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SENATE BILL NO. 1116 – Students, reading, evaluation goals

SENATE BILL NO. 1116

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S1116aa........................................................by EDUCATION
STUDENTS - READING - Adds to existing law to provide statewide goals for
reading evaluations conducted in the public schools; and to provide
additional assistance to schools which fail to achieve specified goals.
                                                                        
02/12    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/13    Rpt prt - to Educ
03/12    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/13    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/14    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/15    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 16-15-4
      AYES--Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Deide,
      Frasure, Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ipsen, Keough, Lee, Richardson,
      Risch, Sims, Thorne
      NAYS--Andreason, Boatright, Cameron, Danielson, Davis, Dunklin,
      Ingram, King-Barrutia, Noh, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett,
      Wheeler, Whitworth
      Absent and excused--Darrington, Lodge, Stegner, Williams
    Floor Sponsor -- Deide
    Title apvd - to House
03/19    House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/22    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/26    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 45-21-4
      AYES -- Barraclough, Bedke, Black, Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel,
      Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellis,
      Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Hansen, Harwood,
      Hornbeck, Jones, Kellogg, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher, Mader, McKague,
      Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Raybould, Ridinger,
      Roberts, Sali, Schaefer, Smith, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Young, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Chase, Cuddy, Gould, Hadley,
      Hammond, Henbest(Farley), Higgins, Jaquet, Kendell, Langford, Marley,
      Pomeroy, Robison, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie, Stevenson
      Absent and excused -- Meyer, Pischner, Wheeler, Wood
    Floor Sponsors -- Montgomery & Gagner
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/28    To enrol
    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/29    Sp signed - to Governor
04/11    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 390
         Effective: 07/01/01

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1116
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO READING ACHIEVEMENT EVALUATION; AMENDING  CHAPTER  16,  TITLE  33,
  3        IDAHO  CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-1616, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
  4        VIDE STATEWIDE GOALS FOR READING EVALUATIONS  AND  TO  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL
  5        ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WHICH FAIL TO ACHIEVE SPECIFIED GOALS.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  16,  Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
  8    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
  9    ignated as Section 33-1616, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        33-1616.  EVALUATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS. Reports shall be submitted by the
 11    school  districts  in  such a manner that it is possible to determine for each
 12    school building in each school district the percentage  of  students  who  are
 13    achieving  at  or above the appropriate grade level on the reading assessment.
 14    In order to maintain the commitment made by the legislature to reading  excel-
 15    lence, the statewide goal for reading achievement for spring 2004 shall be not
 16    less  than  fifty-five  percent (55%) at or above grade level for kindergarten
 17    and not less than sixty percent (60%) at or above grade level for first grade;
 18    the goal for spring 2005 shall be not less than fifty-five percent (55%) at or
 19    above grade level for kindergarten, not less than sixty-five percent (65%)  at
 20    or  above grade level for first grade, and not less than seventy percent (70%)
 21    at or above grade level for second grade; the goal for spring  2006  shall  be
 22    not  less  than  sixty percent (60%) at or above grade level for kindergarten,
 23    not less than seventy percent (70%) at or above grade level for  first  grade,
 24    not  less  than  eighty percent (80%) at or above grade level for second grade
 25    and not less than eighty-five percent (85%) at or above grade level for  third
 26    grade.
 27        The  state  department  of education shall extract data from the reporting
 28    forms, after the spring assessment period,  and  specifically  identify  those
 29    schools  whose  average  reading  scores  for any grade level have not met the
 30    targeted level by the specified date. The department shall prepare a  list  of
 31    these  schools  and the grade or grades not attaining the state standard. This
 32    list shall be made available for the public, shall be published  in  the  next
 33    issue  of the state publication of the department and may be made available on
 34    the internet following the spring assessment.  In  addition,  each  school  so
 35    identified  shall be issued a warning by the department that should the school
 36    experience a similar shortfall in the next ensuing year, a school intervention
 37    program will be initiated. The state department of education shall provide for
 38    an intervention program which will consist of at least, but not limited to,  a
 39    site  visit  by designated personnel from schools that have achieved the state
 40    standard and may include others who are familiar with reading achievement. The
 41    intervention team shall make recommendations to  the  district  on  means  for
 42    improvement in order to meet and exceed the state's reading goals.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Deide               
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Thorne              
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                             SENATE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1116
                                                                        
  1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in  line  26,  following  "grade."  insert:
  3    "Notwithstanding  the  statewide reading achievement goals provided herein, an
  4    individual school building will also be deemed to  have  met  the  achievement
  5    goal if the percentage reading at or above grade level is five percent (5%) or
  6    more greater than the percentage for the immediately preceding year."; in line
  7    31, delete "state standard" and insert: "achievement goal"; in line 35, delete
  8    "issued  a  warning" and insert: "notified"; and in line 37, delete "will" and
  9    insert: "may".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                              SENATE BILL NO. 1116, As Amended
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO READING ACHIEVEMENT EVALUATION; AMENDING  CHAPTER  16,  TITLE  33,
  3        IDAHO  CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-1616, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
  4        VIDE STATEWIDE GOALS FOR READING EVALUATIONS  AND  TO  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL
  5        ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WHICH FAIL TO ACHIEVE SPECIFIED GOALS.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  16,  Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
  8    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
  9    ignated as Section 33-1616, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        33-1616.  EVALUATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS. Reports shall be submitted by the
 11    school  districts  in  such a manner that it is possible to determine for each
 12    school building in each school district the percentage  of  students  who  are
 13    achieving  at  or above the appropriate grade level on the reading assessment.
 14    In order to maintain the commitment made by the legislature to reading  excel-
 15    lence, the statewide goal for reading achievement for spring 2004 shall be not
 16    less  than  fifty-five  percent (55%) at or above grade level for kindergarten
 17    and not less than sixty percent (60%) at or above grade level for first grade;
 18    the goal for spring 2005 shall be not less than fifty-five percent (55%) at or
 19    above grade level for kindergarten, not less than sixty-five percent (65%)  at
 20    or  above grade level for first grade, and not less than seventy percent (70%)
 21    at or above grade level for second grade; the goal for spring  2006  shall  be
 22    not  less  than  sixty percent (60%) at or above grade level for kindergarten,
 23    not less than seventy percent (70%) at or above grade level for  first  grade,
 24    not  less  than  eighty percent (80%) at or above grade level for second grade
 25    and not less than eighty-five percent (85%) at or above grade level for  third
 26    grade.  Notwithstanding  the  statewide  reading  achievement  goals  provided
 27    herein,  an  individual  school  building  will also be deemed to have met the
 28    achievement goal if the percentage reading at or above  grade  level  is  five
 29    percent (5%) or more greater than the percentage for the immediately preceding
 30    year.
 31        The  state  department  of education shall extract data from the reporting
 32    forms, after the spring assessment period,  and  specifically  identify  those
 33    schools  whose  average  reading  scores  for any grade level have not met the
 34    targeted level by the specified date. The department shall prepare a  list  of
 35    these schools and the grade or grades not attaining the achievement goal. This
 36    list  shall  be  made available for the public, shall be published in the next
 37    issue of the state publication of the department and may be made available  on
 38    the  internet  following  the  spring  assessment. In addition, each school so
 39    identified shall be notified by the department that should the school  experi-
 40    ence  a similar shortfall in the next ensuing year, a school intervention pro-
 41    gram may be initiated. The state department of education shall provide for  an
 42    intervention  program  which  will  consist of at least, but not limited to, a
 43    site visit by designated personnel from schools that have achieved  the  state
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    standard and may include others who are familiar with reading achievement. The
  2    intervention  team  shall  make  recommendations  to the district on means for
  3    improvement in order to meet and exceed the state's reading goals.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                     STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                
                            RS 10999
 If you can't see the target you will miss it most of the time. 
This legislation simply gives our public schools targets to 
"shoot" for as well as setting forth the first true measure of
accountability.
                        
                          FISCAL IMPACT
                                

No cost

Contact
Name: Darrel Deide 
Phone: 332-1345




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE               S 111