Connecticut 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 1018 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No.
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1018 January Session, 2019 AN ACT CONCERNING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP.
1018 January Session, 2019 LCO No.
5397 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by:
(ED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP.
Grant awards shall be authorized only after proposals for such grants have been submitted to the commissioner by the school districts described in section 10-266p, as amended by this act, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner shall prescribe, and after the commissioner and each such school district have reached agreement regarding how such grant shall be utilized.
Grant awards shall be authorized only after proposals for such grants have been submitted to the commissioner by the school districts described in section 10-266p, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner shall prescribe, and after the commissioner and each such school district have reached agreement regarding how such grant shall be utilized.
Each proposal shall be based on a three-year project plan and include, but not be limited to, an explanation of project goals, objectives, evaluation strategies and budget which shall identify local funding and other resource contributions for the three-year period provided proposals shall give priority to the development or expansion of extended-day kindergarten programs.
Each proposal shall be based on a three-year project plan and include, but not be limited to, an explanation of project goals, objectives, evaluation strategies and budget which shall identify local funding and other resource contributions for the three- year period provided proposals shall give priority to the development or expansion of extended-day kindergarten programs.
(b) [A] Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, a priority school district grant shall be payable to the local board of education for the school districts described in section 10-266p, LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01018-R1 of 18 SB.docx Substitute Bill No.
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1018 as amended by this act, which shall use the funds for any of the following:
5397 1 of 18 Raised Bill No.1018 (b) [A] Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, a priority school district grant shall be payable to the local board of education for the school districts described in section 10-266p, which shall use the funds for any of the following:
(1) The creation or expansion of programs or activities related to dropout prevention, (2) alternative and transitional programs for students having difficulty succeeding in traditional educational programs, (3) academic enrichment, tutorial and recreation programs or activities in school buildings during nonschool hours and during the summer, (4) development or expansion of extended-day kindergarten programs, (5) [development or expansion of early reading intervention programs] implementation of the intensive reading instruction program, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-14u, including summer and after-school programs, (6) enhancement of the use of technology to support instruction or improve parent and teacher communication, (7) initiatives to strengthen parent involvement in the education of children, and parent and other community involvement in school and school district programs, activities and educational policies, which may be in accordance with the provisions of section 10-4g, [or] (8) for purposes of obtaining accreditation for elementary and middle schools from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, or (9) support to chronically absent children, as defined in section 10-198c, and reducing the district chronic absenteeism rate, as defined in section 10-198c.
(1) The creation or expansion of programs or activities related to dropout prevention, (2) alternative and transitional programs for students having difficulty succeeding in traditional educational programs, (3) academic enrichment, tutorial and recreation programs or activities in school buildings during nonschool hours and during the summer, (4) development or expansion of extended-day kindergarten programs, (5) [development or expansion of early reading intervention programs] implementing the intensive reading instruction program, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-14u, including summer and after-school programs, (6) enhancement of the use of technology to support instruction or improve parent and teacher communication, (7) initiatives to strengthen parent involvement in the education of children, and parent and other community involvement in school and school district programs, activities and educational policies, which may be in accordance with the provisions of section 10-4g, [or] (8) for purposes of obtaining accreditation for elementary and middle schools from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, or (9) providing support to chronically absent children, as defined in section 10-198c, and reducing the district chronic absenteeism rate, as defined in section 10-198c.
Each such board of education shall use at least twenty per cent of its grant for [early reading intervention programs] implementation of the intensive reading instruction program.
Each such board of education shall use at least twenty per cent of its grant [for early reading intervention programs] on implementing the intensive reading instruction program.
Funding in subsequent years shall be based on funds available, annual application and program evaluation.
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1018 (d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall award grants under this section as follows:
(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall award grants under this section as follows:
(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the Commissioner of Education shall determine whether the performance index, as defined in section 10-223e, for English language arts and the accountability index, as defined in section 10-223e, for attendance and chronic absenteeism for a local board of education for a school district described in section 10-266p, as amended by this act, has consistently and continually improved during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive.
(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the Commissioner of Education shall determine whether the accountability index score, as defined in section 10-223e, for a local board of education for a school district described in section 10-266p has consistently and continually increased during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive.
(2) Any such board whose performance index for English language arts and the accountability index for attendance and chronic absenteeism has consistently and continually improved during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, shall receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant such board is entitled under section 10-266p, as amended by this act.
(2) Any such board whose accountability index score has consistently and continually increased during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, shall receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant it is entitled under section 10-266p.
Such board shall continue to receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant such board is entitled under section 10-266p, as amended by this act, in each subsequent fiscal year if such board's performance index for English language arts and the accountability index for attendance and chronic absenteeism improves from the prior fiscal year.
Such board shall continue to receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant it is entitled under section 10-266p in each subsequent fiscal year if its accountability index score increases from the prior fiscal year.
If such board's performance index for English language arts and the accountability index for attendance and chronic absenteeism does not improve from the prior fiscal year, the priority school district grant shall be awarded in a manner described in subdivision (3) of this subsection.
If such board's accountability index score does not increase from the prior fiscal year, the priority school district grant shall be awarded in a manner similar to the process described in subdivision (3) of this subsection.
(3) Any such board whose performance index for English language arts and the accountability index for attendance and chronic absenteeism has not consistently and continually improved during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, shall be awarded a grant under this section as follows:
(3) Any such board whose accountability index score has not consistently and continually increased during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, shall be awarded a grant under this section as follows:
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(A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, such board shall receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant it is entitled under section 10-266p, provided such board expends fifty per cent of such grant for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-14u, and the other fifty per cent to providing support to LCO No.
1018 (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, such board shall receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant such board is entitled under section 10-266p, as amended by this act, provided such board expends fifty per cent of such grant for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-14u, and the other fifty per cent to provide support to chronically absent children, as defined in section 10-198c, and reducing the district chronic absenteeism rate, as defined in section 10-198c.
5397 3 of 18 Raised Bill No.1018 chronically absent children, as defined in section 10-198c, and reducing the district chronic absenteeism rate, as defined in section 10-198c.
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, (i) if the performance index for English language arts and the accountability index for attendance and chronic absenteeism for such board has improved from the prior fiscal year, such board shall receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant such board is entitled under section 10-266p, as amended by this act, provided such board shall continue to expend fifty per cent of such grant for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program, or (ii) if the performance index for English language arts and the accountability index for attendance and chronic absenteeism for such board has not improved from the prior fiscal year, such board shall receive fifty per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant such board is entitled under section 10-266p, as amended by this act, provided such board expends one hundred per cent of such grant received for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program.
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, (i) if the accountability index score for such board has increased from the prior fiscal year, such board shall receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant it is entitled under section 10-266p, provided such board shall continue to expend fifty per cent of such grant for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program, and (ii) if the accountability index score for such board has not increased from the prior fiscal year, such board shall receive fifty per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant it is entitled under section 10-266p, provided such board expends one hundred per cent of such grant received for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program.
(C) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, (i) if the performance index for English language arts and the accountability index for attendance and chronic absenteeism for such board has improved from the prior fiscal year, such board shall receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant such board is entitled under section 10-266p, as amended by this act, provided such board expends fifty per cent of such grant for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program, or (ii) if the performance index for English language arts and the accountability index for LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01014 of 18 R02-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(C) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, (i) if the accountability index score for such board has increased from the prior fiscal year, such board shall receive one hundred per cent of the amount of the priority school district grant it is entitled under section 10-266p, provided such board expends fifty per cent of such grant for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program, and (ii) if the accountability index score for such board has not increased from the prior fiscal year, such board shall not receive any of the priority school district grant it is entitled under section 10-266p.
1018 attendance and chronic absenteeism for such board has not improved from the prior fiscal year, such board shall not receive any of the priority school district grant such board is entitled under section 10- 266p, as amended by this act.
(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall award any unallocated priority school district grant funds on a pro rata basis to each local board of education for a school district described in section 10-266p, as amended by this act, whose performance index for English language arts and the accountability index for attendance and chronic absenteeism has improved from the prior fiscal year.
(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall award any unallocated priority school district grant funds on a pro rata basis to each local board of education for a school district described in section 10-266p LCO No.
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(b) Each school district participating in the [project] program shall prepare an annual [project] program evaluation, which shall include a description of program activities and [documentation of program improvement and student achievement] whether such program is improving student achievement and enhancing educational opportunities in such district.
1018 (b) Each school district participating in the [project] program shall prepare an annual [project] program evaluation, which shall include a description of program activities and [documentation of program improvement and student achievement] whether such program is improving student achievement and enhancing educational opportunities in such district.
Each such evaluation shall be submitted to the commissioner on or before August fifteenth of the fiscal year following each fiscal year in which the school district participated in the priority school district program.
Each such evaluation shall be submitted to the [commissioner] Commissioner of Education on or before August fifteenth of the fiscal year following each fiscal year in which the school district participated in the priority school district program.
(c) Within sixty days after the close of the school year, each local board of education which received a priority school district grant shall file with the commissioner a financial statement of expenditures in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe.
(c) [Within] Not later than sixty days after the close of the school year, each local board of education which received a priority school district grant shall file with the commissioner a financial statement of expenditures in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe.
The State Board of Education shall periodically review grant payments made pursuant to LCO No.
The State Board of Education shall periodically review grant payments made pursuant to this section in order to determine that such state funds received are being used for the purposes specified in the application.
5397 5 of 18 Raised Bill No.1018 this section in order to determine that such state funds received are being used for the purposes specified in the application.
Section 10-266p of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
(a) The State Board of Education shall administer a priority school district grant program to assist certain school districts to improve student achievement and enhance educational opportunities.
The grant program shall include the priority school district portions of the grant programs established pursuant to sections 10-265f, 10-265m and 10-266t.
[The] Subject to the provisions of section 10-266q, as amended by this act, the grant program and its component parts shall be for school districts in (1) the eight towns in the state with the largest population, based on the most recent federal decennial census, (2) towns which rank for the first fiscal year of each biennium from one to LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-0106 of 18 R02-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
1018 eleven when all towns are ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine based on the number of children under the temporary family assistance program, as defined in subdivision (17) of section 10-262f, plus the mastery count of the town, as defined in subdivision (13) of section 10-262f, and (3) towns which rank for the first fiscal year of each biennium one to eleven when all towns are ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine based on the ratio of the number of children under the temporary family assistance program as so defined to the resident students of such town, as defined in subdivision (22) of section 10-262f, plus the grant mastery percentage of the town, as defined in subdivision (12) of section 10- 262f.
The State Board of Education shall utilize the categorical grant program established under this section and sections 10-266q, as amended by this act, and 10-266r, as amended by this act, and other educational resources of the state to work cooperatively with such school districts during any school year to improve their educational programs or early reading intervention programs.
The component parts of the grant shall be allocated according to the provisions of sections 10-265f, 10-265m and 10-266t.
Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 10-276a and section 10-266q, as amended by this act, the State Board of Education shall allocate one million dollars to each of the eight towns described in subdivision (1) of this subsection and five hundred thousand dollars to each of the towns described in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection, except the towns described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not receive any additional allocation if they are also described in subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any town which received a grant pursuant to this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and which does not qualify for a grant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, shall receive grants for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, in amounts determined in accordance with this subsection.
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1018 amount equal to the difference between (A) the amount of the grant such town received pursuant to this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and (B) an amount equal to twenty-five per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of the grant such town received pursuant to this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and (ii) the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c.
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the amount of the grant such town received pursuant to this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and (B) an amount equal to fifty per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of the grant such town received pursuant to this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and (ii) the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c.
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the amount of the grant such town received pursuant to this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and (B) an amount equal to seventy-five per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of the grant such town received pursuant to this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and (ii) the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c.
(c) [In] Subject to the provisions of section 10-266q, as amended by this act, in addition to the amount allocated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall allocate (1) seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to each town which ranks from one to three, inclusive, in population pursuant to subdivision (1) of said subsection (a) and three hundred thirty-four thousand dollars to each town which ranks from four to eight, inclusive, in population pursuant to said subdivision and (2) one hundred eighty thousand dollars to each of the towns described in subdivisions (2) and (3) of said subsection (a), except that the towns described in subdivision (1) of said subsection (a) shall not receive any additional allocation pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection if they are also described in LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-0108 of 18 R02-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
1018 subdivision (2) or (3) of said subsection (a).
(d) [In] Subject to the provisions of section 10-266q, as amended by this act, in addition to the amounts allocated pursuant to subsections (a) and (c) of this section, the State Board of Education shall allocate a share, in the same proportion as the total amount allocated pursuant to said subsections, of two million five hundred thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and three million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, to each of the towns receiving a grant pursuant to this section.
(e) [In] Subject to the provisions of section 10-266q, as amended by this act, in addition to the amounts allocated pursuant to subsections (a), (c) and (d) of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall allocate (1) one million five hundred thousand dollars to the town which ranks one in population pursuant to subdivision (1) of said subsection (a), (2) one million dollars to each town which ranks from two to four, inclusive, in population pursuant to said subdivision (1), (3) six hundred thousand dollars to the town which ranks five in population pursuant to said subdivision (1), (4) five hundred thousand dollars to each town which ranks from six to eight, inclusive, in population pursuant to said subdivision (1), and (5) two hundred fifty thousand dollars to each of the towns described in subdivisions (2) and (3) of said subsection (a), except that the towns described in subdivision (1) of said subsection (a) shall not receive any additional allocation pursuant to subdivision (5) of this subsection if they are also described in subdivision (2) or (3) of said subsection (a).
(f) [In] Subject to the provisions of section 10-266q, as amended by this act, in addition to the amounts allocated in subsection (a), and subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, the State Board of Education shall allocate two million thirty-nine thousand six hundred eighty-six dollars to the towns that rank one to three, inclusive, in population pursuant to subdivision (1) of said subsection (a), and for the fiscal year ending LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-01019 of 18 R02-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
1018 June 30, 2007, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall allocate two million six hundred ten thousand seven hundred ninety-eight dollars to the towns that rank one to three, inclusive, in population pursuant to subdivision (1) of said subsection (a).
(g) [In] Subject to the provisions of section 10-266q, as amended by this act, in addition to the amounts allocated in subsection (a) and subsections (c) to (f), inclusive, of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall allocate two million eight hundred eighty-two thousand three hundred sixty-eight dollars as follows:
Each priority school district shall receive an allocation based on the ratio of the amount it is eligible to receive pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and subsections (c) to (f), inclusive, of this section to the total amount all priority school districts are eligible to receive pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and subsections (c) to (f), inclusive, of this section.
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, a priority school district may carry forward any unexpended funds allocated after May 1, 2016, pursuant to this subsection, into the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and subject to the provisions of section 10-266q, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and for each fiscal year thereafter, no town receiving a grant pursuant to this section shall receive a grant that is in an amount that is less than one hundred fifty dollars per pupil.
For the purposes of this subsection, the amount of the grant on a per pupil basis shall be determined by dividing the total amount that a town receives for a grant under this section by the number of resident students, as defined in subdivision (22) of section 10-262f, of the local or regional school district for which the town receives a grant under this section.
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1018 subsections (c) to (h), inclusive, of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall allocate two million twenty thousand dollars to the town ranked sixth when all towns are ranked from highest to lowest in population, based on the most recent federal decennial census, except that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall allocate two million two hundred seventy thousand dollars to said town.
(j) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this section and section 10-266q, as amended by this act, shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this section for such year.
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(1) "Alliance district" means a school district for a town that (A) is among the towns with the thirty lowest accountability index, [scores,] as calculated by the Department of Education, or (B) was previously designated as an alliance district by the Commissioner of Education for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2017, inclusive.
(1) "Alliance district" means a school district for a town that (A) is among the towns with the thirty lowest accountability index scores, as calculated by the Department of Education, or (B) was previously designated as an alliance district by the Commissioner of Education for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2017, inclusive.
(4) "Educational reform district" means a school district that is in a town that is among the ten lowest accountability index [scores] when all towns are ranked highest to lowest in accountability index.
(4) "Educational reform district" means a school district that is in a town that is among the ten lowest accountability index scores when all towns are ranked highest to lowest in accountability index scores.
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[(b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall designate thirty school districts as alliance districts.
1018 [(b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall designate thirty school districts as alliance districts.
Any school district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated for a period of five years.
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(2) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the Commissioner of Education shall determine whether the accountability index score for the local or regional board of education for a town designated as an alliance district has consistently and continually increased during the previous three fiscal years, and may pay such funds to the town designated as an alliance district.
1018 accountability index for the local or regional board of education for a town designated as an alliance district has consistently and continually improved during the previous three fiscal years, and may pay such funds to the town designated as an alliance district.
[and such] Such town shall pay all such funds to the local or regional board of education for such town on the condition that such funds shall be expended in accordance with the plan described in subsection (d) of this section, the provisions of subsection (c) of section 10-262i, [and] any guidelines developed by the State Board of Education for such funds, and in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of this LCO No.
[and such] Such town shall pay all such funds to the local or regional board of education for such town on the condition that such funds shall be expended in accordance with the plan described in subsection (d) of this section, the provisions of subsection (c) of section 10-262i, [and] any guidelines developed by the State Board of Education for such funds, and in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection.
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(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the commissioner determines that the accountability index for the local or regional board of education for a town designated as an alliance district has not consistently and continually improved during the previous three fiscal years, such board shall expend fifty per cent of the funds paid to such board by such town pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-14u, and the other fifty per cent on evidence-based strategies described in the evidence-based practice guides developed by the Department of Education.
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, if the commissioner determines that the accountability index score for the local or regional board of education for a town designated as an alliance district has not consistently and continually increased during the previous three fiscal years, such board shall expend fifty per cent of the funds paid to such board by such town pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection for the purpose of implementing the intensive reading instruction program, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-14u.
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(1) A tiered system of interventions for the schools under the jurisdiction of such board based on the needs of such schools, (2) ways to strengthen the foundational programs in reading, through the intensive reading instruction program pursuant to section 10-14u, to ensure reading mastery in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, with a focus on standards and instruction, proper use of data, intervention strategies, current information for teachers, parental engagement, and teacher professional development, (3) additional learning time, including extended school day or school year programming administered by school personnel or external partners, (4) a talent strategy that includes, but is not limited to, teacher and school leader recruitment and assignment, career ladder policies that draw upon guidelines for a model teacher evaluation program adopted by the State Board of LCO No.
1018 system of interventions for the schools under the jurisdiction of such board based on the needs of such schools, (2) ways to strengthen the foundational programs in reading, through the intensive reading instruction program pursuant to section 10-14u, to ensure reading mastery in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, with a focus on standards and instruction, proper use of data, intervention strategies, current information for teachers, parental engagement, and teacher professional development, (3) additional learning time, including extended school day or school year programming administered by school personnel or external partners, (4) a talent strategy that includes, but is not limited to, teacher and school leader recruitment and assignment, career ladder policies that draw upon guidelines for a model teacher evaluation program adopted by the State Board of Education, pursuant to section 10-151b, and adopted by each local or regional board of education.
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Such talent strategy may include provisions that demonstrate increased ability to attract, retain, promote and bolster the performance of staff in accordance with performance evaluation findings and, in the case of new personnel, other indicators of effectiveness, (5) training for school leaders and other staff on new teacher evaluation models, (6) provisions for the cooperation and coordination with early childhood education providers to ensure alignment with district expectations for student entry into kindergarten, including funding for an existing local Head Start program, (7) provisions for the cooperation and coordination with other governmental and community programs to ensure that students receive adequate support and wraparound services, including community school models, (8) provisions for implementing and furthering state-wide education standards adopted by the State Board of Education and all activities and initiatives associated with such standards, (9) strategies for attracting and recruiting minority teachers and administrators, (10) provisions for the enhancement of bilingual education programs, pursuant to section 10-17f, or other language acquisition services to English language learners, including, but not limited to, participation in the English language learner pilot program, established pursuant to section 10-17n, (11) entering into the model LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-0114 of 18 R02-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
Such talent strategy may include provisions that demonstrate increased ability to attract, retain, promote and bolster the performance of staff in accordance with performance evaluation findings and, in the case of new personnel, other indicators of effectiveness, (5) training for school leaders and other staff on new teacher evaluation models, (6) provisions for the cooperation and coordination with early childhood education providers to ensure alignment with district expectations for student entry into kindergarten, including funding for an existing local Head Start program, (7) provisions for the cooperation and coordination with other governmental and community programs to ensure that students receive adequate support and wraparound services, including community school models, (8) provisions for implementing and furthering state-wide education standards adopted by the State Board of Education and all activities and initiatives associated with such standards, (9) strategies for attracting and recruiting minority teachers and administrators, (10) provisions for the enhancement of bilingual education programs, pursuant to section 10-17f, or other language acquisition services to English language learners, including, but not limited to, participation in the English language learner pilot program, established pursuant to section 10-17n, (11) entering into the model school district responsibilities agreement, described in section 10-223l, (12) leadership succession plans that provide training and learning opportunities for administrators and are designed to assist in the seamless transition of school and district personnel in and out of leadership positions in the school district and the continuous implementation of plans developed under this subsection, and (13) any additional categories or goals as determined by the commissioner.
1018 school district responsibilities agreement, described in section 10-223l, (12) leadership succession plans that provide training and learning opportunities for administrators and are designed to assist in the seamless transition of school and district personnel in and out of leadership positions in the school district and the continuous implementation of plans developed under this subsection, and (13) any additional categories or goals as determined by the commissioner.
The commissioner may (A) require changes in any plan submitted by a local or regional board of education before the commissioner approves an application under this subsection, and (B) permit a local or regional board of education, as part of such plan, to use a portion of any funds received under this section for the purposes of paying tuition charged to such board pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (k) of section 10-264l or subsection (b) of section 10-264o.
The commissioner may (A) require changes in any plan submitted by a local or regional board of education before the commissioner approves an application LCO No.
5397 9 of 18 Raised Bill No.1018 under this subsection, and (B) permit a local or regional board of education, as part of such plan, to use a portion of any funds received under this section for the purposes of paying tuition charged to such board pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (k) of section 10-264l or subsection (b) of section 10-264o.
The commissioner shall determine if (1) the local or regional board of education shall repay any funds not expended in accordance with the approved application, or (2) such funding should LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-0115 of 18 R02-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
The commissioner shall determine if (1) the local or regional board of education shall repay any funds not expended in accordance with the approved application, or (2) such funding should be reduced in a subsequent fiscal year up to an amount equal to the amount that the commissioner determines is out of compliance with the provisions of this subsection.
1018 be reduced in a subsequent fiscal year up to an amount equal to the amount that the commissioner determines is out of compliance with the provisions of this subsection.
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, any local or regional board of education receiving funding under this section shall submit an annual evaluation report to the commissioner on such form and in such manner as requested by the commissioner.
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, any local or regional board of education receiving funding under this section shall submit an annual academic performance evaluation report to the commissioner on such form and in such manner as requested by the commissioner.
Such annual evaluation report shall indicate whether the school district of such board is achieving the objectives and performance targets approved by the commissioner as stated in the plan submitted under this section.
Such report shall indicate whether the school district of such board is achieving the objectives and performance targets approved by the commissioner as stated in the plan submitted under this section.
(h) Any balance remaining for each local or regional board of LCO No.
(h) Any balance remaining for each local or regional board of education at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward for such local or regional board of education for the next fiscal year.
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In determining whether such school may exit the commissioner's network of schools, the commissioner shall determine whether the accountability index for such school has consistently and continually improved during such school's participation and consider whether the local or regional board of education has the capacity to ensure that such school will maintain or improve its student academic performance.
In determining whether such school may exit the commissioner's network of schools, the commissioner shall determine whether the accountability index score for such school has consistently and continually increased during such school's participation and consider whether the local or regional board of education has the capacity to ensure that such school will maintain or improve its student academic performance.
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If the commissioner determines that such school is ready to exit the commissioner's network of schools, the local or regional board of education for such school shall develop, in consultation with the commissioner, a plan, subject to the approval by the State Board of Education, for the transition of such school back to full control by the local or regional board of education.
1018 board of education for such school shall develop, in consultation with the commissioner, a plan, subject to the approval by the State Board of Education, for the transition of such school back to full control by the local or regional board of education.
If the commissioner determines that such school's participation in the commissioner's network of schools is not likely to increase such school's accountability index score, such school shall exit the commissioner's network of schools and the local or regional board of education for such school shall develop, in consultation with the commissioner, a plan, subject to the approval by the State Board of Education, for the transition of such school back to full control by the local or regional board of education.
If the commissioner determines that such school's participation in the commissioner's network of schools is not likely to improve such school's accountability index, such school may exit the commissioner's network of schools and the local or regional board of education for such school shall develop, in consultation with the commissioner, a plan, subject to the approval by the State Board of Education, for the transition of such school back to full control by the local or regional board of education.
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If the commissioner determines that such school is not ready to exit the commissioner's network of schools, [and participates] but would benefit from an additional year of participation in the commissioner's network of schools, [for an additional year,] the commissioner shall conduct an evaluation in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.
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Section 10-10a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019):
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Teacher" means any certified professional employee below the rank of superintendent employed by a board of education for at least ninety days in a position requiring a certificate issued by the State Board of Education;
(2) "Teacher preparation program" means a program designed to qualify an individual for professional certification as an educator provided by institutions of higher education or other providers approved by the Department of Education, including, but not limited to, an alternate route to certification program.
(b) The Department of Education shall develop and implement a state-wide public school information system.
The system shall be designed for the purpose of establishing a standardized electronic data collection and reporting protocol that will facilitate compliance with state and federal reporting requirements, improve school-to-school and district-to-district information exchanges, and maintain the confidentiality of individual student and staff data.
The initial design shall focus on student information, provided the system shall be created to allow for future compatibility with financial, facility and staff data.
The system shall provide for the tracking of the performance of individual students on each of the state-wide mastery examinations under section 10-14n in order to allow the department to compare the LCO No.
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The department shall assign a unique student identifier to each student prior to tracking the performance of a student in the public school information system.
(c) The state-wide public school information system shall:
(1) Track and report data relating to student, teacher and school and district performance growth and make such information publicly available, [to local and regional boards of education] in accordance with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time, for use in evaluating educational performance and growth of teachers and students enrolled in public schools in the state.
Such information shall be collected or calculated based on information received from local and regional boards of education and other relevant sources.
Such information shall include, but not be limited to:
(A) In addition to performance on state-wide mastery examinations pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, data relating to students shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the primary language spoken at the home of a student, (ii) student transcripts, (iii) student attendance and student mobility, (iv) reliable, valid assessments of a student's readiness to enter public school at the kindergarten level, [and] (v) data collected, if any, from the preschool experience survey, described in section 10-515, and (vi) data collected concerning student outcomes related to college and career readiness;
(B) Data relating to teachers shall include, but not be limited to, (i) teacher credentials, such as master's degrees, teacher preparation programs completed and certification levels and endorsement areas, (ii) teacher assessments, such as whether a teacher is deemed highly qualified pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L.
107-110, or deemed to meet such other designations as may be established by federal law or regulations for the purposes of tracking the equitable distribution of instructional staff, (iii) the presence of substitute LCO No.
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The department shall assign a unique teacher identifier to each teacher prior to collecting such data in the public school information system;
(C) Data relating to schools and districts shall include, but not be limited to, (i) school population, (ii) annual student graduation rates, (iii) annual teacher retention rates, (iv) school disciplinary records, such as data relating to suspensions, expulsions and other disciplinary actions, (v) the percentage of students whose primary language is not English, (vi) the number of and professional credentials of support personnel, (vii) information relating to instructional technology, such as access to computers, and (viii) disaggregated measures of school- based arrests pursuant to section 10-233n.
(2) [Collect data relating to student enrollment in and graduation from institutions of higher education for any student who had been assigned a unique student identifier pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, provided such data is available.] Track and report data relating to student outcomes related to college and career readiness for any student who has been assigned a unique student identifier pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
Such data:
(A) Shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the percentage of students graduating from high school with college credit, (ii) the percentage of students who are enrolled in an institution of higher education and are required to complete a remedial instruction course, and (iii) the total percentage of students who earn an associate degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree or other advanced degree, and the percentage of such students disaggregated by degree type;
(B) May include (i) the percentage of high school students (I) enrolled in college-level courses, such as advanced placement classes, international baccalaureate, dual enrollment and early college, (II) participating in career technical education programs, (III) participating LCO No.
5397 14 of 18 Raised Bill No.1018 in workplace experience courses, such as internships or workplace opportunities, or (IV) earning business or industry certifications upon graduation, (ii) the total percentage of students who engage in other postsecondary activities during the year immediately following their exit from high school through graduation or otherwise, including enrollment in a nondegree program, employment or enlistment in the military, and the percentage of such students disaggregated by activity type, and (iii) the percentage of students who are unemployed and not enrolled in any postsecondary education during the year immediately following their exit from high school through graduation or otherwise;
(C) Shall be disaggregated by student subgroups, including, but not limited to, gender, race, ethnicity, eligibility for free or reduced lunch pursuant to federal law and regulations, English language learners, and students with disabilities;
and (D) Shall be collected electronically based on information received from local and regional boards of education and other relevant sources, and made publicly available on an Internet web site in a downloadable format that includes data tables and permits comparison among school districts and high schools.
(3) Develop means for access to and data sharing with the data systems of public institutions of higher education in the state.
(d) On or before July 1, 2011, and each year thereafter until July 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education on the progress of the department's efforts to expand the state-wide public school information system pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
The report shall include a full statement of those data elements that are currently included in the system and those data elements that will be added on or before July 1, 2013.
(e) The system database of student information shall not be considered a public record for the purposes of section 1-210.
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5397 15 of 18 Raised Bill No.1018 in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a full-time permanent employee of a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, and that is organized and operated for educational purposes, to obtain information in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of this section.
(f) All school districts shall participate in the system, and report all necessary information required by this section, provided the department provides for technical assistance and training of school staff in the use of the system.
(g) Local and regional boards of education and preschool programs which receive state or federal funding shall participate, in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Education, in the state-wide public school information system described in subsection (b) of this section.
Participation for purposes of this subsection shall include, but not be limited to, reporting on (1) student experiences in preschool by program type and by numbers of months in each such program, and (2) the readiness of students entering kindergarten and student progress in kindergarten.
Such reporting shall be done by October 1, 2007, and annually thereafter.
(h) On and after August 1, 2009, upon receipt of a written request to access data maintained under this section by a full-time permanent employee of a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, and that is organized and operated for educational purposes, the Department of Education shall provide such data to such requesting party not later than sixty days after such request, provided such requesting party shall be responsible for the reasonable cost of such request.
The Department of Administrative Services shall monitor the calculation of such fees charged for access to or copies of such records to ensure that such fees are reasonable and LCO No.
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The Department of Education shall respond to written requests under this section in the order in which they are received.
(i) The superintendent of schools of a school district, or his or her designee, may access information in the state-wide public school information system regarding the state-wide mastery examination under section 10-14n.
Such access shall be for the limited purpose of determining examination dates, examination scores and levels of student achievement on such examinations for students enrolled in or transferring to the school district of such superintendent.
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(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) For the school year commencing July 1, 2019, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall annually provide notice to the parents and guardians of students in grades three to twelve, inclusive, of the data relating to student outcomes related to college and career readiness tracked and reported in the state-wide public school information system, pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 10-10a of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
Such notice shall be made available in English and Spanish, and to the extent possible, the native language of such parent or guardian.
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  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  4. PUBLIC ACT 19-130

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  7. HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  8. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 731

  9. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER

  10. TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17

  11. ON CONSENT CALENDAR

  12. SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  13. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  14. FILE NO. 918

  15. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 547

  16. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  17. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  18. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 05/20/19

  19. FILED WITH LCO

  20. Joint Favorable Substitute

  21. FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM.ON APP

  22. FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations

  23. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  24. FILED WITH LCO

  25. Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference APP

  26. PUBLIC HEARING 0313

  27. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Education

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