From the ECS State Policy Database Accountability--School Improvement

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. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CA Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Evaluation of Appointed Administrator for Emergency Apportionment District A.B. 2278 From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a qualifying district, after one complete fiscal year has elapsed following the distric... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Technical Assistance to Districts S.B. 494 - Technical Assistance to Districts Section 1: Requires that the department establish a program of technical assistance for local public school systems (previous language offer... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 School Improvement Plans and Trend Data Reports S.B. 309 Provides relative to certain requirements for educational improvement plans. Removes certain requirements related to school improvement plan... More... OK Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 School Improvement Plans H.B. 2306 Requires that school district alternative education plans be included in the school improvement plans school districts must adopt every six ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Use of Specified At-Risk Funds S.B. 318 - Use of Specified At-Risk Funds From K-12 appropriations bill: Specifies that funds appropriated to the Governor's Local School and School System Academic and Financial Imp... More... TN Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 K-2 Assessment S.B. 3155 Requires standardized testing of K-2 students in low-performing schools to determine how to best target student learning needs and assess wh... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 School Improvement Efforts S.B. 458 (Sec. 19) Establishes the education commissioner's network of schools to improve the student academic achievement in low-performing schools ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School Improvement and Education Accountability H.B. 7127 - School Improvement and Education Accountability Requires a school improvement plan to include strategies for improving student achievement if a school has a significant student achievement... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Reading Instruction H.B. 5101 - Reading Instruction For the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years, requires each district with one or more of the 100 lowest-performing elementary schools based on t... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Achievement Grants H.B. 706 - Achievement Grants Repeals Section Section 20-2-253, relating to achievement grants to recognize schools and school systems with high achievement, high levels ... More... NY Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Contract for Excellence A.B. 9057 - Contract for Excellence Part A, Section 2: Requires a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2011-12 school year, unless all schools in the distr... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community Outreach Plans S.B. 216 Requires the superintendent of the Recovery School District (New Orleans) to develop a community outreach plan to engage parents and communi... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Small Learning Communities S.B. 365 Makes requirements imposed by statute on school districts and public schools to adopt a pilot program to provide a program of small learning... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 School Improvement Plans, School Improvement Teams, etc. H.B. 200 - School Improvement Plans, School Improvement Teams, etc. Removes all statutory references to school improvement plans, building school improvement teams, local safe school plans, and local school s... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Governance S.B. 197 Removes the provisions creating the 10-member elected State Board of Education and provides for the election and appointment of members whos... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Improvement Plans S.B. 560 Specifies that Department of Education may not require, except under certain circumstances, school districts or schools to conduct self-eva... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Repeals the Teacher Academy and the Professional Teaching Standards Commission H.B. 22 Budget Technical Corrections Legislation: Section 7.31 - Repeals the statutory provisions of the Teacher Academy, created to establish a sta... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Accountability A.B. 113 Revising the contents of plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils prepared by the State Board of Education to require a 5-year str... More... CO Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Parental Involvement and School Improvement Plans H.B. 1126 Encourages districts to adopt policies to increase parental involvement. Requires schools that must develop improvement plans to notify pare... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Contracts for Excellence S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 1 and 2 Section 1: Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2009-10 school year, unless all schools in the district... More... AK Adopted 07/2010 P-12 School Improvement Grants 4 AAC 06.835, 882 The Department of Education & Early Development proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 4 of the Alaska Administrative Code, 4 AAC 06.... More... NV Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Corrective Actions for Schools NAC 385 Establishes provisions relating to corrective actions for schools http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-385.html#NAC385Sec558... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions 19 TAC 97.1051, 1053, 1055, 1057, 1059, 1061, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1067, 1069, 1071, 1073 Makes various changes to state accountability provisions. Language below primarily from July 23, 2010 Texas Register. 97.1051: Amends defini... More... OK Signed by Governor 06/2010 P-12 Improvement Plans S.B. 1617 Amends law to require each school district identified as in need of improvement for four years to submit a plan for compliance with this sec... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Schools At Risk H.B. 1097 Requires the Department of Education to provide assistance to certain schools not meeting adequate performance of accreditation standards. R... More... TN Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010 - Multiple Provisions S.B. 7005A - H.B. 7010A Enacts the Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010. From fiscal note: Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to move any public school or l... More... IA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Race to the Top Initiative S.B. 2033 Excerpts from the fiscal note: modifies Iowa Code to meet the requirements of the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) initiative. . . [e]nactment... More... KY Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2010 P-12 Low-Achieving Schools 703 KAR 5:180 Establishes the processes to be followed during a school leadership assessment and district leadership assessment after a school is identifi... More... KY Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Interventions for Persistently Low-Achieving Schools and Advanced Placement H.B. 176 Amends accountability provisions in KRS 160.346. Defines "persistently low-achieving school". Defines "school intervention" as a process cho... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Underperforming or Chronically Underperforming Schools S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Repeals and replaces existing policies relating to Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to designate a school as underperformi... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Race to the Top S.B. 1E - Section 8 Adds Chapter 18 (commencing with Section 53100) to the Education Code. Numbers below relate to new section numbers. 53100: For purposes of... More... IL Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision 23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737 Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 612 Increases statewide charter school cap and charter school cap for Chicago. Above and beyond caps, permits five Chicago charters (and specifi... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Innovation, Intervention, and Restructuring Task Force S.B. 2119 Creates, in accordance with the goals outlined in the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Innovation, Intervention, ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Accountability Compliance Commission H.B. 1 - Section 3306.34 Provides that a separate accountability compliance commission must be established for each school district for which the state superintenden... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Model Peer Assistance and Review Program H.B. 1 - Section 265.70.50 By December 31, 2010, directs the department of education, in consultation with the educator standards board, to develop a model peer assist... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Requires School Improvement Plans to be Data-Driven H.B. 1446 Amends the law relating to school improvement plans; requires that such plans be data-driven; requires school improvement teams to analyze s... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Leadership Pilot Program for Principals H.B. 4435 Clarifies requirement for mandatory participation in the School Leadership Pilot Program for Principals. Specifies that only a principal who... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Leadership Pilot Program H.B. 3 - Section 9 Clarifies language in Section 11.203 regarding participation in the school leadership pilot program for principals. Specifies that an indivi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Regional Education Service Center Plans H.B. 3 - Section 4 Modifies content of improvement plans regional education service centers must annually develop to describe services to be provided schools i... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Assistance to Low-Performing Districts and Schools H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part IV Amends language regarding actions the commissioner may take as regards a district that does not satisfy accreditation criteria, academic per... More... NV Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Accountability S.B. 389 Relates to public schools that are designated as demonstrating need for improvement; eliminates the requirement for the Department of Educat... More... NV Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Improvement of Public Schools NAC 385 Revises the criteria for designation of a public school as demonstrating exemplary, high or adequate achievement or need for improvement and... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Florida's Equal Opportunity in Education Act - School Improvement and Accountability H.B. 991 Designates the "Florida's Equal Opportunity in Education Act"; revises provisions relating to powers & duties of district school boards to i... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Inner City Schools Rescue Program H.B. 1837 Authorizes the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation to establish the Inner City Schools Rescue program; states purpose of the program... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Improving Parents' Access to Public School Data S.B. 943 Improves student achievement and closes achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to comprehensive school improvem... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Contracts for Excellence A.B. 157 - Part A, Sections 1-5 Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2008-09 school year must submit a contract for excellence for the ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Task Force on Failing Schools Districts S.B. 2288 Continues the task force to study and report on the status of failing schools and school districts, effectiveness measures for improvement o... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2261--Section 501-507, Accountability Section 501-507 relates to shared accountability for school and district improvement. Legislature recognizes that comprehensive education fi... More... OH Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Exemptions from Statutes/Rules OAC 3301-46-01 Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center, or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submi... More... FL Adopted 11/2008 P-12 School Improvement and Accountability FAC 6A-1.09981 Ensures consistency among all schools designated School Performance Grade of D by requiring that they utilize the Bureau of School Improveme... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Accountability sanctions A.B. 2438 Requires the determination regarding growth targets for the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) be averaged for f... More... AK Adopted 08/2008 P-12 SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT 4 AAC 06.850, .872 Adds sections that clarify and expand the department's role in the school and district improvement process. New code requires a district to ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Assistance to Low-performing Schools S.B. 582 Requires the state Department of Education to develop a program that provides for early identification of low performing chools that are at ... More... SC Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Teacher and Principal Specialists H.B. 4662 -- Amends Multiple Provisions For schools or districts designated as "at risk" (changed from "unsatisfactory), teacher specialists may be assigned to work across grade le... More... MO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 School Improvement H.B. 2191 Allows school districts to participate in the A+ schools program irrespective of their accreditation status; provides that vocational school... More... ME Issued 05/2008 P-12 P-16 Task Force Exec. Order 12 FY 08/09 The Pre-K through Adult Advisory Council is charged as follows: a. Furthers the goal of increasing the percentage of Maine's adults with fou... More... CA Vetoed 09/2007 P-12 Accountability A.B. 438 Relates to the Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 which establishes the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program to pro... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 School Improvement Plans H.B. 2263C -- Improvement Plan Components Requires state superintendent to assign school ratings. Requires schools rated as in need of improvement to file school improvement plan. Su... More... SC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2007 P-12 Parent Orientation H.B. 3254 Adds a new section (59-18-1600) to provide that a school that has received an unsatisfactory absolute academic performance rating on its mos... More... TN Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 School Improvement Plans H.B. 472 During the first year a system or school is on probation, the commissioner of education shall: (A) Have the authority to approve a school sy... More... TX Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Math Coaches Pilot, Other Instructional Assistance H.B. 2237 (Technical Assistance, Professional Development Provisions) A portion of this large bill establishes grants of up to $2.5 million per year to provide technical assistance and professional development ... More... MD Became law without governor's signature 04/2007 P-12 School District Master Plans S.B. 907 Requires county boards of education to submit comprehensive master plans to the State Department of Education on or before October 1, 2008, ... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Standards and Accountability S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 1 Adds new sections 211 (see separate record), 211-a, 211-b and 211-c to the education code. Section 211-a: Directs the regents, by the begi... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Contract for Excellence S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 12 Requires every district with at least one school currently identified as requiring academic progress or in need of improvement or in correct... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 School improvement plans H.B. 1517 Relates to an act to expand monitoring by the Department of Education of school district implementation of school improvement plans as requi... More... WV Adopted 04/2007 P-12 Regional Education Service Agencies Title 126, Series 72 Amends rules regarding the establishment and operation of regional education service agencies. Clarifies the role of the State Superintenden... More... TX Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Early Identification of Schools 19 TAC Chapter 97 (97-1002) House Bill 1, 79th Texas Legislature, Third Called Session, 2006, amended the TEC, Chapter 39, by adding §39.1322 requiring the commissioner... More... IL Adopted 09/2006 P-12 Class Size Reduction Grants 23 IAC 565.10, .20, .30, .40, .50, .60, .110, .120, .130, .140, .150,.160 Establishes rules regarding the K-3 class size reduction grant program, and a class size reduction pilot project. Specifies that eligible di... More... CA Adopted 08/2006 P-12 High Priority Schools Grant Program Title 5 CCR Sections 1030.7, 1030.8 Amends rules relating to high priority schools grant program. Provides clarification regarding the use of valid APIs in the determination of... More... LA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 17, 21, 24, 35, 41,43, and 45 Full text of language on pages 8-20 of 62: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0606/0606RUL.pdf Changes define/outline/clarify the followi... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 School/District Improvement Plans S.B. 2829 - School/District Improvement Plans Deletes existing provisions related to the approval of a district improvement plan for a district on academic early warning status or watch ... More... GA Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Academic Coach Improvement Grant GAC 160-1-4-.271 Provides for the employment of an academic coach at a public school based on the teaching and learning needs identified in the school improv... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 School Improvement Plans H.B. 7087 (Section 11) School boards must annually approve improvement plans for all schools that address student achievement goals and strategies based on state a... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Intervention and Monitoring Plans for Low-Performing Students H.B. 7087 (Section 42) School in which low-performing students are enrolled must develop, in consultation with the student's parent, and must implement a progress ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 School Achievement Profiles and Improvement Plans H.B. 2359 Relates the district profiles and accountability for schools failing to meet academic standards. Describes information, procedures and other... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Assistance to Underperforming Schools H.C.R. 214 Directs the Interim Joint Committee on Education to complete a study on how to effectively provide assistance to schools not meeting establi... More... CA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Accountability and Funding for Low-Performing Schools A.B. 1758 Provides that 36 months after the receipt of funding to implement a school action plan, all schools that are not subject to state monitoring... More... CO Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 School Improvement and Reviews H.B. 1240 Concerns measures to improve the academic performance of unsatisfactory public schools; allows a school that receives an overall academic pe... More... KY Adopted 11/2005 P-12 District Accountability Rewards and Sanctions 703 KAR 5:130 Establishes a local school district accountability program. Establishes eligibility for district rewards, and procedures for determining ass... More... CA Signed into law 10/2005 P-12 School Intervention Contract Criteria H.B. 953 This bill would require the Superintendent to provide a list of approved school assistance and intervention teams with which a school distri... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Timeline for Six Year Comprehensive Local Education Plan OAC 210:15-8-1, -2 Establishes the submission date for the Plan to the Board of Education for school districts with one or more school sites which are identifi... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 The Parental Participation Pilot Project S.B. 10 Provides that by the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, the State Board of Education shall by rule establish a parental participation p... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Corrective Action H.B. 1216 Repeals and reenacts the corrective action provisions for underperforming public schools. Requires the state board to annually notify each d... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Performance Reviews S.B. 982, Section 14 Amends Section 3-118.1 to allow for performance reviews by the Office of Accountability. If the Office requests such a review, the Office o... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative H.B. 2489 Creates the Arkansas Online Professional Development Initiative. Requires the director of the department of education to prioritize identifi... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Leadership Academy School Support Program H.B. 2434 Creates the Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program to train principals and teachers in schools and districts designated as being... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Role of Colleges and Universities in Achieving State Educational Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 7) Requires colleges and universities to: (a) Utilize institution-wide resources to work with elementary and secondary educators and other ent... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Role of Department of Education in Achieving State Educational Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 4) Mandates that the Kentucky Department of Education provide assistance to schools and teachers, including publicizing professional developmen... More... WV Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Education Performance Improvement H.B. 308 Relates to the procedures governing the process for improving performance education and removing impediments to improving performance and pr... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Pupil Achievement Grant Program A.B. 2152 Establishes the Pupil Achievement Grant Program to consolidate funding and provide flexibility at the schoolsite in the use of funds from sp... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Teachers A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) SEC. 1: Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools to report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the financial co... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Technical Assistance Areas A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Existing law requires the State Department of Education to establish a statewide system of school support that provides intensive and sustai... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Low Performing Schools and Teacher Job Applications A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) SEC. 11: Declares that the Legislature encourages school districts to provide all the schools it maintains that are ranked in deciles 1 to 3... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Requirements for High Priority Schools Grant Candidates A.B. 3001 (multiple provisions) Requires that, commencing with the 2004–05 fiscal year, for a district with a school initially applying to participate in the High Priority ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Applicants to High Priority Schools Grant Program S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires schools initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after the 2004–05 fiscal year to include... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 High Priority Schools Grant Program A.B. 1987 Provides that a school participating in the High Priority Schools Grant Program that received a planning grant in the 2001-02 fiscal year is... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Recognized High Schools: Grant Programs A.B. 1841 Provides that if a high school participating in either the High Priority Schools Grant Program or the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Underperforming Schools Program A.B. 2066 Requires the state department of education to identify and notify local educational agencies that are in danger of being identified within t... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School Districts: Four-Day School Week S.B. 1138 Authorizes specified school districts to operate one or more schools in their districts on a 4-day school week, so long as the school distri... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Student Achievement Improvement Grant Program S.B. 2360 Requires the State Board of Education to implement and administer a student achievement improvement grant program to provide 2- year grants ... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Student Investment Initiative H.B. 7986 Requires district strategic plans to extend the range at which the improvement of reading is addressed to include students in grade four (4)... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Accountability H.B. 1659 Defines "academically in crisis" district and "academically unacceptable" school. Requires state superintendent to notify the state board, t... More... FL To governor 05/2004 P-12 Middle Grades Reform Act S.B. 354 Creates the "Middle School Reform Act;" provides definitions; prescribes program criteria and content; provides a timeline for implementatio... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Enhanced Compensation and Retirement Benefits for Turnaround Specialists H.B. 576 Authorizes local school boards to employ turnaround specialists to address conditions at a public school that may impede educational progres... More... WV Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 On-site Reviews H.B. 4001 On-site review processes are to be conducted only at the specific direction of the state board upon its determination that the performance a... More... WV Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 School Improvement H.B. 4001- Mult. Sections - School Improvement Requires the department to make available through its web site or the West Virginia education information system an electronic unified schoo... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Educational Renewal Zones H.B. 1056 Creates the office of education renewal zones; provides for renewal zones to improve student achievement in smaller schools and districts; p... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Technical Assistance S.B. 33 §§ 5, 8 Adds Ark. Code § 6-15-1808, 6-15-2001. Requires the state department of education to development and provide technical assistance to school... More... CO Emergency Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 School Improvement Plan 1 CCR 301-52 Establishes rules regarding the administration of the School Improvement Plan. COLORADO REG 7620 (SN) http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/d... More... AR Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, & Accountability Program and Academic Distress Program ADE 162 Establishes rules governing the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program and the Academic Distress Program (ACT... More... IL Amendatory veto by Governor - Bill Dead 11/2003 P-12 School Improvement and Student Achievement S.B. 207 Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to implement and administer a student achievement improvement grant program to... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 School Improvement Programs A.B. 1266 § 9 - 13 Amends the Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) to specify timelines for entering into a contract with a school as... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 School Accountability S.B. 878 Makes changes concerning school recognition standards for student performance and school improvement, recognition levels, rewards and acknow... More... OH Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Intensive, Ongoing Support H.B. 3 - School Support Directs the department to establish a system of "intensive, ongoing support" for the improveoment of school districts and buildings. Elimina... More... CA Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Improvement A.B. 36 Encourages the governing board of a school district to discuss Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) test scores and to analyze the resu... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Comprehensive Testing/Assessment/Accountability Program ADE 188 Requires the development of a single Arkansas comprehensive testing, assessment and accountability program (ACTAAP); ensures all public scho... More... DE Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 School Accountability for Academic Performance 14 DAC 101, 103 Amended regulation to conform to state and federal statutes that address school, district and state accountability for student performance; ... More... CO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Achievement Gap S.B. 254 Concerns closing achievement gap; creates a program to assist schools that have received an unsatisfactory rating or have a significant achi... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Accountability H.B. 2277 Modifies school achievement profile designations and extends for an additional year the time before a school is classified as a school faili... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Quality Education Act of 2003 - School Improvement H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill) Amends §§ 6-15-420 - 6-15-429. Requires the state board to establish a clear concise system of reporting the academic performance of each sc... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Quality Education Act of 2003 - Accountability and Assessment H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill) Amends §§ 6-15-402 - 6-15-406. Creates the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, and Accountability Program Act; including requiring t... More... CO Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Unsatisfactory Schools Classification; Charter School Proposals S.B. 137 Concerns modifications for notifying schools districts of unsatisfactory schools. Concerns deadlines for charter school proposals. http://ww... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Improvement Plans H.B. 2341 Relates to the Comprehensive Local School Plan; deletes certain review and submission requirements; modifies the adoption cycle for school i... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Principal Training Pilot Program H.B. 7 Establishes the Principal Training Pilot Program; requires that the State Board of Education award incentive funding under the program to pr... More... MD Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Grants for Improvement of Low-Performing Schools S.B. 64 Alters the authorized uses of Schools for Success challenge grant funds and extends the termination date provisions relative to challenge gr... More...