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S.B. 133

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SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT AMENDMENTS

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson

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House Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies requirements pertaining to a school performance report.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    modifies the content of a school performance report, which includes information
             13      about the academic achievement and demographic characteristics of a school's
             14      students;
             15          .    provides for public online access to a school performance report; and
             16          .    requires the State Board of Education, in meeting reporting requirements of a school
             17      performance report, to protect students' privacy by not revealing aggregated test
             18      scores if fewer than 10 test scores are in the group of aggregated test scores.
             19      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          53A-3-602.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 321
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 53A-3-602.5 is amended to read:
             29           53A-3-602.5. School performance report -- Components -- Annual filing.
             30          (1) [For a school year beginning with or after the 2010-11 school year, the] The State
             31      Board of Education in collaboration with the state's school districts and charter schools shall
             32      develop a school performance report to inform the state's residents of the quality of schools and
             33      the educational achievement of students in the state's public education system.
             34          (2) [The report described in Subsection (1) shall be written and] A school performance
             35      report shall include the following statistical data for each school in a school district and each
             36      charter school, as applicable, [except as provided by Subsection (2)(g),] and shall also
             37      aggregate the data at the school district and state level:
             38          (a) test scores over the previous [year] four years on:
             39          (i) criterion-referenced or online computer adaptive tests to include the scores
             40      aggregated for all students:
             41          (A) by grade level or course [for the previous two years] and an indication of whether
             42      there was a sufficient magnitude of gain in the scores [between the two years]; and
             43          (B) by class;
             44          (ii) online writing assessments required under Section 53A-1-603 ; and
             45          (iii) the tenth grade basic skills competency [tests] test required under Section
             46      53A-1-603 ;
             47          (b) college entrance examinations data, including the number and percentage of each
             48      graduating class taking the examinations for the previous four years;
             49          (c) advanced placement and concurrent enrollment data, including:
             50          (i) the number of students taking advanced placement and concurrent enrollment
             51      courses;
             52          (ii) the percentage of students who score three or higher on an advanced placement
             53      test;
             54          [(ii)] (iii) the number [and percent] of students taking a specific advanced placement
             55      course [who take advanced placement tests to receive college credit for the course;] test and the
             56      percentage of those students who score three or higher on the test; and
             57          [(iii) of those students taking the test referred to in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), the number
             58      and percent who pass the test; and]


             59          (iv) of those students taking a concurrent enrollment course, the number and [percent]
             60      percentage of those who receive college credit for the course;
             61          (d) the number and [percent] percentage of students in grade 3 reading at or above
             62      grade level;
             63          (e) the number and [percent] percentage of students who were absent from school 10
             64      days or more during the school year;
             65          (f) achievement gaps that reflect the differences in achievement of various student
             66      groups as defined by State Board of Education rule;
             67          (g) the number and [percent] percentage of "student dropouts" [within the school
             68      district] as defined by State Board of Education rule;
             69          [(h) course-taking patterns and trends in secondary schools;]
             70          [(i)] (h) student mobility;
             71          [(j)] (i) staff qualifications, to include years of professional service and the number and
             72      [percent of staff] percentage of teachers who have a degree or endorsement in their assigned
             73      teaching area and the number and [percent of staff] percentage of teachers who have a graduate
             74      degree;
             75          [(k) the number and percent of parents who participate in SEP, SEOP, and
             76      parent-teacher conferences;]
             77          [(l)] (j) average class size calculated in accordance with State Board of Education rule
             78      adopted under Subsection (4);
             79          [(m)] (k) average daily attendance as defined by State Board of Education rule[,
             80      including every period in secondary schools]; and
             81          [(n)] (l) enrollment totals disaggregated with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, limited
             82      English proficiency, and those students who qualify for free or reduced price school lunch.
             83          [(3) For a school year beginning with or after the 2010-11 school year, the State Board
             84      of Education, in collaboration with the state's school districts and charter schools, shall provide
             85      for the collection and electronic reporting of the following data for a school in each school
             86      district and each charter school:]
             87          [(a) test scores and trends over the previous four years on the tests referred to in
             88      Subsection (2)(a);]
             89          [(b) the average grade given in each math, science, and English course in grades 9


             90      through 12 for which criterion-referenced or online computer adaptive tests are required under
             91      Section 53A-1-603 ;]
             92          [(c) incidents of student discipline as defined by State Board of Education rule,
             93      including suspensions, expulsions, and court referrals; and]
             94          [(d) the number and percent of students receiving fee waivers and the total dollar
             95      amount of fees waived.]
             96          (3) (a) Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, a school performance report shall
             97      include the average growth score, as measured by an online computer adaptive test, of a
             98      teacher's students.
             99          (b) The average growth score of a teacher's students shall be determined by averaging
             100      the growth scores of students for whom the teacher is responsible for providing instruction in a
             101      subject that is tested by an online computer adaptive test.
             102          (4) (a) The State Board of Education shall adopt common definitions and data
             103      collection procedures for local school boards and charter schools to use in collecting and
             104      forwarding the data required under Subsections (2) and (3) to the state superintendent of public
             105      instruction.
             106          (b) (i) In accordance with Subsections (4)(b)(ii) through (4)(b)(iv), the State Board of
             107      Education shall adopt rules specifying how average class size shall be calculated.
             108          (ii) (A) Except as provided by Subsections (4)(b)(ii)(B) through (4)(b)(ii)(D) or for
             109      nontraditional classes identified by rule, average class size at the elementary school level shall:
             110          (I) be calculated by grade level; and
             111          (II) indicate the average number of students who are assigned to a teacher for
             112      instruction together during a designated time period.
             113          (B) If students at the elementary school level receive instruction in core classes from
             114      different teachers, average class size may be calculated as provided by Subsection (4)(b)(iii) for
             115      secondary school students.
             116          (C) An elementary school class that includes students from multiple grade levels shall
             117      be counted as a single class.
             118          (D) An extended day class in which a portion of the class arrives early and the other
             119      portion stays late shall be counted as a single class.
             120          (iii) (A) Except as provided by Subsection (4)(b)(iii)(B) or for nontraditional classes


             121      identified by rule, average class size at the secondary school level shall:
             122          (I) be calculated for core language arts, mathematics, and science courses; and
             123          (II) indicate the average number of students who are assigned to a teacher for
             124      instruction together during a designated time period.
             125          (B) A secondary school class in which a teacher provides instruction in multiple
             126      courses shall be counted as a single class.
             127          (iv) Special education classes and online classes shall be excluded when determining
             128      average class size by grade at the elementary school level or the average class size of core
             129      language arts, mathematics, and science courses at the secondary level.
             130          (c) The State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public
             131      instruction, shall adopt standard reporting forms and provide a common template for collecting
             132      and reporting the data, which shall be used by all school districts and charter schools.
             133          (d) The state superintendent shall use the automated decision support system referred
             134      to in Section 53A-1-301 to collect and report the data required under Subsections (2) and (3).
             135          (5) [(a) For a school year beginning with or after the 2010-11 school year] On or before
             136      October 1, the State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public instruction,
             137      shall [issue its report] annually [by October 1 to include] publish on the State Board of
             138      Education's website, a school performance report for each school that includes the required
             139      data from the previous school year or years as indicated in Subsections (2) and (3).
             140          [(b) The State Board of Education shall publish on the State Board of Education's
             141      website U-PASS school reports for the 2009-10 school year that indicate the academic
             142      proficiency and progress of a school's students and whether the school meets state standards of
             143      performance.]
             144          (6) (a) Each local school board and each charter school shall receive a written or an
             145      electronic copy of the report from the state superintendent of public instruction containing the
             146      data for that school district or charter school in a clear summary format and have it distributed,
             147      on a one per household basis, to the residence of students enrolled in the school district or
             148      charter school before November [30th] 30 of each year.
             149          (b) Each local school board, each charter school, and the State Board of Education
             150      shall have a complete report of the statewide data available for copying or in an electronic
             151      format at their respective offices.


             152          (c) A school district shall maintain a link to the website described in Subsection (5)(a)
             153      on the school district's website and the website of each school in the district.
             154          (d) A charter school shall maintain a link to the website described in Subsection (5)(a)
             155      on the school's website.
             156          (7) In meeting the reporting requirements of this section, the State Board of Education
             157      shall protect students' privacy by not revealing aggregated test scores if fewer than 10 test
             158      scores are in the group of aggregated test scores.




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