Bill Text: NH SB172 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to performance-based school accountability criteria.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-06-08 - Senate Sen. Stiles Moved Nonconcur with House Amendment 1594h; New Title, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; Senate Journal 20, Pg.550 [SB172 Detail]

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SB 172 – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 172

AN ACT relative to performance-based school accountability criteria.

SPONSORS: Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill identifies new criteria for evaluating school accountability.

This bill is a request of the department of education as required in RSA 193-E:3-c, IV.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to performance-based school accountability criteria.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Adequate Public Education; Criteria for Performance-Based School Accountability. Amend RSA 193-E by inserting after section 3-c the following new section:

193-E:3-cc Criteria for Performance-Based School Accountability System.

I. The criteria for measuring performance in each elementary and middle school shall be:

(a) Pupil performance and growth in reading and mathematics.

(b) Pupil performance in writing and science.

(c) Rate of pupil participation in state assessments.

(d) Attendance.

(e) Growth toward proficiency in English for pupils classified as English language learners.

II. The criteria for measuring performance in each high school shall be:

(a) Pupil performance in reading, mathematics, science, and writing.

(b) Pupil participation in state assessments.

(c) Attendance.

(d) Graduation rate.

(e) Dropout rate.

(f) Growth toward proficiency in English for pupils classified as English language learners.

III. In addition to paragraphs I-II, all schools shall be measured by the performance of the following 5 groups:

(a) The whole school.

(b) English language learners.

(c) Students with disabilities as defined in RSA 186-C:2, I.

(d) Students from low income households.

(e) Students not in a group represented in subparagraphs (b)-(d).

IV. Existing state assessment instruments shall be used to measure academic areas and pupil participation. Other available data shall be used to measure areas including attendance, graduation rate, and dropout rate.

V. The commissioner of the department of education shall evaluate each school based on each of the criteria established in this section and shall assign a score to each school using a numerical scale for each of the required criteria ranging from one (the lowest possible score) to 4 (the highest possible score). The commissioner shall develop a list of all elementary and middle schools and a list of all high schools including each school’s score and shall rank all schools in the state from highest to lowest on the respective lists.

VI. The task force established in RSA 193-E:3-c may suggest new criteria or propose changes to the performance-based evaluation system to the legislative oversight committee established in RSA 193-C:7.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.