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HB 1674 School accreditation; review of status by Board of Education.

Introduced by: Thomas A. "Tag" Greason | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

School accreditation frequency. Provides that the Board of Education may review the accreditation status of a public school once every three years if the school has been fully accredited for three consecutive years. At the end of the three-year period, the Board shall review the accreditation status of the school and may accredit the school for another three years if the school met accreditation requirements for all three years. The bill requires the Board to review the accreditation status of any school that (i) would have failed to achieve full accreditation in one of the years of the three-year period or (ii) has had a significant boundary adjustment. The bill requires Standards of Learning assessment scores to continue to be reported on the School Performance Report Card annually, regardless of accreditation frequency.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

School accreditation frequency. Eliminates the requirement for the Board of Education to annually review the accreditation status of public elementary and secondary schools and permits the Board to review the accreditation status of schools annually, once every two years, or once every three years. The bill requires the frequency of such review to be based on criteria established by the Board that take into consideration each school's accreditation history, most recent accreditation status, and performance on metrics contained in the School Performance Report Card. The bill requires the Board to review in the subsequent the accreditation status of any school that fails to achieve full accreditation. The bill requires Standards of Learning assessments scores to continue to be reported on the School Performance Report Card annually, regardless of accreditation frequency.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

School accreditation frequency. Eliminates the requirement for the Board of Education to annually review the accreditation status of public elementary and secondary schools and permits the Board to review the accreditation status of schools annually, once every three years, or once every five years. The bill requires the frequency of such review to be based on criteria established by the Board that take into consideration each school's accreditation history, most recent accreditation status, and performance on metrics contained in the School Performance Report Card. The bill provides that any school that fails to achieve full accreditation but whose accreditation status is not scheduled to be reviewed by the Board in the subsequent year may request that the Board review its accreditation status in the subsequent year. The bill requires Standards of Learning assessments scores to continue to be reported on the School Performance Report Card annually, regardless of accreditation frequency.