Bill Summaries: H559 (2015-2016 Session)

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  • Bill H 559 (2015-2016)
    Summary date: Apr 21 2015 - View summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition. 

    Amends GS 115C-174.12 to require annual assessments and final exams to be administered within the final 15 (was, 10) instructional days of the school year for year-long courses and within the final 10 (was, five) instructional days of the semester for semester courses. Requires the State Board of Education to provide student performance data on each statewide assessment (was, develop a summative analysis of the statewide assessments) to be disseminated to local school administrative units, teachers, parents, and students within five days of the test or assessment. Deletes the requirement that the Department of Public Instruction use an applicable component of the Instructional Improvement System to give instructional feedback. No longer requires that information be disseminated on individual test items. Requires that teachers receive the number, as well as the percentage, of students who responded correctly on a test item. Makes additional clarifying and conforming changes.

    Amends the act's long title.
    Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Government, State Agencies, Department of Public Instruction, State Board of Education
    GS 115C
  • Bill H 559 (2015-2016)
    Summary date: Apr 6 2015 - View summary

    Amends GS 115C-174.12 to add the requirement that the State Board of Education develop a summative analysis of the statewide assessments and tests administered under the Article to be distributed to local school administrative units, teachers, parents, and students. Also requires the Department of Public Instruction to use an applicable component of the Instructional Improvement System to provide instructional feedback to local school administrative units, teachers, parents, and students. Specifies the information that is to be distributed and the timeline for doing so. Applies beginning with the 2015-16 school year. 
    Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Government, State Agencies, Department of Public Instruction, State Board of Education
    GS 115C

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