HF 3357

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/24/2014 01:05pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; defining cohort for reporting student performance data;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.31, subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Student performance data.

In developing policies and assessment
processes to hold schools and districts accountable for high levels of academic standards
under section 120B.021, the commissioner shall aggregate student data over time to
report student performance and growth levels measured at the school, school district, and
statewide level. When collecting and reporting the performance data, the commissioner
shall organize and report the data so that state and local policy makers can understand
the educational implications of changes in districts' demographic profiles over time. Any
report the commissioner disseminates containing summary data on student performance
must integrate student performance and the demographic factors that strongly correlate
with that performance. new text begin District and school reports of student performance and growth data
must contain summary data only on those students who were enrolled in the district or
school for at least 90 school days immediately preceding the day when the assessment
used to generate the data was administered.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2015-2016 school year and
later.
new text end