Mr. President:
The Education Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 183,
PROFICIENCY LEVELS OF STATEWIDE ASSESSMENTS, by Senator H. Stephenson, with
the following amendments:
Stuart C. Reid
Voting: 6-0-2
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set cut scores for statewide assessments using the National
Assessment of
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Educational Progress as a benchmark
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(b) In setting cut scores for statewide assessments of language arts or mathematics
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achievement, the board shall
use the NAEP as a benchmark so that the percentage
of students
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who are proficient in language arts or mathematics as measured by a statewide
assessment is
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approximately equal to the percentage of Utah students who are proficient in the
same subject
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as measured by the NAEP
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Respectfully,
Committee Chair
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Bill Number
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SB0183