Bill Text: CT HB07024 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Measures For Calculating School And District Performance And Waivers Of Federal Law Sought By The Department Of Education.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-06-01 - Senate Calendar Number 647 [HB07024 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-HB07024-Comm_Sub.html
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AN ACT CONCERNING MEASURES FOR CALCULATING SCHOOL AND DISTRICT PERFORMANCE AND WAIVERS OF FEDERAL LAW SOUGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-223e of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "School performance index" means the weighted sum of the subject performance indices for mathematics, reading, writing and science.
(2) "Performance index" means measures of student performance, as weighted by the Department of Education, relating to the mastery test data of record; student academic achievement and growth measured over time; student attendance, absenteeism and discipline; measures of college and career readiness; graduation rates; and enrollment at institutions of higher education and postsecondary education programs.
(3) "Mastery test data of record" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f, as amended by this act.
[(2)] (4) "School subject performance index for mathematics" means the sum of the school mastery test data of record [, as defined in section 10-262f,] for mathematics weighted based on: (A) The percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) the percentage of students scoring at advanced, except that the State Board of Education may authorize the use of alternative versions of this formula at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
[(3)] (5) "School subject performance index for reading" means the sum of the school mastery test data of record [, as defined in section 10-262f,] for reading weighted based on: (A) The percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) the percentage of students scoring at advanced, except that the State Board of Education may authorize the use of alternative versions of this formula at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
[(4)] (6) "School subject performance index for writing" means the sum of the school mastery test data of record [, as defined in section 10-262f,] for writing weighted based on: (A) The percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) the percentage of students scoring at advanced, except that the State Board of Education may authorize the use of alternative versions of this formula at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
[(5)] (7) "School subject performance index for science" means the sum of the school mastery test data of record [, as defined in section 10-262f,] for science weighted based on: (A) The percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) the percentage of students scoring at advanced, except that the State Board of Education may authorize the use of alternative versions of this formula at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
[(6)] (8) "Category five schools" means schools with the lowest performance as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
[(7)] (9) "Category four schools" means schools with the lowest performance other than category five schools as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
[(8)] (10) "Category three schools" means schools with higher performance than category four and five schools, but lower performance than category one and two schools as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
[(9)] (11) "Category two schools" means schools that have higher performance than category three, category four and category five schools, but lower performance than category one schools as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
[(10)] (12) "Category one schools" means schools that have the highest performance as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
[(11)] (13) "Focus schools" means schools that have a low performing subgroup of students using measures of student academic achievement and growth in the aggregate or for such subgroups over time, including any period of time prior to July 1, 2014.
(b) (1) For the school years commencing July 1, 2002, to July 1, 2011, inclusive, in conformance with the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, the Commissioner of Education shall prepare a state-wide education accountability plan, consistent with federal law and regulation. Such plan shall identify the schools and districts in need of improvement, require the development and implementation of improvement plans and utilize rewards and consequences.
(2) For the school [year] years commencing July 1, 2012, [and each school year thereafter] to July 1, 2015, inclusive, the Department of Education shall prepare a state-wide performance management and support plan, consistent with federal law and regulation. Such plan shall (A) identify districts in need of improvement, (B) classify schools as category one, two, three, four or five schools based on their school performance index and other factors, and (C) identify focus schools.
(3) For the school year commencing July 1, 2016, and each school year thereafter, the Department of Education shall prepare a state-wide performance management and support plan, consistent with federal law and regulation. Such plan shall (A) identify districts in need of improvement, (B) classify schools as category one, two, three, four or five schools based on their performance index and other factors, and (C) identify focus schools.
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 10-262u of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
(a) As used in this section and section 10-262i:
(1) "Alliance district" means a school district that is in a town that is among the towns with the lowest district performance indices.
(2) "District performance index" means the sum of the district subject performance indices for mathematics, reading, writing and science.
(3) "Performance index" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-223e, as amended by this act.
(4) "Mastery test data of record" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f, as amended by this act.
[(3)] (5) "District subject performance index for mathematics" means thirty per cent multiplied by the sum of the mastery test data of record [, as defined in section 10-262f,] for a district for mathematics weighted as follows: (A) Zero for the percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) twenty-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) fifty per cent for the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) seventy-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) one hundred per cent for the percentage of students scoring at advanced.
[(4)] (6) "District subject performance index for reading" means thirty per cent multiplied by the sum of the mastery test data of record [, as defined in section 10-262f,] for a district for reading weighted as follows: (A) Zero for the percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) twenty-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) fifty per cent for the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) seventy-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) one hundred per cent for the percentage of students scoring at advanced.
[(5)] (7) "District subject performance index for writing" means thirty per cent multiplied by the sum of the mastery test data of record [, as defined in section 10-262f,] for a district for writing weighted as follows: (A) Zero for the percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) twenty-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) fifty per cent for the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) seventy-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) one hundred per cent for the percentage of students scoring at advanced.
[(6)] (8) "District subject performance index for science" means ten per cent multiplied by the sum of the mastery test data of record [, as defined in section 10-262f,] for a district for science weighted as follows: (A) Zero for the percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) twenty-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) fifty per cent for the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) seventy-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) one hundred per cent for the percentage of students scoring at advanced.
[(7)] (9) "Educational reform district" means a school district that is in a town that is among the ten lowest district performance indices when all towns are ranked highest to lowest in district performance indices scores.
Sec. 3. Subdivision (16) of section 10-262f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
(16) "Mastery test data of record" means for the school year commencing July 1, 2013, and each school year thereafter, the data of record [on the December thirty-first] subsequent to the administration of the mastery examinations pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-14n, [or such data] as adjusted by the Department of Education pursuant to a request by a local or regional board of education [for an adjustment of the mastery test data from such examination] filed with the department not later than the [November] August thirtieth following the administration of such examination.
Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2015) Not later than January 1, 2016, the Department of Education shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, explaining and comparing the formulas and scores of the school performance index, as defined in section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the district performance index, as defined in section 10-262u of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and the performance index, as defined in section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) an explanation of the formula for the school performance index, district performance index and performance index; (2) the categories of the data used in the computation of the school performance index, district performance index and performance index; (3) an explanation of how such data is weighted in the school performance index, district performance index and performance index; (4) the school performance index, district performance index and performance index scores for each school district; (5) a comparison of such scores; and (6) an explanation for why the scores for the performance index are different from the scores for the school performance index and district performance index.
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) On and after the effective date of this section, the Commissioner of Education shall submit any application for a federal waiver of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 USC 6301, et seq., as amended from time to time, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education prior to the submission of any such application to the federal government. Not later than thirty days after the date of its receipt of such application, said joint standing committee shall hold a public hearing on the waiver application. At the conclusion of a public hearing held in accordance with the provisions of this section, said joint standing committee shall advise the commissioner of its approval, denial or modifications, if any, of the commissioner's waiver application. If said joint standing committee advises the commissioner of its denial of the commissioner's waiver application, the commissioner shall not submit the application for a federal waiver to the federal government. If said joint standing committee does not so advise the commissioner during the thirty-day period, the waiver application shall be deemed approved. Any application for a federal waiver submitted to the federal government by the commissioner, pursuant to this section, shall be in accordance with the approval or modifications, if any, of said joint standing committee.
(b) If in developing the budget for the Department of Education for the next fiscal year, the commissioner contemplates applying for a federal waiver to the federal government, the commissioner shall notify the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education of the possibility of such application.
(c) Prior to submission of an application for a waiver from said Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education under subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner shall publish a notice that the commissioner intends to seek such a waiver to the federal government in the Connecticut Law Journal, along with a summary of the provisions of the waiver application and the manner in which individuals may submit comments. The commissioner shall allow fifteen days for written comments on the waiver application prior to submission of the application for a waiver to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education under subsection (a) of this section and shall include all written comments with the waiver application submitted to said joint standing committee.
(d) The commissioner shall include with any waiver application submitted to the federal government pursuant to this section: (1) Any written comments received pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and (2) a complete transcript of the proceedings of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education held pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, including any additional written comments submitted to said joint standing committee at such proceedings. Said joint standing committee shall transmit any such materials to the commissioner for inclusion with any such waiver application.
Sec. 6. Subdivision (2) of subsection (j) of section 10-66bb of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
(2) [An] (A) For the school years commencing July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2015, inclusive, an enrollment lottery described in subdivision (8) of subsection (d) of this section shall not be held for a local charter school that is established at a school that is among the schools with a percentage equal to or less than five per cent when all schools are ranked highest to lowest in school performance index scores, as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act.
(B) For the school year commencing July 1, 2016, and each school year thereafter, an enrollment lottery described in subdivision (8) of subsection (d) of this section shall not be held for a local charter school that is established at a school that is among the schools with a percentage equal to or less than five per cent when all schools are ranked highest to lowest in performance index scores, as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act.
Sec. 7. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (j) of section 10-223h of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
(j) (1) The Commissioner of Education shall annually submit a report on the academic performance of each school participating in the commissioner's network of schools to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (A) (i) for the school years commencing July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2015, inclusive, (I) the school performance index score, as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act, for such school, [(B)] and (II) trends for the school performance index scores during the period that such school is participating in the commissioner's network of schools, (ii) for the school year commencing July 1, 2016, and each school year thereafter, (I) the performance index score, as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act, for such school, and (II) trends for the performance index scores during the period that such school is participating in the commissioner's network of schools, [(C)] (B) adjustments for subgroups of students at such school, including, but not limited to, students whose primary language is not English, students receiving special education services and students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches, and [(D)] (C) performance evaluation results in the aggregate for teachers and administrators at such school.
(2) The Commissioner of Education shall annually submit a report comparing and analyzing the academic performance of all the schools participating in the commissioner's network of schools to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (A) (i) for the school years commencing July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2015, inclusive, the school performance index [scores] score, as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act, for the school, and (ii) for the school year commencing July 1, 2016, and each school year thereafter, the performance index score, as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act, (B) trends for the school performance indices or performance indices, as the case may be, during the period that such schools are participating in the commissioner's network of schools, (C) adjustments for subgroups of students at such schools, including, but not limited to, students whose primary language is not English, students receiving special education services and students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches, and (D) performance evaluation results in the aggregate for teachers and administrators at such schools.
Sec. 8. Section 10-223k of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
The Department of Education shall annually publish and make available on the department's Internet web site (1) the state-wide performance management and support plan, as described in subsection (b) of section 10-223e, as amended by this act, (2) for the school years commencing July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2015, inclusive, (A) a list of schools ranked highest to lowest in school performance index scores, [(3)] as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act, and (B) the formula and manner in which the school performance index was calculated for each school, (3) for the school year commencing July 1, 2016, and each school year thereafter, (A) a list of schools ranked highest to lowest in performance index scores, as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act, and (B) the formula and manner in which the performance index was calculated for each school, and (4) the alternative versions of the formula used to calculate the school subject performance indices at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 10-223f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
(a) (1) For the school [year] years commencing July 1, 2013, [and each school year thereafter] to July 1, 2015, inclusive, the Department of Education shall calculate the district performance index, as defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, for an alliance district, as defined in [said] section 10-262u, as amended by this act, with data from each school under the jurisdiction of the board of education for such alliance district and data from any state or local charter school, as defined in section 10-66aa, located in such alliance district, provided the local board of education for such alliance district and the state or local charter school reach mutual agreement for the inclusion of the data from the state or local charter schools and the terms of such agreement are approved by the State Board of Education.
(2) For the school year commencing July 1, 2016, and each school year thereafter, the Department of Education shall calculate the performance index, as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act, for an alliance district, as defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, with data from each school under the jurisdiction of the board of education for such alliance district and data from any state or local charter school, as defined in section 10-66aa, located in such alliance district, provided the local board of education for such alliance district and the state or local charter school reach mutual agreement for the inclusion of the data from the state or local charter schools and the terms of such agreement are approved by the State Board of Education.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2015 |
10-223e(a) and (b) |
Sec. 2 |
July 1, 2015 |
10-262u(a) |
Sec. 3 |
July 1, 2015 |
10-262f(16) |
Sec. 4 |
July 1, 2015 |
New section |
Sec. 5 |
from passage |
New section |
Sec. 6 |
July 1, 2015 |
10-66bb(j)(2) |
Sec. 7 |
July 1, 2015 |
10-223h(j)(1) and (2) |
Sec. 8 |
July 1, 2015 |
10-223k |
Sec. 9 |
July 1, 2015 |
10-223f(a) |
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Sections 1 and 2, references to "as defined in section 10-262f" were bracketed or deleted and a definition of "mastery test data of record" was added for clarity, in Section 4 the effective date was changed to July 1, 2015, for consistency, and in Section 7(j)(1) designator references were changed for clarity.
ED |
Joint Favorable Subst. |