Bill Text: VA SB382 | 2014 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: A-to-F grading system; opportunity for public comment on system & grades assigned to public schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-16 - Incorporated by Education and Health [SB382 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-SB382-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 382 Offered January 8, 2014 Prefiled January 7, 2014 A BILL to amend and reenact §2 of Chapter 672 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 and §2 of Chapter 692 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013, relating to individual school performance; A-to-F grading system. ---------- Patron-- Reeves ---------- Referred to Committee on Education and Health ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §2 of Chapters 672 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 is amended and reenacted as follows:

§2. The Board of Education shall report individual school performance for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years using a grading system that includes the standards of accreditation, state and federal accountability requirements, and student growth indicators in assigning grades. The grading system shall be based on an A-to-F grading scale. The Board, by October 1, 2014, shall (i) assign a grade from A to F to each public school in the Commonwealth and make such grades available to the public by October 1, 2014, for the 2013-2014 school year and by October 1, 2015, for the 2014-2015 school year; (ii) make both the grading system and the grade assigned to each school in the Commonwealth available to the public by October 1, 2014; (iii) provide an opportunity for public comment on both the system and the grades; and (iii) (iv) report to the General Assembly a summary of the system and, the assigned grades, and the public comments by November 30, 2015.

2. That §2 of Chapters 692 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 is amended and reenacted as follows:

§2. The Board of Education shall report individual school performance for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years using a grading system that includes the standards of accreditation, state and federal accountability requirements, and student growth indicators in assigning grades. The grading system shall be based on an A-to-F grading scale. The Board, by October 1, 2014, shall (i) assign a grade from A to F to each public school in the Commonwealth and make such grades available to the public by October 1, 2014, for the 2013-2014 school year and by October 1, 2015, for the 2014-2015 school year; (ii) make both the grading system and the grade assigned to each school in the Commonwealth available to the public by October 1, 2014; (iii) provide an opportunity for public comment on both the system and the grades; and (iii) (iv) report to the General Assembly a summary of the system and, the assigned grades, and the public comments by November 30, 2015.

3. That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2016.