Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF2882

Relating to education; establishing state measures for academic success;
requiring a growth based value added indicator of student achievement for
statewide and local assessments; defining certain terms; modifying certain
statewide testing and reporting system provisions, modifying certain educational
accountability and public reporting requirements, requiring the commissioner of
education to aggregate certain student performance data; requiring the
commissioner to maintain a system for student academic achievement and growth,
modifying certain system component requirements; specifying certain school
district student academic achievement levels for meeting federally mandated
expectations; modifying educational assessment system requirements, specifying
certain duties of the commissioner relating to establishing a new state growth
norm applicable to students in a particular grade for a particular year;
specifying certain application requirements for the state growth norm to
students in grades 4 through 8; specifying certain student performance reporting
requirements; requiring the commissioner to establish criteria for identifying
school and school districts demonstrating exceptional growth in order to advance
educators professional development and to replicate programs in meeting students
diverse learning needs; modifying school performance report cards content and
reporting requirements; modifying value added assessment program requirements;
requiring the commissioner to convene groups for implementing a student growth
based value added system, for implementation of rigorous coursework measures
relating to student performance and for implementing measures for assessing
students self reported sense of school safety, engagement in school and the
quality of relationships with teachers, administrators and other students for
school report card purposes; specifying certain membership requirements and
duties; requiring reports to the legislature by a certain date; specifying
certain growth based value added system model conformity requirements
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