assessment, the assessment also may be administered in 20182019 and 20192020. Formative assessments must continue to be adopted, selected, and administered pursuant to Section 5918310. (67) Within thirty days after providing student performance data to the school districts as required by law, the department must provide to the Education Oversight Committee student performance results on assessments authorized in this subsection and endofcourse assessments in a format agreed upon by the department and the Oversight Committee. The Education Oversight Committee must use the results of these assessments in school years 20142015 and, 20152016, and 20162017 to report on student academic performance in each school and district pursuant to Section 5918900. The committee may not determine state ratings for schools or districts, pursuant to Section 5918900, using the results of the assessments required by this subsection until after the conclusion of the 20152016 20162017 school year; provided, however, state ratings must be determined by the results of these assessments beginning in the 20162017 20172018 school year. The Oversight Committee also must develop and recommend a single accountability system that meets federal and state accountability requirements by the Fall of 2016 2017. While developing the single accountability system that will be implemented in the 20172018 school year, the Education Oversight Committee shall determine the format of a transitional report card released to the public in the fall of 2016 and 2017 that will also identify underperforming schools and districts. These transitional reports will, at a minimum, include the following: (1) school, district and statewide student assessment results in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8; (2) high school and district graduation rates; and (3) measures of student college and career readiness at the school, district, and statewide level. These transitional reports will inform schools and districts, the public, and the Department of Education of school and district general academic performance and assist in identifying potentially underperforming schools and districts and in targeting technical assistance support and interventions in the interim before ratings are issued. (7) The Department of Education must submit a plan for approval and implementation to the Board of Education to mitigate the impact that changes in assessments are projected to have on teacher evaluation systems. If such an impact can be reasonably mitigated by delaying evaluations, the department shall seek a waiver if necessary for federal approval.
assessment, the assessment also may be administered in 20182019 and 20192020. Formative assessments must continue to be adopted, selected, and administered pursuant to Section 5918310. (67) Within thirty days after providing student performance data to the school districts as required by law, the department must provide to the Education Oversight Committee student performance results on assessments authorized in this subsection and endofcourse assessments in a format agreed upon by the department and the Oversight Committee. The Education Oversight Committee must use the results of these assessments in school years 20142015 and, 20152016, and 20162017 to report on student academic performance in each school and district pursuant to Section 5918900. The committee may not determine state ratings for schools or districts, pursuant to Section 5918900, using the results of the assessments required by this subsection until after the conclusion of the 20152016 20162017 school year; provided, however, state ratings must be determined by the results of these assessments beginning in the 20162017 20172018 school year. The Oversight Committee also must develop and recommend a single accountability system that meets federal and state accountability requirements by the Fall of 2016 2017. While developing the single accountability system that will be implemented in the 20172018 school year, the Education Oversight Committee shall determine the format of a transitional report card released to the public in the fall of 2016 and 2017 that will also identify underperforming schools and districts. These transitional reports will, at a minimum, include the following: (1) school, district and statewide student assessment results in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8; (2) high school and district graduation rates; and (3) measures of student college and career readiness at the school, district, and statewide level. These transitional reports will inform schools and districts, the public, and the Department of Education of school and district general academic performance and assist in identifying potentially underperforming schools and districts and in targeting technical assistance support and interventions in the interim before ratings are issued. (7) The Department of Education must submit a plan for approval and implementation to the Board of Education to mitigate the impact that changes in assessments are projected to have on teacher evaluation systems. If such an impact can be reasonably mitigated by delaying evaluations, the department shall seek a waiver if necessary for federal approval.
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