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SB 795 Standards of Quality; changes in provisions.

Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Standards of Quality; changes in provisions.  Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United States History to 1877, United States History: 1877 to the Present, and Civics and Economics tests in the 2008-2009 school year.

Adds effective classroom management to the listing of professional development programs to be provided to teachers and principals.

Requires local school divisions to post a current copy of the school division policies, including the Student Conduct Policy, on the local division's website while ensuring that printed copies of such policies are available, as needed, to citizens who do not have Internet access.

Makes technical changes to Standards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Standards of Quality.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Standards of Quality; changes in provisions.  Revises the instructional personnel provisions to require that local school boards employ: (i) one full-time reading specialist for each 1,000 students in average daily membership for the school division; (ii) one full-time principal in every elementary, middle, and high school; (iii) one full-time assistant principal for each 400 students in every elementary, middle, and high school; (iv) one speech-language pathologist for every 60 cases; (v) one full-time mathematics specialist for each 1,000 students in grades kindergarten through eight; (vi) one full-time data manager-test coordinator for each 1,000 students in grades kindergarten through 12; and (vii) instructional and paraprofessional staff for the blind or vision impaired.

Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United States History to 1877, United States History: 1877 to the Present, and Civics Economics tests in the 2008-2009 school year.

Adds effective classroom management to the listing of professional development programs to be provided to teachers and principals.

Requires local school divisions to post a current copy of the school division policies, including the Student Conduct Policy, on the local division's website while ensuring that printed copies of such policies are available, as needed, to citizens who do not have Internet access.

Makes technical changes to Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Standards of Quality.

This bill has an enactment clause that states that the changes to Standard 2 are contingent upon an appropriation of funds in 2008.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Standards of Quality; changes in provisions.  Revises the instructional personnel provisions to require that local school boards employ: (i) one full-time reading specialist for each 1,000 students in average daily membership for the school division; (ii) one full-time principal in every elementary, middle, and high school; (iii) one full-time assistant principal for each 600 students in every elementary, middle, and high school; (iv) one speech-language pathologist for every 60 cases; (v) one full-time mathematics specialist for each 1,000 students in grades kindergarten through eight; (vi) one full-time data manager or test coordinator for each 1,000 students in grades kindergarten through 12; and (vii) instructional and paraprofessional staff for the blind or vision impaired.

Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United States History to 1877, United States History: 1877 to the Present, and Civics Economics tests in the 2008-2009 school year.

Adds effective classroom management to the listing of professional development programs to be provided to teachers and principals.

Requires local school divisions to post a current copy of the school division policies, including the Student Conduct Policy, on the local division's website while ensuring that printed copies of such policies are available, as needed, to citizens who do not have Internet access.

Makes technical changes to Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Standards of Quality.