Section 301.5 – Legislative intent.
Effective 5/14/2019 53E-4-301.5. Legislative intent. (1) In enacting this part, the Legislature intends to determine the effectiveness of school districts and schools in assisting students to master the fundamental educational skills toward which instruction is directed. (2) The state board shall ensure that a statewide assessment provides the public, the Legislature, the state board, school […]
Section 302 – Statewide assessments — Duties of the state board.
Effective 5/12/2020 53E-4-302. Statewide assessments — Duties of the state board. (1) The state board shall: (a) require the state superintendent to: (i) submit and recommend statewide assessments to the state board for adoption by the state board; and (ii) distribute the statewide assessments adopted by the state board to a school district or charter […]
Section 303 – Utah standards assessments — Administration — Review committee.
Effective 5/5/2021 53E-4-303. Utah standards assessments — Administration — Review committee. (1) As used in this section, “computer adaptive assessment” means an assessment that measures the range of a student’s ability by adapting to the student’s responses, selecting more difficult or less difficult questions based on the student’s responses. (2) The state board shall: (a) […]
Section 304 – High school assessments.
Effective 5/14/2019 53E-4-304. High school assessments. (1) The state board shall adopt a high school assessment that: (a) is predictive of a student’s college readiness as measured by the college readiness assessment described in Section 53E-4-305; and (b) provides a growth score for a student from grade 9 to 10. (2) A school district or […]
Section 305 – College readiness assessments.
Effective 5/14/2019 53E-4-305. College readiness assessments. (1) The Legislature recognizes the need for the state board to develop and implement standards and assessment processes to ensure that student progress is measured and that LEA governing boards and school personnel are accountable. (2) The state board shall adopt a college readiness assessment for secondary students that: […]