House
Study
Bill
172
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
JORGENSEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
a
statewide
assessment
of
student
progress
1
on
the
core
academic
indicators
in
mathematics,
reading,
and
2
science
administered
by
school
districts.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT
——
STATEWIDE
ASSESSMENT
OF
1
STUDENT
PROGRESS.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
2
address
during
the
2015
legislative
session
the
administration
3
by
school
districts
of
a
statewide
assessment
of
student
4
progress
which,
in
accordance
with
section
256.7,
subsection
5
21,
paragraph
“b”,
at
a
minimum
assesses
student
progress
6
on
the
core
academic
indicators
in
mathematics
and
reading
7
in
grades
four,
eight,
and
eleven,
and
the
core
academic
8
indicators
in
science
in
grades
eight
and
eleven.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
establishes
legislative
intent
to
address
during
13
the
2015
legislative
session
the
administration
by
school
14
districts
of
a
statewide
assessment
of
student
progress
on
15
core
academic
indicators
which
is
required
under
current
law.
16
Currently,
the
state
board
is
required
to
provide
in
rule
for
a
17
set
of
core
academic
indicators
in
mathematics
and
reading
in
18
grades
4,
8,
and
11,
and
for
science
in
grades
8
and
11.
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