2010 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 15 - Education
15-744 Exemptions

15-744. Exemptions

A. The governing board of a school district may exempt pupils who are limited English proficient and who are enrolled in an instructional program as prescribed in section 15-754 from the nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement testing requirement prescribed by this article for not to exceed three consecutive school years. The first year of the exemption is the first academic year in which the pupil is enrolled in a school district in this state in grade two or above. The instructional program for limited English proficient pupils who are exempt from the nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement testing requirement as provided in this subsection shall include an alternative assessment of achievement to be administered annually.

B. School districts shall annually report the number of pupils by category and by grade level which were exempt as provided in this section to the department of education. The department shall include this information in its annual report to the legislature pursuant to section 15-743.

C. At the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing board of a school district shall administer any test required by this article to pupils exempted from the testing requirement pursuant to this section. Test results for these pupils shall not be included in the summary results of tests prescribed in section 15-743, but individual results shall be sent to the school and to the parent or guardian.