HF 150 (LSB 1468YH (4) 91)

HOUSE FILE 150

BY  BODEN

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting school districts from using standards-based grading in grades six through twelve.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  279.87  Standards-based grading —— prohibition.
   A school district shall not utilize standards-based grading to evaluate the performance of students who are enrolled in grades six through twelve. For purposes of this section, “standards-based grading” means a method of evaluating student performance in which traditional academic subjects are broken down into smaller learning objectives or skills and a student’s performance is evaluated based on the extent to which the student has mastered each particular learning objective or skill.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits school districts from using standards-based grading to evaluate the performance of students who are enrolled in grades 6 through 12. The bill defines “standards-based grading” to mean a method of evaluating student performance in which traditional academic subjects are broken down into smaller learning objectives or skills and a student’s performance is evaluated based on the extent to which the student has mastered each particular learning objective or skill.