§ 49-6-6002. Tests Not to Be Conducted Earlier Than Grade Three (3) — Test Dates
No state-mandated test shall be conducted earlier than grade three (3), except that when the first and second grade tests provided for in chapter 434, § 7 of the Public Acts of 1997 are available, these tests shall be conducted. The commissioner of education shall establish a schedule for the administration of the Tennessee comprehensive […]
§ 49-6-6003. Comprehensive Writing Assessment
A comprehensive writing assessment shall be conducted in at least one (1) grade within each of the following grade spans: elementary, middle grades and high school, as determined by the state board of education.
§ 49-6-6004. Computer Science Courses — Satisfaction of Elective Focus Requirement
Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the state board of education shall approve appropriate computer science courses that every candidate for a full high school diploma may enroll in and complete to satisfy the elective focus requirement for graduation. As used in this section, “computer science courses” shall include, but not be limited to, software […]
§ 49-6-6005. Special Education Diplomas
A special education diploma shall be awarded to students who have satisfactorily completed an individualized education program and who have satisfactory records of attendance and conduct, but who have not met the proficiency testing requirements established under § 49-6-6001.
§ 49-6-6006. Teacher Endorsement for Course Requiring End of Course Examination to Satisfy Graduation Requirements — Exception
A teacher shall not teach a course in which an end of course examination is required for students to satisfy graduation requirements established by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-6-6001(a) if the teacher’s license does not carry a subject specific endorsement for the subject area of the course, unless the teacher demonstrates […]
§ 49-6-6007. Annual Notification of Parents by Department and Leas as to Mandated Tests to Be Administered in the Upcoming School Year — Information to Be Posted — Methods for Notification
No later than July 15 of each year, the department of education shall post on its website information about state mandated tests that shall be administered in the upcoming school year. The information shall include the name of the test, the purpose and use of the test, the grade or class in which the test […]
§ 49-6-4506. Task Forces, Programs or Other Initiatives
School districts are encouraged to form harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyber-bullying prevention task forces, programs and other initiatives involving school employees, students, administrators, volunteers, parents, guardians, law enforcement and community representatives.
§ 49-6-5001. General Provisions
The commissioner of health is authorized, subject to the approval of the public health council, to designate diseases against which children must be immunized prior to attendance at any school, nursery school, kindergarten, preschool or child care facility of this state. It is the responsibility of the parents or guardian of children to have their […]
§ 49-6-5002. Certificate of Immunization
Proof of immunization shall be established by a certificate of immunization listing all immunizations that a child has received. The certificates shall be signed by a physician or a health care provider administering immunizations. All certificates of immunization shall be on forms furnished by the department of health. The certificate of immunizations required of any […]
§ 49-6-5003. Hepatitis B Immunization
The department of health shall create a plan to protect young Tennesseans against Hepatitis B by immunization and to prevent the spread of the disease. The department shall also promulgate the necessary rules to add Hepatitis B to the schedule of immunizations required for kindergarten entry.