H.B. 292

             1     

SCHOOL GRADING - CALCULATION OF HIGH SCHOOL

             2     
GRADUATION RATE

             3     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Ronda Rudd Menlove

             6     
Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the calculation of a high school graduation rate for the purpose of
             11      school grading.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    modifies the calculation of a high school graduation rate for the purpose of school
             15      grading by excluding from the four-year adjusted cohort for the graduating class a
             16      student with a disability who has an IEP that includes a plan to complete high
             17      school graduation requirements in more than four years.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24           53A-1-1102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 478
             25           53A-1-1108 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 478 and last amended by
             26      Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 478
             27     


             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 53A-1-1102 is amended to read:
             30           53A-1-1102. Definitions.
             31          As used in this part:
             32          (1) "High school" means a school that includes grade 12.
             33          (2) "Individualized education program" or "IEP" means a written statement for a
             34      student with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with the
             35      Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.
             36          [(2)] (3) "Statewide assessment" means:
             37          (a) a criterion-referenced test of student achievement in language arts, mathematics, or
             38      science, including a test administered in a computer adaptive format; and
             39          (b) which is administered statewide under Part 6, Achievement Tests.
             40          [(3)] (4) "Student growth percentile" means the result of a statistical model that
             41      calculates each student's change in achievement between two or more points in time on a
             42      statewide assessment and compares each student's performance to that of similarly achieving
             43      students.
             44          [(4)] (5) "Sufficient growth" means a measurement of growth greater than or equal to
             45      growth at a specific percentile in the 2011-12 year adopted by the State Board of Education in
             46      rule.
             47          Section 2. Section 53A-1-1108 is amended to read:
             48           53A-1-1108. Calculation of additional points earned for high school graduation
             49      and college and career readiness.
             50          (1) In addition to the points described in Sections 53A-1-1106 and 53A-1-1107 and
             51      subject to Subsection (2), a high school shall receive points, as determined by the State Board
             52      of Education, for:
             53          (a) the percentage of students who graduate from high school; and
             54          (b) except for the 2012-13 school year, the percentage of students who are considered
             55      college ready as measured by a college admissions test administered pursuant to Section
             56      53A-1-611 .
             57          (2) [In] (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), in calculating the percentage of
             58      students who graduate, the State Board of Education shall use the same graduation rate for a


             59      high school that is used under the federal No Child Left Behind accountability system.
             60          (b) In calculating a high school graduation rate for the purpose of school grading, the
             61      State Board of Education shall exclude from the four-year adjusted cohort for the graduating
             62      class a student with a disability who has an individualized education program that includes a
             63      plan to complete graduation requirements in more than four years.
             64          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a school may earn a maximum of 300
             65      points for the criteria described in Subsection (1) with one-half of the maximum number of
             66      points allotted to high school graduation and one-half allotted to the percentage of students
             67      who are considered college ready as measured by a college admissions test administered
             68      pursuant to Section 53A-1-611 .
             69          (b) For the 2012-13 school year, a school may earn a maximum of 150 points for the
             70      percentage of students who graduate from high school.




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