SP0585, LD 1540, item 1, An Act To Fix and Improve the System Used To Evaluate or Rate Public Schools in Maine

An Act To Fix and Improve the System Used To Evaluate or Rate Public Schools in Maine

CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY

This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.

This bill proposes to provide that if the Department of Education or any other state agency uses a system to evaluate or rate public schools:

1. The department or other state agency shall give notice to the public that such a system will be used, shall give an opportunity for the public and interested parties to provide input regarding the development of the system and shall convene a task force on the development and implementation of the system that includes but is not limited to representatives of the following stakeholder groups:

A. Teachers;

B. School boards;

C. Superintendents;

D. Parents; and

E. Students;

2. The system must include:

A. Accurate measures of student progress over at least 5 years;

B. Rates of postsecondary school attendance and enlistment in the United States Armed Forces over at least 5 years;

C. A peer group comparison that takes into account, but is not limited to, utilization of special education services, the number of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, local and county unemployment data and median household income;

D. School attendance rates;

E. Graduation rates; and

F. Interviews with parents of students, members of governing boards of school administrative units, teachers and other education leaders about the overall school environment; and

3. The system may not use a bell curve and a school may not be penalized because of the failure of students to take certain standardized tests.

SP0585 LD 1540	Session - 126th Maine Legislature		LR 2125 Item 1
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