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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. 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. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--Legal Issues Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress CA Vetoed 10/2011 P-12 Size of Pupil Subgroups for Purposes of API Reporting S.B. 512 From bill summary: Requires that reporting for purposes of the Academic Performance Index (API) include performance data for pupil subgroups... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Adequate Yearly Progress and Other Data H.F. 26 Allows the commissioner 30 additional days to release student growth and adequate yearly progress data in years when new performance standar... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Low-performing Schools and AYP H.B. 115 Relates to school improvement plans, corrective action and supplemental services for low-performing schools based on adequate yearly progres... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 School Governance Council S.B. 438 - Sec. 21 Permits the local/regional board of education for a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant or designated as a lo... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Allows Schools Making AYP Discretion Regarding Assessments/Instructional Strategies H.B. 4436 Relates to promoting student achievement; provides discretion to schools that make AYP to use assessments and adopting instructional strateg... More... NY Adopted 12/2009 P-12 Differentiated Accountability Pilot under No Child Left Behind Title 8 NYCRR 100.2(p), 120.2, 120.3, 120.4 Amends rule to implement the No Child Left Behind differentiated accountability pilot program. One of the key components of this rule is the... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Reporting, Accountability and Data S.B. 1977 - Reporting, Accountability and Data Requires teacher supply and demand reports to be published every three years instead of annually. Deletes provision that adequate yearly pro... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Annual Improvement Needed for Student Success on Assessments H.B. 3 - Section 58 Previous legislation on measuring annual improvement from one year to the next required the state education agency to determine the necessar... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Student Academic Achievement and Growth H.F. 2 Requires the statewide educational accountability and reporting system to measure and separately report the adequate yearly progress of scho... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Determination of Who is a Dropout S.B. 2030 Requires the department of education to explore with the Tennessee congressional delegation and the United States department of education mo... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Transition to New Assessment and Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 18 Provides that whereas it is imperative that schools, administrators, teachers, parents and policymakers maintain high expectations for stude... More... LA Adopted 10/2008 P-12 Alternative Assessment Results LAC 28:LXXXIII.3905 Amends rules relating to the school, district and state accountability system. Relates to the inclusion of alternate assessment results for ... More... OH Passed 05/2008 P-12 Approves State Board Changes to Accountability S.C.R. 18 Approves the Department of Education's proposed changes (change in minimum subgroup size to 30 and to implement a growth model) to the state... More... OR Adopted 01/2008 P-12 AYP Appeals Processes OAR 581-022-1065 Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to appoint a committee to hear substantive appeals from schools relating adequate yearly pr... More... LA Adopted 12/2007 P-12 School, District and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.301, 517, 613, 707, 709, 903, 1301, 1601-1609, 1901,2101, 2301, 2401, 2501-2505, 2701- 2721, 3301-3303, 3503, 3507, 3701, and 3905. Amends rules concerning Bulletin 111 - The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System. Sets the target graduation rate for ... More... LA Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.603, 613, and 4313 Revises Bulletin 111 - The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System (LAC Part Number LXXXIII). Revises section 603 to i... More... WV Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Performance Based Accreditation System Title 126, Series 13 Amends rules regarding standards, assessment, and accountability for student performance and progress. Incorporates 21st Century skills into... More... LA Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Rewards Eligibility and Corrective Actions LAC 28:LXXXIII.1301, 4313, 4903, and 4905 Amends the following Sections of Bulletin 111: • §1301 Reward Eligibility: Changes one requirement for exemplary academic growth to 2.0 poin... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 AYP Calculations H.B. 3092 Provides that a student who is sent to a juvenile detention facility or a residential program is not considered to be a student of the schoo... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Accountability S.B. 1522 Relates to accountability and standard measurements of acceptable academic progress. Adds provisions for calculating academic gains on the ... More... LA Adopted 04/2007 P-12 District Accountability LAC 28:LXXXIII.4301, 4302, 4310, 4311, 4313, 4315, 4503, and 4517 Replaces District Responsibility Index with District Responsibility Indicators to provide a more specific picture of how districts are to be... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 NCLB Consequences for Schools and Reporting Requirements H.B. 34 Distinguishes a student's academic proficiency from the adequate yearly progress of public schools and school districts; conforms rankings o... More... NM Vetoed 04/2007 P-12 Public School Accountability & Assessment S.B. 287 Distinguishes a student's academic proficiency from the AYP of schools and districts. Conforms rankings of schools in need of improvement wi... 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... SD Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Funding Based on AYP S.B. 67 Repeals provisions related to distribution of funds to school districts based on adequate yearly progress (§ 13-3-70 through 72). http://leg... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 High Quality Educational Programs S.B. 657 From Fiscal Note: The purpose of this bill is to revise the standards, assessment and accountability system to accommodate the higher order ... More... AK Adopted 02/2007 P-12 REQUIREMENTS AND ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS 4 AAC 06.802, .805 Amends rules to the Department of Education and Early Development. Deals with criteria for low income economic status students in school acc... More... LA Adopted 02/2007 P-12 School, District, and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.307, 409, 515, 703-707, 3905, 4001, and 4527 Makes changes to the state accountability system to take advantage of new and existing flexibility outlined in guidance for No Child Left Be... More... LA Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Statewide Assessment Standards and Practices LAC 28:CXI.Chapters 1, 3, 5, 18, 23, 27, 33, and 35 Makes various changes to state assessment system. Creates end-of-course tests, to be phased in over a period of six years starting in fall 2... More... OK Adopted 12/2006 P-12 Education Services for Incarcerated Students OAC 210:10-1-13 Requires that: (1)    Each school district in the state with a city, county, or state jail within the district's boundaries shall designate ... More... LA Adopted 11/2006 P-12 School Performance Score Component LAC 28:LXXXIII.301 and 303 Transition made to new accountability system that includes iLEAP and Graduation Index. Page 1: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0611/061... More... LA Adopted 11/2006 P-12 School Performance Score Goal and Disaster Considerations for the School and District Subgroup Component LAC 28:LXXXIII.301 and 4527 Adjusts accountability policy to more effectively address conditions imposed by the hurricanes of 2005 and implementation of a new testing p... More... AK Rule Adoption 10/2006 P-12 Subgroups for Determining Adequate Yearly Progress 4 AAC 06.830(b) Implements federal flexibility guidelines in the calculation of adequate yearly progress for the subgroup of students with disabilities. htt... More... IL Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Achievement Objectives for Districts Serving Limited English Proficient Students 23 IAC 1.88 Establishes "Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives" (AMAOs) related to proficiency, progress, and adequate yearly progress (AYP) for educ... More... NY Adopted 09/2006 P-12 NCLB Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.2(p) Implements New York's plan to address the findings of the U.S. department of education peer review of New York's assessment program by: (1) ... More... CA Vetoed 08/2006 P-12 NCLB Proficiency Levels A.B. 2975 Relates to the level of proficiency achieved by pupils. Requires the definition of proficient for the purposes of calculating Adequate Yearl... More... KY Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2006 P-12 Formula for Determining Adequate Yearly Progress 703 KAR 5:020 Establishes rules regarding a single assessment system with two accountability dimensions: one addressing the requirements of KRS 158.6455 t... More... LA Adopted 08/2006 P-12 School, District and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.Chapter 45 Designed to address the impact of natural disasters on schools/districts ability to meet the objectives of the accountability system. Create... More... DE Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Accountability and AYP for Schools and Districts 14 DAC 103 Enables school districts to choose to either track students back to the school of residence or to make the school that is providing the inst... 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... MN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 AYP Reporting S.B. 2994 For 2006, requires the department of education to make available preliminary school designations and AYP data to schools and school district... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Miscellaneous Provisions H.B. 867 - Section 13-15 Extends to 2007-2008 provisions related to No Child Left Behind requirements, including commissioner determinations whether schools and dist... More... ID Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Funds for Schools Whose ELLs Did Not Make AYP H.B. 847 Section 8 Provides that 750,000 of the $6,040,000 appropriated for programs for limited English proficient students be distributed to schools in which... More... LA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 District Adequate Yearly Progress LAC 28:LXXXII.4301 and 4901-4911 Establishes and expands upon procedures for identifying districts not making adequate yearly progress (AYP), in accordance with R.S. 17:10.1... More... MS Rule Adoption 04/2006 P-12 Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook 08-b Revises the Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook.Incorporates changes made for use in the 2006 Adequate Yearly Progress (A... More... OK Adopted 03/2006 P-12 AYP Appeal OAC 210:10-13-18 Allows charter schools to appeal Adequate Yearly Progress decisions on their behalf based on statistical or other substantial reasons.... More... SD Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 District Funding Related to Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress S.B. 198 Appropriates funds to increase funding to education and to assist sparse school districts; requires legislation as part of the final report ... More... IL Adopted 11/2005 P-12 23 IAC 1.10, thru .70, .75, .80, .85, .90, .95, Makes changes in the accountability system for public schools. Changes the requirement for adequate yearly progress and the indicators that ... More... KY Adopted 11/2005 P-12 Accountability Rewards and Consequences 703 KAR 5:020 Amends rules which establish a system for identifying and rewarding successful schools and appropriate consequences for schools failing to m... More... LA Adopted 11/2005 P-12 AYP and Sanctions for Underperforming Schools LAC 28:LXXXIII.517, 1101, 1501, 1705, 2301, 3301, and 3303 Defines growth label changes for three-star schools. Defines the movement of three-star schools into Academic Assistance if performance sign... More... LA Adopted 11/2005 P-12 NCLB Assessment and AYP LAC 28:LXXXIII.305, 509, 703, 3901-3905 Amends the accountability system calculations to take advantage of new flexibility in guidance for No Child Left Behind and address situatio... More... MS Signed into law 10/2005 P-12 Hurrican Katrina and school accountability S.B. 2012 Authorizes the state board of education to exempt certain schools from accountability standards due to Hurricane Katrina of 2005. http://bi... More... TX Adopted 09/2005 P-12 Accountability Ratings and Measures 19 TAC §97.1001 BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: Legal counsel with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has recommended that the procedures for i... More... TX Adopted 09/2005 P-12 Annual Accountability Standards 19 TAC 2.97.AA.97.1001 Amends rules regarding the annual accountability standards. Describes the state accountability rating system for districts, campuses, and ch... More... DE Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Educational Programs for Students with Limited English 14 DAC 920 Amends regulations relating to educational programs for students with limited English proficiency to align with the federal statute No Child... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 No Child Left Behind Accountability H.B. 3678 Makes changes to the state's accountability provisions under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, effective with the 2005-2006 school year.... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Educational Data Advisory Committee S.B. 19 Requires the state board to identify volunteer districts, boards of cooperative services and a charter school to send representatives to for... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Accreditation Indicators and Dropout/Graduation Rates S.B. 91 Standardizes the calculation of graduation rates and dropout rates that are required to be reported by school districts for accreditation. S... 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... CO Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Sufficient Academic Growth H.B. 1217 Modifies definition of "sufficient academic growth" for purposes of diagnostic assessment. Makes related changes to governor's distinguished... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Diagnostic Academic Growth Calculation S.B. 214 (Section 7-8) Section 7: Encourages the state board to establish accreditation indicators based in part on the diagnostic academic growth calculation adde... More... TX Adopted 06/2005 P-12 Adequately Yearly Progress 19 TAC 2.97.AA.97.1004 New rules regarding adequately yearly progress (AYP). Describes the procedures for determining AYP and adopts applicable excerpts, Sections ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Annual Report of Accountability H.B. 527 AN ACT relating to education; renaming the University and Community College System of Nevada as the Nevada System of Higher Education; clari... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Reporting Reductions and Reading Sufficiency Act S.B. 966 Amends 70 O.S. 2001, Section 3-153, which relates to exemptions for reporting district plans to state board of education. Except for distric... More... WA Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Graduation Rate Performance Improvement Goals WAC 3-20-390 Amends rules to require school districts and schools to set high school graduation rate improvement goals and to align these goals with requ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Procedures for Conducting the School Enrollment Census S.B. 1044 (section 18) Modifies procedures for conducting the school enrollment census. Requires school census to reflect students transferring into or out of the... More... ND Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 State Accountability Plan - No Child Left Behind Act H.B. 1434 Before the superintendent of public instruction may submit to the United States secretary of education any proposed changes in the state acc... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2005 P-12 Charter Schools May Appeal AYP OAC 210:10-13-18 Establishes rules concerning student assessment. Allows charter schools to appeal Adequate Yearly Progress decisions on their behalf based o... More... WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Federal Accountability Reporting S.B. 5289 Disregards from federal accountability reporting those students receiving home-based instruction who participate in running start (dual/conc... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Reading and Literacy Proficiency S.J.R. 92 Directs the department of education to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the professional development, training and resources needed in ea... More... LA Adopted 03/2005 P-12 School, District, and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII:4310 through 4313 Modifies provisions related to district subgroup component adequate yearly progress (AYP) indicators, district performance labels and distri... More... OH Signed into law 02/2005 P-12 Changes in Provisions Related to No Child Left Behind H.B. 493 Specifies that adequate yearly progress for school districts and buildings must be calculated in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Ac... More... GA Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Statewide Accountability GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru .04 Clarifies rules regarding the following: single statewide accountability system; accountability system definitions; accountability profiles;... More... MS Rule Adoption 10/2004 P-12 Guidelines for Testing Special Populations IIB-3 Amends rules concerning the Guidelines for Testing Special Populations. Reflects changes specific to flexibility in the use of assessment re... 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... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Reporting School Performance S.B. 722 Requires the comparable improvement in academic achievement to be measured by the Academic Performance Index for all numerically significant... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Insufficient Textbooks and Instructional Materials S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires the county superintendent, for purposes of enforcing the use of required textbooks and instructional materials, to specifically rev... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Pupil Assessment A.B. 2413 Places a prohibition from carrying on a program of specific preparation of the pupils for the statewide pupil assessment program or a partic... 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 Nonpublic Schools Serving Special Education Students A.B. 1858 (multiple provisions) Requires a master contracts with nonpublic, nonsectarian schools for the provision of special education and related services to include that... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 08/2004 P-12 Distinguished Schools, Additional Yearly Growth Award IDAPA 08.02.03 Proposes rules regarding awards, distinguished schools, and Additional Yearly Growth (AYG) Award. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rul... 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... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Disciplinary Records NMAC 6.30.2.1, .3, .10 Amends issuing agency and statutory references; requires that disciplinary records be included in the records of transferring students; requ... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Public Education Department Administration NMAC 6.19.1, .3, .7, .8, .9 Amends to reflect the Public Education Department as the issuing agency, current statutory authority, adds and clarifies definitions, and am... More... CO Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Accountability for Alternative Campuses 1 CCR 301-57 Clarifies rules regarding the administration of accountability for alternative campuses and processes for being designated an alternative ca... More... GA Adopted 07/2004 P-12 Reporting of Schools GAC 160-5-1-.03 Clarifies rules to define school and special entity so as to ensure an accurate reporting to ensure an accurate reporting of FTEs and Annual... More... GA Adopted 07/2004 P-12 Statewide Accountability; Definitions; School Profiles GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru -.04 Clarifies rules regarding statewide accountability, applicable definitions, school profiles, and awards and consequences; creates a single s... More... GA Adopted 07/2004 P-12 Middle School Program Criteria GAC 160-4-2-.05 Clarifies rules to comply with new legislation to provide that a school may reduce the required five hours of academic time to four and one-... More... IL Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Student Enrollment S.B. 2115 Amends the School Code. Allows a school or school district to deny enrollment to a student 16 years of age or older for one semester for fai... More... AK Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Teachers and Jury Duty H.B. 353 Exempts certain teachers at schools that are designated as failing to make adequate yearly progress from jury service during school terms. h... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Opportunity Public School Choice Act ADE 173 Establishes rules regarding the guidelines, procedures and enforcement of the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004. http://... More... FL Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Deaf and Blind School S.B. 2918 Requires the Auditor General to conduct audits of accounts and records of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind; provides that the schoo... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 06/2004 P-12 Failure to Meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) IDAPA 08.02.03 §114 Clarifies rules between school and district/LEA sanctions for failing to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal 'No Child Lef... More... TN Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Performance Goals and Measures H.B. 3511 Deletes several sections of 49-1-601 and and substitutes new language. Relates to educational performance goals and measures;changes from d... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Accountability for Schools, Districts and the State 14 DAC 103 Amends regulation to reflect the changes made to Delaware's plan under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Changes include: defini... More... MO To governor 05/2004 P-12 School Age Children S.B. 945 Provides a student shall not be considered a drop- out or included in a school district's educational persistence ratio for accreditation pu... More... MS Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook (uncodified) Amends the consolidated state application accountability workbook. Includes first year limited proficient English proficient (LEP) students ... More... MS Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Public School Accountability Standards, 2003 (Uncodified) Revises public school accountability standards, 2003. MISSISSIPPI REG 9117 (SN)... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Task Force to Study Attendance in Public Schools A.J.R. 68 Establishes the Task Force to Study Attendance in Public Schools to study current practices within school districts in the state regarding s... More... TN Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Education S.B. 2207 Povides for notification to parents of student subgroups not making adequate yearly progress of option to transfer their children to another... More... VT Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Supervisory Unions Included Under the No Child Left Behind Act S.B. 308 Authorizes the state commissioner to measure whether supervisory unions are meeting state standards, for the purposes of determining pupil p... More... CO Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Alternative Schools Under Accountability System S.B. 83 The performance of alternative schools that qualify is to be measured under a different set of accountability indicators. Schools that serve... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School Accountability H.B. 176 Amends KRS 158.6455 to require that a student be enrolled in a specific school for at least 100 days prior to the beginning of the statewide... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Student Dropouts H.B. 178 Amends KRS 158.145 to require that all students who drop out of school be counted in the annual state dropout index. Amends KRS 158.6455 to... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School Councils S.B. 111 Requires a scholastic audit team, when auditing a school that for two successive accountability cycles has failed to meet its goal, to inclu... More... LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 School, District and State Accountability LAC 28:LXXXIII.303, 311, 1701, 2701, 2702, 2703, 2713, 2715, 2717, 2719, 2721, 3905, 4001, 4003, 4005 Adopts rules relating to the implementation of fundamental changes in the classroom by helping schools and communities focus on student achi... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Standards of Learning S.B. 416 Requires the state board, in consultation with the chairpersons of the eight regional superintendents' study groups, to provide for timely r... More... OH Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Teaching Success S.B. 2 · Creates an Educator Standards Board to develop and submit to the State Board of Education recommendations for statewide educator standard... 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... TX Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Accountability 19 TAC 2.97.A.97.1 thru 97.4 Repeals old rules and establishes rules relating to public school accountability. Each school district must be assigned an accountability ra... 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... MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 School or District Appeal of Determination Not to Have Made AYP H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions) Before publishing a list of schools or districts determined to have failed to make adequate yearly progress as required by the federal no ch... More... MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Reporting Requirements H.B. 4401 (multiple provisions) Sec. 19. (1) A district shall comply with any requirements of sections 1204a, 1277, 1278, and 1280 of the revised school code, MCL 380.1204a... More... MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Center for Educational Performance and Information H.B. 4401 (multiple provisions) Sec. 94a. (1) There is created within the office of the state budget director in the department of management and budget the center for educ... More... OH Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 State Public School Accountability System H.B. 3--Section 3302.01 Creates the Ohio Accountability Task Force to study the state's accountability system (to make recommendations, periodically review fees for... More... OH Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 AYP H.B. 3--3302.01 This section defines "performance index score;" defines subgroups as major racial and ethic groups, students with disabilities, economically... More... OH Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Measuring Attendance H.B. 3 - Omnibus Bill -- Attendance Rates Requires the department of education, by January 1, 2004, to provide to the General Assembly a feasible standard for measuring school distri... More... CA Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM) Title 5 CCR 1068 thru 1074 Establishes emergency rules concerning alternative schools accountability model. CALIFORNIA REG 15452 (SN) http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/cgi-bin/om_... More... NY Adopted 07/2003 P-12 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 NYCRR 8 100.2 (bb) Amends rules ensuring state and local educational agency compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act. NEW YORK REG 15972 (SN) http://www.r... 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... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Education Accountability H.B. 915 Expands legislative intent for K-20 education performance accountability system; provides requirements and implementation schedule for perfo... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Review and Recognition of Schools under NCLB COMAR 13A.01.04.09 A. The State Board and the State Superintendent of Schools shall annually review the progress of each local school system to determine if th... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Student Performance Areas to Include in NCLB Reporting and Accountability COMAR 13A.01.04.04 A. Student Performance Areas. The following data-based areas shall be measured by the standards in Regulation .05 of this chapter and report... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 AYP Measures COMAR 13A.01.04.05 A. The attendance rate represents the average daily attendance rate of students in grades 1-12, including ungraded special education student... More... NV Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Alignment with No Child Left Behind Act - Accountability Provisions S.B. 1 (Omnibus Bill) The measure revises the public school accountability provisions of the Nevada Education Reform Act and related sections of the law to confor... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Personal Graduation Plans S.B. 1108 (Section 28.0212) Requires the principal or other staff to identify each student who (1) hasn't performed well on assessments; (2) is not likely to receive a ... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Training for Teachers of ELL Students S.B. 1108 (Section 39.024) Requires the state agency to develop and make available teacher training materials and other teacher training resources to assist teachers i... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Intensive Program of Instruction S.B. 1108 (Section 28.0213) Requires districts to offer an intensive program of instruction to a student who does not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrumen... More... VT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Homeless and Migrant Children S.B. 185 This act clarifies that the state board of education is authorized to administer federal education funds available under the No Child Left B... More... WV Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Measures of Academic Progress Program Title 126, Series 14 Provides rules relating to the measures of academic progress program. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4253 (SN)... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Data Collection Forms for Schools H.B. 1055 Extends the implementation date for the applicability of specified standards for data collection forms for schools, school systems, and the ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Accountability and Appeals Process H.F. 302 (multiple provisions) Requires the state commissioner of education to use objective criteria based on student performance levels to identify four to six designati... More... OH Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Licensure OAC 3301-24-05 New definition states that a highly qualified teacher is one who holds at least a bachelor's degree and has full state certification through... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Accountability H.B. 1414 (Accountability Component) Requires the state board to develop and implement in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (ESEA), P.L. No. 107... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Accreditation of Public School Districts H.B. 2683 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, for purposes of determining the performance of a school district under this chapter, inclu... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Relates to Public School Dropout and Completion S.B. 186 Requires dropout rates, including dropout rates and district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12, be computed in accordance with ... More... TX Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Youth Commission Schools 37 TAC 91.41 Amends rules concerning education administration. Clarifies that Youth Commission schools are accredited under certain provisions. TEXAS REG... More... WA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Pilot Program H.B. 2012 A new section is added to chapter 28A.630 13 RCW. Creates the special services pilot program to encourage participating school districts to... More... WV Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 Process for Improving Education Title 126, Series 13 This rule establishes an accountability system to determine the adequate yearly progress of West Virginia public schools and a system of edu... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Adequate Yearly Progress Section H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Amends 22-1-2 to add new definition: "adequate yearly progress" means the measure adopted by the state board based on federal requirements ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Adquate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Outlines procedures and timelines for schools that have failed to make adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years (ranked as a schoo... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Graduation Rates S.B. 394 Requires school districts to track graduation rates for high school in the district.... More... SD Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Accountability System for Public Schools S.B. 40 Establishes a single, statewide state accountability system. The system is required to hold public schools and public school districts accou... More... OH Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Ohio's Proposal for a Unitary Accountability System Resolution Board adopted the design for a statewide school building and school district accountability system, which is officially entitled "Ohio's Pro... More... NM Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Indicators and Measurements/School Ratings NMAC 6.19.1.8, 6.19.1.9; 6.19.2.16 Establishes rules annually measuring public schools on the five statewide indicators. All scores, rates, and other measures used in the Acco... More... NM Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Public School Accountability, General Provisions 6.19.1, 6.19.2 NMAC Amends rules regarding the annual measurement of schools. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.019.0001.pdf 6.19.1.9 Address... More... PA Adopted 12/2002 P-12 No Child Left Behind Act 32 PAB 6096 22 PA. CODE CH. 403 Promulgates rules relating to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Ensures that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality ... More... NJ Adopted 10/2002 P-12 Standards and Assessment for Student Achievement STATE ID: 34 NJR 2916 NJAC 6A:8 Establishes rules relating to standards and assessment for student achievement. Specifies: inclusion of all students in the school and distr... More... AK Adopted 08/2002 P-12 School Designators 4 AAC 06 - Article 4 Establishes the indicators and formulas used to measure school performance. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/regs/adopted/4AAC06_schooldesignator... More... MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 District Programs for and Assessment of Limited English Proficient Students H.B. 5010 Creates within department the office of language acquisition to aid the commissioner in overseeing creation of district English language lea... More... TX Active 08/2002 P-12 Adequate Yearly Progress N/A Prior to NCLB and under the Improving America's Schools Act, Texas had a wavier to identify Title I schools for improvement based on an data... More... TN Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Intervention in Low-Performing Schools H.B. 3159 By September 1 of each year, the commissioner is required to recommend for approval to the state board a listing of all schools to be placed... More... AK Adopted 06/2002 P-12 School Designators 4 AAC 06 Each school will receive accountability points for each student included in school accountability, based on their performance category ("Adv... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Performance Indices, School Classification and Intervention for Failing Schools H.B. 2658 Requires that the academic achievement profile report for schools serving students grades K-8 include as indicators the Arizona Measure of A... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Districts to Develop Comprehensive Master Plans S.B. 856 Requires each county board to develop and implement comprehensive master plan that states the goals and strategies to be used to raise stude... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap S.B. 168 Requires the Department of Education, by 11/01 of each year, to provide each school council, or the principal if a school council does not e... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 District Review of Programs to Consider Consequences of Tracking, Ability Grouping or Screening of Students by Test Results S.B. 292 Requires every district to review district's programs to judge if district's practices of separating students by ability, placing students i... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Disaggregating data S.B. 6456 Authorizes the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission to set performance improvement goals for certain groups of students and dr... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 Changes In the States Accountability Reward System A.B. 1295 Deletes the provision by which schools that meet the State target are eligible for the Governor's Performance Award Program and would requir... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 High Priority Schools Grant Program for Low Performing Schools A.B. 961 Establishes the High Priority Schools Grant Program for Low Performing Schools within the Public Schools Accountability Act. Requires a scho... More... 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