15-741. Assessment of pupils A. The state board of education shall: 1. Adopt rules for the purposes of this article pursuant to title 41, chapter 6. 2. Adopt and implement a statewide assessment to measure pupil achievement of the state board-adopted academic standards in reading, writing and mathematics in at least four grades designated by […]
15-741.01. Goals for excellence A. Based on the data reported on the report cards as prescribed in this article, the state board shall adopt specific state level objectives for each of the following goal areas: 1. Achievement levels of pupils at the end of grade three, grade eight and grade twelve. 2. Dropout and high […]
15-741.02. Menu of achievement assessments; requirements; rules; definition A. The state board of education shall adopt a menu of achievement assessments to measure pupil achievement of the state academic standards. Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, each local education agency that offers instruction in grades nine through twelve may select from that menu an achievement […]
15-741.03. Statewide assessment; contracts; JLBC review Notwithstanding any other law, the department of education may not renew any current contract for any portion of the statewide assessment adopted pursuant to section 15-741 or reestablish a new contract for any portion of the statewide assessment adopted pursuant to section 15-741 without a review by the joint […]
15-742. Contract for purchase of tests A. The state board of education shall enter into contracts with contractors for the purchase of the tests adopted by the state board pursuant to sections 15-203 and 15-741. Notwithstanding section 41-2546, the state board may enter into contracts for the purchase of nationally standardized norm-referenced tests pursuant to […]
15-743. Test results; annual report; five-year cumulative summary A. The state board of education shall provide annual reports for every school and school district and the state as a whole. The state board shall annually submit these reports to school districts, the legislature and the county school superintendents and shall make them available to the […]
15-745. Homeschooled children; testing; prohibition A. This article shall not be construed to require the testing of children who are instructed in a homeschool program while they are receiving homeschool instruction. B. A child who enrolls in a kindergarten program or grades one through twelve after receiving instruction in a homeschool program shall be tested […]
15-746. School report cards A. Each school shall distribute an annual report card that contains at least the following information: 1. A description of the school’s regular, magnet and special instructional programs. 2. A description of the school’s current academic goals. 3. A summary of each of the following: (a) The results achieved by pupils […]
15-747. School financial transparency; portal; required information; third-party contractor A. Beginning in fiscal year 2021-2022, the department of administration shall develop a transparent and easily accessible school financial transparency portal that includes the following school level data for charter schools, individual schools operated by a school district and school districts: 1. The detailed total revenues […]
