(7) When standards are subsequently revised, the Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and the Education Oversight Committee shall approve assessments pursuant to Section 5918320.” Tenth grade assessments SECTION 9. Section 5918340 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 282 of 2008, is further amended to read: 5918340. High schools shall offer statefunded PSAT, “Section preACT, or tenth grade Aspire tests to each tenth grade student in order to assess and identify curricular areas that need to be strengthened and reinforced. Schools and districts shall use these assessments as diagnostic tools to provide academic assistance to students whose scores reflect the need for such assistance. Schools and districts shall use these assessments to provide guidance and direction for parents and students as they plan for postsecondary experiences.” Annual assessment reports, deadline exception SECTION 10. Section 5918360 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 282 of 2008, is further amended to read: 5918360. Beginning with the 2010 assessment “Section administration, the Department of Education is directed to provide assessment results annually on individual students and schools by August first, except when assessments are being updated and new achievement standards are being set, in a manner and format that is easily understood by parents and the public. In addition, the school assessment results must be presented in a format easily understood by the faculty and in a manner that is useful for curriculum review and instructional improvement. The department is to provide longitudinally matched student data from the standards-based assessments and include information on the performance of subgroups of students within the school. The department must work with the Division of Accountability in developing the formats of the assessment results. Schools and districts are responsible for disseminating this information to parents.” Annual report cards SECTION 11. Section 5918900 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 289 of 2014, is further amended to read:
(7) When standards are subsequently revised, the Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and the Education Oversight Committee shall approve assessments pursuant to Section 5918320.” Tenth grade assessments SECTION 9. Section 5918340 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 282 of 2008, is further amended to read: “Section 5918340. High schools shall offer statefunded PSAT, preACT, or tenth grade Aspire tests to each tenth grade student in order to assess and identify curricular areas that need to be strengthened and reinforced. Schools and districts shall use these assessments as diagnostic tools to provide academic assistance to students whose scores reflect the need for such assistance. Schools and districts shall use these assessments to provide guidance and direction for parents and students as they plan for postsecondary experiences.” Annual assessment reports, deadline exception SECTION 10. Section 5918360 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 282 of 2008, is further amended to read: “Section 5918360. Beginning with the 2010 assessment administration, the Department of Education is directed to provide assessment results annually on individual students and schools by August first, except when assessments are being updated and new achievement standards are being set, in a manner and format that is easily understood by parents and the public. In addition, the school assessment results must be presented in a format easily understood by the faculty and in a manner that is useful for curriculum review and instructional improvement. The department is to provide longitudinally matched student data from the standards-based assessments and include information on the performance of subgroups of students within the school. The department must work with the Division of Accountability in developing the formats of the assessment results. Schools and districts are responsible for disseminating this information to parents.” Annual report cards SECTION 11. Section 5918900 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 289 of 2014, is further amended to read:
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