Revision: Nov. 6, 2017, 1:17 p.m.
HB 1495 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2533
06/03
HOUSE BILL 1495
AN ACT relative to standards for determining an adequate education.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. Grenier, Sull. 7; Rep. T. Wolf, Hills. 7; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Sen. Ward, Dist 8
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds to the indicators that school districts are required to report annually to the department of education regarding delivery of an adequate education. The bill also establishes a rating scale for school districts regarding performance standards.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2533
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to standards for determining an adequate education.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Delivery of an Adequate Education. RSA 193-E:3, I(a)-(i) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
(a) Attendance rates.
(b) Annual and cumulative drop-out rates of high school students and annual drop-out rates for students in grades 7 and 8.
(c) School environment indicators, such as safe-schools data.
(d) Number and percentage of graduating high school students.
(e) Number and percentage of high school students going on to postsecondary education, military service, and an advanced learning program leading to a value added skill or career certification.
(f) Number and percentage of students who earned a career and technical education credential recognized by industry.
(g) Number and percentage of high school students who earned postsecondary credit by successfully completing one or more concurrent or dual enrollment courses from an accredited New Hampshire postsecondary college or university.
(h) Number of students that completed a New Hampshire scholars program of study.
(i) Number and percentage of students that completed and passed an advanced placement or International Baccalaureate course.
(j) Number of students that scored at least a level III on components of the ASVAB, as defined in RSA 186:68, I, that comprise the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT).
(k) Performance on state tests administered pursuant to RSA 193-C and other standardized tests administered under a local option as a part of the statewide education improvement and assessment program under RSA 193-C:6 to include the number and percentage of students that either met or exceeded the college and career ready benchmark established by the department for either the SAT or ACT.
(l) Expulsion and suspension rates, including in-school suspensions and out-of-school suspensions including data identifying the percentage of out-of-school suspensions of more than 10 days which shall be reported for each school year.
(m) Number and percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers.
(n) Teacher and administrative turnover rates at the school and district levels.
(o) Pupil course information.
2 Delivery of an Adequate Education. Amend RSA 193-E:3, III to read as follows:
III.(a) [Not later than December 1, 2003, and] Annually [thereafter], the department of education shall issue a public report on the condition of education statewide and on a district-by-district and school-by-school basis. This report shall be entitled "New Hampshire School District Profiles'' and shall be made available on the department's website and online at every school administrative unit for public review. It shall include:
(1) School district and school demographic and pupil performance data reported in paragraph I and other relevant statistics as determined by the department of education.
(2) Comparisons with state averages [shall be provided] for all data reported.
(3) Comparisons of each district and school to itself based on its own statewide improvement and assessment performance for the prior school year and its most recent 3-year rolling averages [shall be provided].
(4) Statewide rankings of each district and school using the achievement level ranking score 1-4 [shall be provided], including a statewide ranking of each school and school district based on the percentage increase of [improvement] the aggregated academic achievement and growth level score as compared with the same school district's performance in the previous year.
(b) The report shall be organized and presented in a manner that is easily understood by the public and that assists each school district, parents, and the community with the identification of trends, strengths, and weaknesses and the development of its local school education improvement plan. Each school's academic achievement and growth level score shall be visibly posted on the school, school district, and state websites. The academic achievement and growth level score shall describe how well specific school districts and schools have mastered the standards and the extent to which the district or school is preparing students to meet performance standards and be prepared for college and career. The rating scale shall include 4 reporting levels: level 4 means exceeds grade-level performance standards and advanced progress toward college and career readiness; level 3 means meets grade-level performance standard and progress toward college and career readiness; level 2 means nearly meets grade-level performance standards and may require further development to meet college and career readiness; and level 1 means does not meet grade-level performance standard and needs substantial improvement to meet college and career readiness.
[(b)](c) [Beginning with the annual report issued in 2013,] The department of education shall include data provided by early childhood programs, districts, and postsecondary institutions.
3 Delivery of an Adequate Education. Amend RSA 193-E:3, VI to read as follows:
VI.(a) Annually, [beginning with the 2011-2012 school year,] each postsecondary institution as defined in RSA 193-E:4 shall submit a report, which shall not include any personally identifiable information such as, but not limited to, name, gender, or social security number, to the department of education containing information on indicators in the following areas:
(1) Remedial education courses and academic success support programs, and the number and percentage of first year students requiring remedial education support or academic assistance in English/language arts, reading, and mathematics.
(2) Entry, withdrawal, and transfers.
(3) Degrees and certificates granted.
(4) Number of high school students who earned credit in either a concurrent or dual enrollment course approved by the community college system New Hampshire.
(5) Number and percentage of first year enrolled students at the end of the first semester who graduated from a New Hampshire secondary school.
(b) The department of education shall integrate all data collected into the data warehouse. The department of education shall have access to data solely to conduct studies, track and report annual and longitudinal pupil outcomes, and improve postsecondary readiness, retention, and articulation between educational institutions.
(c) The state board of education, in consultation with the university system of New Hampshire board of trustees and the community college system of New Hampshire board of trustees shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, for developing a form to be used for the report and to establish requirements for data maintenance.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.