To receive a full diploma upon graduation from high school, a student must meet requirements as set forth by the state board of education. As a strategy for assessing student readiness for postsecondary education, every public school student shall take an examination at grade eleven (11). This assessment shall be approved by the commissioner of […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the department of education shall annually release the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) and end-of-course state assessment blueprints and scoring methodology to LEAs and post such information to the department’s website. In establishing testing windows for state assessments, the department of education shall provide maximum flexibility to LEAs and […]
A student who earns a composite score of nineteen (19) or higher on the ACT, or an equivalent score on the SAT, and earns a capstone industry certification as promoted by the department of education, shall be recognized as a Tennessee Tri-Star Scholar upon graduation from high school. The public high school from which a […]
Notwithstanding any other law, the department of education and the state board of education are prohibited from mandating any statewide assessments for any grades or subjects beyond those assessments required as of the 2016-2017 school year until the 2020-2021 school year. The department shall ensure all data associated with existing assessments is accurate and timely. […]
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no adverse action may be taken against any student, teacher, school, or LEA based, in whole or in part, on student achievement, student performance, or student growth data generated from: The 2017-2018 TNReady assessments; or The Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests, which include, but are not limited to, […]
Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests administered in the 2019-2020 school year must be administered in paper format. Before TCAP tests are administered in the 2020-2021 school year, each LEA shall participate in an online verification test conducted by the department of education. The commissioner of education shall determine, based on the results of the […]
Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests, which include, but are not limited to, TNReady assessments, English learner assessments, alternate TCAP assessments, and end-of-course examinations, shall not be required in the spring of the 2019-2020 school year. This section does not prohibit an LEA or school from voluntarily administering TCAP tests to students in the 2019-2020 […]
