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From the ECS State Policy Database
2007 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2007. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All."

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- Middle School
LAAdopted 12/2007P-12Amends sections of Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators concerning the Carnegie Credit for Middle School Students. Provides students who are repeating the 8th grade because they have failed the mathematics and/or English language arts components of LEAP cannot take or receive Carnegie credit for any high school courses in a content area in which they scored Unsatisfactory on the eighth grade LEAP. Pages 2806-2807: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0712/0712.doc#_Toc185922094
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2321
Source: doa.louisiana.gov/osr

CASigned into law 09/2007P-12Amends law relating to the International Baccalaureate Program for high school and middle school pupils. Repeals provision regarding startup grants and an obsolete limitation on the amount of grants for middle school programs. Appropriates funds to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the purpose of funding all eligible schools that offer an International Baccalaureate Program. Assigns funding priority if funds are insufficient to fully fund all authorized grants. Chapter 220.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 556
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov

NYAdopted 08/2007P-12Establishes criteria for the award of grants for the Excelsior Scholars program for grade 7 math and science students. Establishes criteria for the award of grants for summer institutes for mathematics and science teachers in grades 5-8. Effective November 15, 2007.

Pages 21-24 of 48: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2007/aug15/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.14 and 100.15
Source: www.dos.state.ny.us

NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12The purpose of the ROPE Scholars Pilot Program is to strengthen middle grades education in order to provide students with the opportunity to graduate from high school with the core academic skills needed for postsecondary education and high-skilled employment, and thereby to reduce the high school dropout rate, increase high school and college graduation rates and decrease the need for remediation in institutions of higher education.

It is the intent of the ROPE Scholars Program to:
-Reduce class size to one teacher to every 17 students
-Provide annual salary increments of up to $5,000 per year to teachers certified in the fields of mathematics, science, or special education
-Provide a coordinator position at each participating school to assist in community and parental support
-Encourage students participating in the program, through agreements executed between the local school administrative unit and students and their parents or guardians, to:
(1) Maintain a 95% attendance rate each year; (2) Achieve a minimum of a "B" average; (3) Take the PSAT and the SAT or the ACT and achieve an adequate score, as determined by the state board; (4) Meet the standards for admission established by the board of governors of the University of North Carolina (5) Engage in community service work each month during the school year for the number of hours determined by the state board; and (6) Evidence good character by not engaging in unlawful conduct.
-Provide students who successfully participate in the program with college scholarships.

Directs the state board to develop a competitive process through which units may apply to participate in the pilot program. The number of participating units will be limited to three units in the 2008-09 fiscal year. The units will be selected from different geographical areas of the state and shall include at least one urban and one rural unit. The state board will develop a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, and is required to prepare a report for the legislative oversight committee that includes the cost of implementing the pilot program and indicates state laws, rules and policies that would preclude the implementation of the pilot.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1030v0.html
Title: S.B. 1030
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/

NVSigned into law 06/2007P-12
Postsec.
Expands the annual reports of accountability information to include the rate of pupils who drop out of school in grades 6, 7 and 8. Requires the State Board to prescribe alternative criteria that a pupil may satisfy to receive a standard high school diploma if that pupil passes the mathematics and reading subject areas of the high school proficiency examination but has not passed the examination in its entirety after taking the examination at least three times before 12th grade. Provides that a pupil may be granted credit for a course without attending the course if he passes an examination, as prescribed by the State Board, demonstrating competency in the subject area of the course. Requires the board of trustees of each school district to adopt a policy for a pupil to be placed on academic probation and to earn credits required for high school while the pupil is completing the requirements for promotion to high school. Expands the age of compulsory school attendance to 18 years.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB312_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 312
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us

NYSigned into law 04/2007P-12Adds section 3641-A to the education code. Directs the commissioner to establish an Excelsior Scholars program for grade 7 math and science students. Directs the commissioner to award competitive grants, within the amounts appropriated for this purpose, to public and independent colleges and universities to conduct summer programs providing advanced math and science coursework to students designated as Excelsior Scholars and, as funds permit, other high-performing students who have completed 7th grade.

Directs the commissioner to annually identify up to 3,000 high-performing 7th grade students in math and science from students nominated by each public school serving grade 7 students. Directs the commissioner to prescribe by regulation the maximum number of students that may be nominated by each school, which may vary based on the size of the school, and which must include equal numbers of male and female students. Provides that after review by the commissioner, qualified students will be certified to the governor for recognition as an Excelsior Scholar.

Directs the commissioner to conduct a competitive process under which financial grants are awarded each college and university approved to provide appropriate advanced coursework to Excelsior Scholars in the summer months, subject to the availability of funds.

Requires that the commissioner's regulations provide for coordination of the program with the seven centers for excellence in technology and the programs provided by such centers.

Adds section 3641-B to the education code. Directs the commissioner to establish a program of competitively awarded grants, within the amount appropriated for such purpose, to public and independent colleges and universities offering teacher education programs, in partnership with school districts, to conduct summer institutes for grades 5-8 math and science teachers, with priority given to teachers in schools identified as in need of improvement or in corrective action or restructuring status, schools under registration review (SURR) or schools requiring academic progress. Provides such summer institutes must be designed to advance participating math and science teachers' content knowledge and pedagogy and must, to the extent practicable, be aligned and integrated with programs offered to Excelsior Scholars. Provides teachers will be selected for participation by their building principal.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=s2107
Title: S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 39
Source: assembly.state.ny.us

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