House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends GS 115C-174.12 to require annual assessments and final exams to be administered within the final 15 (was, 10) instructional days of the school year for year-long courses and within the final 10 (was, five) instructional days of the semester for semester courses. Requires the State Board of Education to provide student performance data on each statewide assessment (was, develop a summative analysis of the statewide assessments) to be disseminated to local school administrative units, teachers, parents, and students within five days of the test or assessment. Deletes the requirement that the Department of Public Instruction use an applicable component of the Instructional Improvement System to give instructional feedback. No longer requires that information be disseminated on individual test items. Requires that teachers receive the number, as well as the percentage, of students who responded correctly on a test item. Makes additional clarifying and conforming changes.
Amends the act's long title.
TESTING FEEDBACK FOR STUDENTS/TEACHERS.
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AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE DATA TO PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS ON THE RESULTS OF STATEWIDE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS AND TO INCREASE BY FIVE DAYS THE NUMBER OF DAYS ASSESSMENTS AND FINAL EXAMS CAN BE ADMINISTERED WITHIN THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER OR YEAR.Intro. by Whitmire, Lucas, Riddell, Elmore.
Status: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate Action) (Apr 22 2015)
Bill History:
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Thu, 2 Apr 2015 House: Filed
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Mon, 6 Apr 2015 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 6 Apr 2015 House: Ref To Com On Education - K-12
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Added to Calendar
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 21 Apr 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Wed, 22 Apr 2015 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Wed, 22 Apr 2015 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Wed, 22 Apr 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Wed, 22 Apr 2015 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
H 559
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 559 (2015-2016)Summary date: Apr 21 2015 - View Summary
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Bill H 559 (2015-2016)Summary date: Apr 6 2015 - View Summary
Amends GS 115C-174.12 to add the requirement that the State Board of Education develop a summative analysis of the statewide assessments and tests administered under the Article to be distributed to local school administrative units, teachers, parents, and students. Also requires the Department of Public Instruction to use an applicable component of the Instructional Improvement System to provide instructional feedback to local school administrative units, teachers, parents, and students. Specifies the information that is to be distributed and the timeline for doing so. Applies beginning with the 2015-16 school year.
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House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes a change to the long title. The original title is as follows:
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE SUMMATIVE FEEDBACK TO PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS ON THE RESULTS OF STATEWIDE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS.