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A bill for an act
 relating to education; appropriating money to the independent Office of
Educational Accountability through the University of Minnesota; directing
the Office of Educational Accountability to convene measurement experts to
consider how school performance report card data are most usefully displayed;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 120B.31, subdivision 3; 120B.36,
subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.31, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Educational accountability.

(a) The Independent Office of Educational
Accountability, as authorized by Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5,
section 28, subdivision 2, is establishednew text begin , and shall be funded through the Board of Regents
of the University of Minnesotanew text end . The office shall advise the education committees of
the legislature and the commissioner of education, at least on a biennial basis, on the
degree to which the statewide educational accountability and reporting system includes a
comprehensive assessment framework that measures school accountability for students
achieving the goals described in the state's results-oriented graduation rule. The office shall
deleted text begin considerdeleted text end new text begin determine and annually report to the legislaturenew text end whether new text begin and how effectively:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end the statewide system of educational accountability utilizes multiple indicators to
provide valid and reliable comparative and contextual data on students, schools, districts,
and the state, and if not, recommend ways to improve the accountability reporting systemdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner makes statistical adjustments when reporting student data
over time, consistent with subdivision (4);
 new text end

new text begin (3) the commissioner uses indicators of student achievement growth over time
and a value-added assessment model that estimates the effects of the school and school
district on student achievement to measure school performance, consistent with section
120B.36, subdivision 1;
 new text end

new text begin (4) the commissioner makes data available on students who do not pass one or more
of the state's required GRAD tests and do not receive a diploma as a consequence, and
categorizes these data according to gender, race, socio-economic status, English language
proficiency, and receipt of Title I or other remedial services; and
 new text end

new text begin (5) the commissioner makes data available on students who do not pass one or more
of the state's required GRAD tests and do not receive a diploma as a consequence, and
categorizes these data according to gender, race, eligibility for free or reduced lunch,
and English language proficiency.
 new text end

(b) When the office reviews the statewide educational accountability and reporting
system, it shall also consider:

(1) the objectivity and neutrality of the state's educational accountability system; and

(2) the impact of a testing program on school curriculum and student learning.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

School performance report cards.

(a) The commissioner shall use
objective criteria based on levels of student performance to deleted text begin identify four to six designations
applicable to high and low performing public schools. The objective criteria shall includedeleted text end new text begin
reportnew text end at least student academic performance, school safety, and staff characteristics, with
a value-added deleted text begin growthdeleted text end component added deleted text begin by the 2006-2007deleted text end new text begin no later than the 2008-2009new text end
school year.new text begin The report must indicate a school's adequate yearly progress status.
new text end

(b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department
Web site school performance report cards. deleted text begin A school's designation must be clearly stated
on each school performance report card.
deleted text end

(c) The commissioner must make available the first deleted text begin school designations and schooldeleted text end
performance report cards by November 2003, and during the beginning of each school
year thereafter.

(d) A school or district may appeal new text begin its adequate yearly progress status new text end in writing
deleted text begin a designation under this sectiondeleted text end to the commissioner within 30 days of receiving the
deleted text begin designationdeleted text end new text begin notice of its statusnew text end . The commissioner's decision to uphold or deny an appeal
is final.

(e) School performance report cardsnew text begin datanew text end are nonpublic data under section 13.02,
subdivision 9, until not later than ten days after the appeal procedure described in
paragraph (d) concludes. The department shall annually post school performance report
cards to its public Web site no later than September 1.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to the school performance report cards for the 2006-2007 school year and later.
 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT CARDS; ADVISORY GROUP
RECOMMENDATIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) To sustain equity and excellence in education, the Independent Office of
Educational Accountability under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.31, subdivision 3,
must convene and facilitate an advisory group of measurement experts to consider and
recommend how to structure school performance data and school performance report
cards under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, to fully, fairly, and
accurately report student achievement and emphasize school excellence under Minnesota's
system of educational accountability and public reporting. The advisory group at least
must consider and recommend how to: evaluate student achievement using multiple
measures of growth that take into account student demographic characteristics, consistent
with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.31, subdivision 4; and identify outstanding schools
based on student achievement and achievement growth and using multiple performance
measures that are objective and consistent with the highest standards in the field of
educational measurements and accountability. The advisory group, at its discretion, may
also consider and make recommendations on other related statewide accountability and
reporting matters.
 new text end

new text begin (b) Advisory group members under paragraph (a) include: two qualified experts in
measurement in education selected by the State Council on Measurement in Education;
three regionally diverse school district research and evaluation directors selected by the
Minnesota Assessment Group; one school superintendent selected by the Minnesota
Association of School Administrators; one University of Minnesota faculty selected by the
dean of the College of Education and Human Development; one licensed teacher selected
by Education Minnesota; and the director of evaluation and testing at the Minnesota
Department of Education. Advisory group members' terms and other advisory group
matters are subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 6. The Independent
Office of Educational Accountability must present the advisory group's recommendations
under paragraph (a) to the education policy and finance committees of the legislature by
February 15, 2008. The advisory group expires on February 16, 2008.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
 new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION; INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL
ACCOUNTABILITY.
new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2008 and $....... in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from
the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the
Independent Office of Educational Accountability under Minnesota Statutes, section
120B.31, subdivision 3. The base appropriation for the Independent Office of Educational
Accountability in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 is $....... each year.
 new text end