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SB 229 — SCHOOL SUPPORT & ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
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The proposed changes to SB 229 introduce a new section called the "School Support and Accountability Act," replacing the previous A-B-C-D-F grading system for schools. This is significant because it shifts the focus from simple letter grades to measurements like adjusted graduation rates and chronic absenteeism, which can provide a more nuanced understanding of school performance. This new approach aims to foster better support for schools and students rather than just labeling them based on their grades.
SENATEAN BILLACT 229RELATING 54THTO LEGISLATUREPUBLIC -SCHOOLS; STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Mimi Stewart Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.
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FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS;
ENACTING THE SCHOOL SUPPORT AND h ACCOUNTABILITY ACT;
g6 o t hr g e i k BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
h r i s SECTION 1.
A new section of the Public School Code is h , t, enacted to read:
e"SHORT u g e b l e e h "[NEW MATERIAL ] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the n d d i = = o h "School Support and Accountability Act"." l ] b ,d i a º e SECTION 2.
A new section of the Public School Code is r i = r t e w d m a n o enacted to read:
d"DEFINITIONS.--As mused :in the School Support and Accountability Act:
b e d s º o t n = .211912.3 s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d "[NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the School Support and Accountability Act:
"chronic absenteeism" means the percentage of students missing ten percent or more of the school year for any reason, including excused absences, unexcused absences and out-of-out-of-school school suspensions;
"college, career and civic HECºreadiness" experiences"includes means,SB for229 highPage school1 students,»HEC HECºreadiness includes»HEC the completion of a college-ready course of study;
the h completion of advanced courses such as advanced placement, u » r international baccalaureate or dual credit;
a seal of t h g e l i bilingualism-biliteracy on the student's diploma of excellence;
h r i s demonstrating competency for college readiness or career h , e h certification;
or the completion of a work-based learning t u g e b l e e , gh experience;
and for all students, includes the completion of a n d d i = = o h service-based learning experience, participation in a civic l ] b ,d i a º r engagement experience or participation in a college or career e r = t e w d m a n o exploration experience;
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"college,E. career and civic readiness" means the percentage of students who complete college, career and civic experiences and the percentage of middle school and high school students who are on track to graduate;»HEC HECºE.
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I.»HECK. "on track to graduate" means data on each individual student that show the student's graduation status and potential predictors of dropout, such as student attendance, behavior, grades and test scores;
HECº"school K.stakeholders" means students, parents, other family members, teachers, school staff and community partners who are part of a school's immediate environment;
J.»HECL. "opportunity to learn standards" means a comprehensive view of the context in which learning takes place, including curriculum and instruction, educational resources and school staff competency;
HECº"student L.growth" means a measure, either norm- referenced to students with similar prior test scores or criterion-referenced to a specific standard, of students' academic progress within a specified time period;
K.»HECM. "school stakeholders" means students, parents, other family members, teachers, school staff and community partners who are part of a school's immediate environment;
HECº"student M.proficiency" means a measure demonstrating students' grade level mastery of the knowledge and skills determined by the New Mexico standards-based SB 229 Page 3 assessments;
L.»HECN. "student growth" means a measure, either norm-referenced to students with similar prior test scores or criterion-referenced to a specific standard, of students' academic progress within a specified time period;
h"support HECºidentification N.threshold" means a threshold set by the department using the metrics in the school support and accountability system to identify the lowest performing five percent of schools in the state receiving Title 1 funds;
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M.»HECO. "student proficiency" means a measure g o t hr demonstrating students' grade level mastery of the knowledge g e i k and skills determined by the New Mexico standards-based h r i s assessments;
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N.»HECP. "support identification threshold" means a e b l e e h threshold set by the department using the metrics in the school n d d i = = o h support and accountability system to identify the lowest l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r performing five percent of schools in the state receiving Title t e w d m a n o 1 funds;
d"targeted msupport" :means support for a school in which at least one subgroup of students, but not the entire school, performs at or below the support identification threshold;
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O.»HEC"traditional "system"support" means thea school that is not designated for targeted support andor accountabilitycomprehensive system;support or has exited more rigorous intervention status by surpassing the support identification threshold." SECTION 3.
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P.»HEC "targeted support" means support for a school in which at least one subgroup of students, but not the entire school, performs at or below the support identification threshold;
and HECº R.
Q.»HEC "traditional support" means a school that is not designated for targeted support or comprehensive support or has exited more rigorous intervention status by surpassing the support identification threshold." SECTION 3.
"[NEW"SCHOOL MATERIAL ] SCHOOL SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM--SYSTEM--CREATED-- CREATED--ESTABLISHINGESTABLISHING A SCHOOL DASHBOARD--PRIORITIZING RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS RECEIVING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.-- A.
The "school support and accountability system" is h created in the department.
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t(1) edifferentiate wTitle d1 msupport ato npublic oschools (1)in differentiatethe Titlestate 1using supportthe metrics identified in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection to assign, for each public schoolsschool, da mdesignation :of targeted support, comprehensive support or more rigorous intervention to comply with the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
b e d s º o t n = .211912.3 s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d in the state using the metrics identified in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection to assign, for each public school, a designation of HECº traditional support,»HEC targeted support, comprehensive support or more rigorous intervention to comply with the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
HECº (b) progress of students toward a proficient scale score;»HEC HECº(c) (b)»HEC student growth, which will h comprise a substantial part of the weighting of academic g o t hr achievement indicators both for all students at the public g e i k school and disaggregated by quartile on the New Mexico h r i s standards-based assessments;
h(c) , t, e u g HECº (d) (c)»HEC progress of English language e b l e e h learners toward English language proficiency as measured by anSB n229 dPage d5 ian = = o h assessment determined by the department;
and l(d) ] b ,d i a º e HECº (e) (d)»HEC for high schools, the four-year, r i = r t e w d m a n o five-year and six-year adjusted cohort graduation rates;
and d(3) minclude :indicators of school quality and student success that are valid, reliable, comparable and statewide, including:
b e d s º o t n = .211912.3 s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (3) include indicators of school quality and student success that are valid, reliable, comparable and statewide, including:
h (5) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander;
g o t hr (6) Asian;
g e i k (7) two or more races;
and hSB r229 iPage s6 (8) other;
provided that if the sample of students h , t, in any category enumerated in Paragraphs (1) through (7) of e u g e b l e e h this subsection is so small that a student in the sample may be n d d i = = o h personally identifiable in violation of the federal Family l ] b ,d i a º e Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the report may r i = r t e w d m a n o combine that sample into the "other" category.
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b e d s º o t n = .211912.3 s k m e - 7 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d D.
(4) designations of school quality and student h success for any school meeting a specific standard set by the u » r department for American Indian or Hispanic studentsSB for229 anyPage t7 hstudents gfor eany l i indicator included in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Subsection B of h r i s this section;
h , e h (5) designations of excellence for any school t u g e b l e e , gh scoring in the ninetieth percentile for American Indian or n d d i = = o h Hispanic students for any indicator included in Paragraphs (2) l ] b ,d i a º r and (3) of Subsection B of this section;
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b r e t º o t n = .211912.3 s k m e - 8 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d meet the criteria for traditional support, targeted support, comprehensive support or more rigorous intervention;
and (c) qualified and competent school staff, including the percentage of teachers with three or more years of experience, the percentage of teachers who are fully licensed and endorsed in the field they teach, the types of degrees held by staff, information from the highly objective, h uniform state standards of evaluation for teachers and the u » r percentage of national board-certified teachers.
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The dashboard shall include each school's mission, h r i s vision and goals and provide for optional comments from the h , e h local school board about the strengths, opportunities for t u g e b l e e , gh improvement and programmatic offerings corresponding to any of n d d i = = o h the reported indicators in the dashboard.
For local school l ] b ,d i a º r boards that do not provide this information, the department e r = t e w d m a n o shall populate this section of the dashboard with information dfrom mthe :public school's educational plan for student success.
b r e t º o t n = .211912.3 s k m e - 9 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d from the public school's educational plan for student success.
REPEAL.--Sections 22-2E-1 through 22-2E-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2011, Chapter 10, Sections 1 through 4, as amended) are repealed.
APPLICABILITY.--This act applies to the 2019-2019-2020 and succeeding school years.
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Action History
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Signed
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Senate concurred in House amendments
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passed House
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DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
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Sent to House Education Committee
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passed Senate
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DO PASS committee report adopted
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DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted
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Sent to Senate Education Committee & Senate Public Affairs Committee
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Sent to Senate Pre-file
Sponsors
- Mimi Stewart · Primary
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- Mimi Stewart Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (111)
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