SF 3612

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring school performance report cards to indicate both
the cut score and the corresponding percent of items students must answer
correctly at set performance levels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
120B.36, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, 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 identify four to six
designations applicable to high and low performing public schools. The objective criteria
shall include at least student academic performance, school safety, and staff characteristics,
with a value-added growth component added by the 2006-2007 school year.

(b) The commissioner shall develop, annually update, and post on the department
Web site school performance report cards. A school's designation must be clearly stated
on each school performance report card. new text begin The performance report cards must indicate both
the cut scores and the corresponding percentages of items students must answer correctly
at each set performance level adopted for the statewide tests the commissioner uses to
determine school designations under this section.
new text end

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

(d) A school or district may appeal in writing a designation under this section to the
commissioner within 30 days of receiving the designation. The commissioner's decision
to uphold or deny an appeal is final.

(e) School performance report cards 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 for the 2006-2007 school year and
later.
new text end