- Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the department of education shall provide LEAs with access to their students’ Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) and end-of-course assessment items and the students’ answers on such assessments.
- Upon request, LEAs shall provide a student and the student’s parents with access to the student’s Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) and end-of-course assessment items and the student’s answers on such assessments.
- The release of assessment information pursuant to this section shall not include any items required by the department to validate future administrations of the assessments; items that are being field tested for future administrations of the assessments; or passages, content, or related items if the release would be in violation of copyright infringement laws.
- A teacher shall have access to the teacher’s students’ information identified in subsection (a) to assist the teacher in determining the students’ mastery of state standards; to aid in planning instruction and support for the students’ learning needs; and to improve the teacher’s instruction.
- As used in this section, “parent” means the parent, guardian, or person who has custody of the child, or the individual who has caregiving authority under § 49-6-3001.
- The release of information pursuant to this section shall comply with the Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act, compiled in title 49, chapter 1, part 7.