SB 1178 — schools; test results; letter classification.

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printed  bill               Amendment  draftedState by:of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       SENATE BILL 1178       AN ACT   amending section 15-741, Arizona Revised Statutes;

Juliarelating Paulus     FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION   · Reduces the pause on school letter grade assignments from two years to oneassessment year.and accountability.

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JO/JP/gsThe  state  board of education shall:

1.

Adopt rules for the purposes of this article pursuant to title 41, chapter 6.

2.

Adopt and implement a statewide assessment to measure pupil achievement of the state board-adopted academic standards in reading, writing and mathematics in at least four grades designated by the state board.

The state board shall determine the manner of implementation.

The state board may administer assessments of the academic standards in social studies and science, except that a pupil shall not be required to meet or exceed the social studies or science standards measured by the statewide assessment.

3.

Ensure that the tests prescribed in this section are uniform throughout the this state.

4.

Ensure that the tests prescribed in this section are able to be scored in an objective manner and are not intended to advocate any sectarian, partisan or denominational viewpoint.

5.

Ensure that the tests prescribed in this article collect only types of pupil nontest data that are approved by the state board at a public meeting and published on the website of the state board pursuant to paragraph 7 of this subsection.

6.

Include within its budget all costs pertaining to the tests prescribed in this article.

If sufficient monies are appropriated, the state board may provide achievement test services to school districts that request assistance in testing pupils in grades additional to those required by this section.

7.

Survey teachers, principals and superintendents on achievement-related nontest indicators, including information on graduation rates by ethnicity and dropout rates by ethnicity for each grade level.  Before the survey, the state board shall approve at a public meeting the nontest indicators on which data will be collected and shall post in a prominent position on the home page of the state board's website a link to the nontest indicators entitled "What nontest data does the state of Arizona collect about Arizona pupils?".  The linked web page shall state the types of data collected, the reasons for the collection of the data and the entities with which the data is shared.

In conducting the survey and collecting data, the state board shall not violate the provisions of the family educational rights and privacy act (P.L.

93-380), as amended, or disclose personally identifiable information.

8.

Establish a fair and consistent method and standard by which test scores from schools in a district may be evaluated taking into consideration demographic data.

The state board shall establish intervention strategies to assist schools with scores below the acceptable standard.

The state board shall annually review district and school scores and shall offer assistance to school districts in analyzing data and implementing intervention strategies.

The state board shall use the adopted test and methods of data evaluation for a period of at least ten years.

9.

Participate in other assessments that provide national comparisons as needed.

10.

Require in the contract for the statewide assessment pursuant to this section that test scores and assessment data from the third grade reading portion of the statewide assessment adopted pursuant to this section be received by local education agencies on or before May 15 of each academic year and that the scores and assessment data from all other portions of the statewide assessment adopted pursuant to this section be received by local education agencies on or before May 25 of each academic year.

The state board shall impose penalties on the contractor for scores received after these dates.  If the state board alters the statewide assessment testing window for any reason, the state board may adjust the dates by which local education agencies are required to receive the scores and assessment data proportionately.  If the state board adjusts the dates by which local education agencies are required to receive the scores and assessment data, the state board may not impose penalties on the contractor unless the scores and assessment data are received after the adjusted dates.