HF 229

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 01/31/2013 01:21pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for computer-based adaptive assessments.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin TESTING BASED ON A GROWTH MODEL.
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new text begin For the purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act, Public Law 107-110, the
multiple measures for school accountability under the No Child Left Behind waiver, and
the statewide testing and reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30,
the commissioner of education must select computer-based adaptive assessments that
accurately measure student achievement and student growth across time. The selected
assessments must be aligned with Minnesota standards, use a common scale score over
multiple grades or ages, have been used by Minnesota school districts educating at least
five percent of Minnesota kindergarten through grade 12 students, and be capable of
being used for source data for a growth or value-added model of school evaluation. An
assessment selected under this section administered at the high school level must be
aligned with college entrance requirements. In addition to reporting requirements in
Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, the commissioner must report assessment result data
in a way that shows the growth trends over time for students in four groups:
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new text begin (1) performing above grade level;
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new text begin (2) performing at grade level;
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new text begin (3) approaching grade-level performance; and
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new text begin (4) performing significantly below grade level.
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