopt uniform definitions consistent with the 28 federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-110 29 and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal 30 Act. The school districts and accredited nonpublic schools may 31 report on other locally determined factors influencing student 32 achievement. The school districts and accredited nonpublic 33 schools shall also report to the local community their results 34 by individual attendance center. 35 -1- LSB 2227XS (2) 84 kh/sc 1/ 3

S.F. 174 Sec. 2. Section 256D.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, 1 subparagraph (1), Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 (1) A school district shall at a minimum biannually 3 inform parents of their individual child’s performance on the 4 diagnostic assessments in kindergarten through grade three. 5 If intervention is appropriate, the school district shall 6 inform the parents of the actions the school district intends 7 to take to improve the child’s reading skills and provide the 8 parents with strategies to enable the parents to improve their 9 child’s skills. If the diagnostic assessments administered 10 in accordance with this subsection indicate that a child is 11 reading below grade level, the school district shall submit 12 a report of the assessment results to the parent, which the 13 parent shall sign and return to the school district. If the 14 parent does not sign or return the report, the school district 15 shall note the parent’s inaction in the student’s record. The 16 board of directors of each school district shall adopt a policy 17 indicating the methods the school district will use to inform 18 parents of their individual child’s performance. 19 Sec. 3. Section 260C.14, Code 2011, is amended by adding the 20 following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 23. Request that a student pursuing 22 or receiving a high school equivalency diploma inform the 23 community college of the student’s school district of residence 24 and the last year in which the student was enrolled in the 25 school district of residence. The community college shall 26 annually report to the school district of residence the number 27 of students from the school district who are pursuing or 28 receiving a high school equivalency diploma at the community 29 college. 30 EXPLANATION 31 This bill reestablishes certain paperwork and reporting 32 requirements for school districts, accredited nonpublic 33 schools, and community colleges that were eliminated by 34 legislation enacted in 2009. 35 -2- LSB 2227XS (2) 84 kh/sc 2/ 3

S.F. 174 The bill requires school districts and accredited nonpublic 1 schools, when reporting the number of students who graduate, 2 to utilize the definition of graduation rate specified by the 3 national governors association. The bill also requires school 4 districts and accredited nonpublic schools to report the number 5 of students pursuing and receiving a high school equivalency 6 diploma, the percentage of students receiving a high school 7 diploma who were not proficient in core areas by grade 11, and 8 the number of high school juniors who, for the prior year, were 9 within four units of meeting graduation requirements. 10 If a child’s performance on diagnostic assessments in 11 kindergarten through grade three indicates the child is reading 12 below grade level, the bill requires a school district to 13 submit a report to the child’s parent or guardian and requires 14 the parent or guardian to sign and return the report. If the 15 parent or guardian does not sign and return the report, the 16 inaction is to be noted in the student’s record. 17 The bill also requires that the board of directors of a 18 community college request students pursuing or receiving a 19 high school equivalency diploma at the community college to 20 identify their school districts of residence and the last 21 year in which they were enrolled in the school district. The 22 community college is required to report to the affected school 23 districts the number of students from the school district who 24 are pursuing or receiving a high school equivalency diploma at 25 the community college. 26 -3- LSB 2227XS (2) 84 kh/sc 3/ 3