Bill Text: OR HB2513 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Bill 2513 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to school performance reports.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2513 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2513-Introduced.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 2346

                         House Bill 2513

Sponsored by Representative SPRENGER (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Requires Superintendent of Public Instruction to specify number
of school days missed by students and teachers when
superintendent prepares school performance reports.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to school performance reports; creating new provisions;
  and amending ORS 329.105.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 329.105 is amended to read:
  329.105. (1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
collect data and produce annual school district and school
performance reports containing information on student
performance, student behavior and school characteristics. The
purpose of the performance reports is to provide information to
parents and to improve schools through greater parental
involvement.
  (2)(a) In consultation with representatives of parents,
teachers, school district boards and school administrators, the
State Board of Education shall adopt, by rule, criteria for
identifying outstanding schools, satisfactory schools and schools
in need of improvement. Such criteria shall take into account
student performance, improvement in student performance, the
participation rate of students on the statewide assessments,
student  { + and teacher + } attendance rates and graduation
rates. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, based on the
criteria adopted by the State Board of Education, shall assign a
rating to each school that identifies the school as outstanding,
satisfactory or in need of improvement.
  (b) The ratings received by a school shall be included in the
school district and school performance reports.
  (c) If a school is designated as in need of improvement, the
school shall file a school improvement plan with the
Superintendent of Public Instruction and with the school district
board.
  (d) The Department of Education shall work with stakeholders to
design and implement an accountability system of progressive
interventions for and provide technical assistance to schools and
school districts that do not demonstrate improvement.
  (3) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall include in
the school performance reports data for the following areas, for

each school, that are available to the Department of Education
from the most recent school year:
  (a) Enrollment in English as a second language courses under
ORS 336.079;
  (b) Attendance rates  { - ; - }  { +  for students as follows:
  (A) Number of students missing four or fewer school days;
  (B) Number of students missing 5 to 10 school days; and
  (C) Number of students missing 11 or more school days;
  (c) Attendance rates for teachers as follows:
  (A) Number of teachers missing four or fewer school days;
  (B) Number of teachers missing 5 to 10 school days; and
  (C) Number of teachers missing 11 or more school days; + }
    { - (c) - }   { + (d) + } School safety, such as expulsions
involving weapons in the school;
    { - (d) - }   { + (e) + } Disaggregated data on students who
met or exceeded the academic content standards established by the
board;
    { - (e) - }   { + (f) + } Dropout rates and the number of
students who dropped out of school;
    { - (f) - }   { + (g) + } Parent and community involvement
such as volunteer hours;
    { - (g) - }   { + (h) + } The percentage of classes taught by
a teacher identified as highly qualified under rules adopted by
the United States Department of Education; and
    { - (h) - }   { + (i) + } School staff, identified by
category.
  (4) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall include in
the school district performance reports data for the following
areas, for each school district, that are available to the
Department of Education from the most recent school year:
  (a) Resident students who attend a public school in another
school district;
  (b) Facilities used for distance learning;
  (c) Election results of any bond levy proposed to the electors
of the district;
  (d) Expenditures;
  (e) Level of support from the education service district;
  (f) Administrators not assigned to a specific school;
  (g) School district staff, identified by category; and
  (h) Students who are eligible for special education.
  (5) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify the
public and the media by January 30 of each year that school
district and school performance reports are available at schools
and school districts and at the Department of Education website
and offices. The superintendent shall also include notice that
copies of school improvement plans and district continuous
improvement plans can be obtained from school and school district
offices. Each school district shall send a copy of the school
district and applicable school performance reports to each parent
of a child enrolled in a public school in the school district.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 329.105 by section 1 of
this 2011 Act become operative July 1, 2012, and first apply to
school performance reports for the 2012-2013 school year. + }
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