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HB 1496 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2534
06/04
HOUSE BILL 1496
AN ACT relative to requirements for performance based accountability for an adequate education.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. T. Wolf, Hills. 7; Rep. Grenier, Sull. 7; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill modifies requirements for performance based accountability for an adequate education.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2534
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to requirements for performance based accountability for an adequate education.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Accountability for the Opportunity for an Adequate Education. Amend RSA 193-E:3-b to read as follows:
193-E:3-b Accountability for the Opportunity for an Adequate Education. [Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year,] A school shall demonstrate by the end of the school year that it provides the opportunity for an adequate education under RSA 193-E:2-a by meeting the requirements of subparagraphs I(a) and (b) of this section. [Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a school shall demonstrate, by the end of the school year, that it provides the opportunity for an adequate education by meeting the requirements of either paragraph I or II of this section.] Following the adoption of the performance-based accountability system as provided in RSA 193-E:3-c and RSA 193-E:3-d, the department shall evaluate all schools using both the input-based school accountability system under subparagraphs I(a) and (b) of this section and the performance-based accountability system under RSA 193-E:3-c and RSA 193-E:3-d. A school that satisfies the requirements of [either] [paragraph] paragraphs I [or] and II shall be providing the opportunity for an adequate education.
I.(a) A school [may] shall demonstrate that it provides the opportunity for an adequate education as set forth in RSA 193-E:2-a by establishing that it meets [the following] input-based school accountability standards [in effect as of the effective date of this section] for:
(1) English/language arts and reading [as set forth in Ed 306.37].
(2) Mathematics [as set forth in Ed 306.43].
(3) Science [as set forth in Ed 306.45].
(4) Social studies [as set forth in Ed 306.46].
(5) Arts education [as set forth in Ed 306.31].
(6) World languages [as set forth in Ed 306.48].
(7) Health education [as set forth in Ed 306.40].
(8) Physical education [as set forth in Ed 306.41].
(9) Technology education, and information and communication technologies [as set forth in Ed 306.42 and Ed 306.47].
(10) School year [as set forth in Ed 306.18].
(11) Minimum credits required for a high school diploma [as set forth in Ed 306.27(f) and (m)].
(b)(1) The commissioner shall require school officials to submit a narrative explanation detailing how the school has complied with each of the standards included in the opportunity for an adequate education contained in subparagraph (a). The school principal and school district superintendent shall certify in writing that the responses submitted are accurate. The commissioner shall develop a form which conforms to the provisions of this paragraph.
(2) The commissioner shall review the responses to each school's self-assessment required under this section and shall verify that the responses comply with the standards included in the opportunity for an adequate education specified under subparagraph (a).
(3) Schools that successfully demonstrate that they provide the opportunity for an adequate education through the input-based school accountability system for any year beginning with the 2009-2010 school year shall be required by the commissioner to resubmit the narrative explanations at least once every 2 years.
(4) Schools that are unable to demonstrate that they provide the opportunity for an adequate education through the input-based school accountability system [for the 2009-2010 school year, or for any year thereafter,] shall be required by the commissioner to resubmit the narrative explanations annually until such demonstration has been made.
(5) The commissioner shall integrate, to the maximum extent practicable, the input-based school accountability system to demonstrate the opportunity for an adequate education with the school approval process pursuant to RSA 21-N:6, V.
(6) The department shall annually conduct site visits at 10 percent of schools statewide to assess the validity of the input-based school accountability system and to determine whether those schools demonstrate the opportunity for an adequate education by meeting the school standards identified in this paragraph. To the extent feasible, the commissioner shall conduct these site visits together with other site visits conducted by the department for other purposes and programs. The commissioner may require more frequent site visits at schools which have been unable to demonstrate that they provide the opportunity for an adequate education. To the extent that the department conducts school site visits for other state and/or federal programs [after the commencement of the 2009-2010 school year, but prior to September 1, 2012], the department shall, to the maximum extent practicable, endeavor to audit the input-based school accountability self-reporting completed by the visited school.
(c) A school that furnishes the commissioner with evidence that it has received full accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of subparagraphs (a) and (b). The school shall submit to the commissioner copies of documentation necessary during the school's accreditation process including, but not limited to, the accreditation self-study report, peer review reports, reports of any follow-up activities taken by the school in response to NEASC's recommendations for accreditation, and the annual school update report as required by NEASC each fall. In the fifth year of the 10-year accreditation, the school shall submit a progress report to the commissioner. A school accredited by NEASC shall meet or exceed NEASC's standards and shall use those standards to measure improvement.
II. [Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year,] In addition to the input-based school accountability system a school [may] shall annually demonstrate [by the end of the school year] that it provides the opportunity for an adequate education through the performance-based school accountability system [to be developed and implemented by the department,] pursuant to RSA 193-E:3-c and RSA 193-E:3-d and designed to measure educational outcomes.
2 Adequate Public Education; Performance-Based Accountability System. Amend RSA 193-E:3-c to read as follows:
193-E:3-c [Development of] The Performance-Based Accountability System.
I. [There is hereby established a task force to develop a] The performance-based school accountability system [that, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, will] shall serve as one [method] of 2 required methods a school [may] shall use to demonstrate by the end of the school year that it is providing the opportunity for an adequate education. At least every 5 years the commissioner shall review the performance-based accountability system and make recommendations to the legislative oversight committee established under RSA 193-C:7. The commissioner shall be the chairman of the task force and shall appoint no fewer than 9 and no more than 13 members to the task force which shall consist of department personnel, one or more representatives of a school district including at least one school board member, educational experts, parents or guardians of a current public school pupil, members of a public interest group concerned with education, members of the business community, and other individuals with information or expertise of benefit to the task force's duties. The task force shall include one member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. The task force shall have the following duties:
(a) Define the performance-based accountability system to be used by schools that will ensure that the opportunity for an adequate education is maintained.
(b) Identify performance criteria and measurements.
(c) Establish performance goals and the relative weights assigned to those goals.
(d) Establish the basis, taking into account the totality of the performance measurements, for determining whether the opportunity for an adequate education exists, which may include the assignment of a value for performance on each measurement.
(e) Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and validity of the performance methodology as a means of establishing that a school provided the opportunity for an adequate education as defined in RSA 193-E:2-a.
III. [The task force shall develop a] The performance-based scoring system [using only the best available], as recommended by the task force, shall be based on data and indicators [which are already provided to the department and/or performance measures that schools are already required to provide the department under other state or federal law. In establishing] that are aligned with and measure the specific criteria and substantial educational program necessary for an adequate education. The performance-based system[, the task force may consider one] may be based upon 2 or more [of the following] data and indicators, such as:
(a) Performance on state assessments administered pursuant to RSA 193-C and[, upon the prior approval of the department, other assessments administered at local option that are consistent with the state's academic standards] performance on other school district assessments or standardized tests administered at local option as part of the statewide education improvement and assessment program, in consultation with the department pursuant to RSA 193-C:6, that are consistent with the state's academic standards.
(b) Number and percentage of pupils [participating in an] who successfully completed an advanced placement International Baccalaureate course.
(c) Number and percentage of graduating pupils going on to post-secondary education [and], military service and advanced placement program participation leading to a specific, value added skill certificate.
(d) Attendance rates.
(e) Annual cumulative drop-out rates of high school pupils, and annual drop out rates for pupils in grades 7 and 8.
(f) School environment indicators, such as safe schools data.
(g) Expulsion and suspension rates, including in-school and out-of-school suspensions, and out-of-school suspensions extending more than 10 days, which shall be reported for each school year. This indicator shall be categorized by district, school, and grade level with each category broken down by gender and eligibility for free and reduced-price meal programs.
(h) Number and percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers.
(i) Teacher and administrative turnover rates at the school and district levels.
(j) Number and percentage of students who earned a CTE industry-recognized credential.
(k) Number and percentage of high school students who earned post secondary credit by successfully completing one or more concurrent or dual enrollment courses from an accredited New Hampshire postsecondary college or university.
(l) Number of students that completed a New Hampshire scholars program of study.
(m) Number of students that scored at least a level III on components of the ASVAB that comprise the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT).
(n) Number and percentage of New Hampshire scholars.
(o) Pupil course information.
IV. [No later than April 1, 2010,] The task force appointed by the commissioner shall submit [an interim] a report of its findings and recommendations for future legislation for the performance-based accountability system to the [chairpersons of the house and senate education committees, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the senate president] legislative oversight committee established under RSA 193-C:7. After the [interim] report is [reviewed] approved by the [house and senate education committees] legislative oversight committee, the department shall [verify the integrity, accuracy, and validity of the performance-based accountability system utilizing actual school data as provided in RSA 193-E:3-d and shall] submit [a] the [final] report [no later than November 1, 2010, including recommendations for future legislation and legislative adoption of the performance-based accountability system,] to the chairpersons of the house and senate education committees, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the governor, the house clerk, and the senate clerk.
V. During the department's verification process, the task force may further evaluate and review whether there are any new or emerging performance measures, or modifications to the performance-based accountability system based upon the verification process that should be considered by the department for implementation beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. No later than November 1, 2011, the task force shall present any further recommendations for legislation regarding the performance-based school accountability system to the same individuals receiving the final report under paragraph IV.
VI. The department shall annually prepare a detailed report documenting the results of each school on the performance-based school accountability system to be developed pursuant to RSA 193-E:3-c, and identifying all schools that can demonstrate the opportunity for an adequate education through the performance-based methodology. The report shall be submitted no later than January 15 annually to the same individuals receiving the final report under paragraph IV.
3 Adequate Education; Performance-Based School Accountability System; Verification Process. Amend RSA 193-E:3-d to read as follows:
193-E:3-d Performance-Based School Accountability System; Verification Process. Prior to the submission of the final report pursuant to RSA 193-E:3-c, IV the department shall undertake a process to verify and test the integrity, accuracy, and validity of the performance-based accountability system utilizing the best available data from one school from each of the counties in the state. The commissioner shall ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that the verification process utilizes the best available data from a balance of elementary and secondary schools representing diverse socioeconomic conditions throughout the state. The commissioner shall work with school officials and faculty from the selected schools to implement the performance-based school accountability program and to develop a data collection system which will allow schools to easily report results to the department for analysis and reporting. The commissioner shall review and make recommendations regarding the performance-based accountability system to ensure that the system adequately measures the goals and indicators associated with student academic achievement, growth, school quality, and support for vulnerable students.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.