2010 Idaho Code
TITLE 33 EDUCATION
CHAPTER 45 SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARDS
33-4501 SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARD.
EDUCATION
CHAPTER 45
SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT CARDS
33-4501. School accountability report card. In order to promote a model statewide standard of instructional accountability and conditions for teaching and learning, the superintendent of public instruction shall by October 30, 1990, develop and present to the state board of education for adoption a statewide model school accountability report card.
(1) The model school accountability report card shall include, but is not limited to, assessment of the following school conditions:
(a) Student progress toward meeting reading, writing, arithmetic and other academic goals as measured by a listing of scores on applicable statewide tests over at least a three (3) year period. High school reports should include both SAT and composite ACT scores for a similar period.
(b) Progress toward reducing drop-out rates.
(c) Estimated expenditures per student.
(d) Progress toward reducing class size and teaching loads.
(e) Reduction of teachers assigned outside their subject areas of competence.
(f) Currency of textbooks and other instructional materials.
(g) The availability of qualified personnel to provide counseling and other student support services.
(h) Qualifications and utilization of substitute teachers.
(i) Safety and adequacy of school facilities.
(j) An explanation of the teacher evaluation process.
(k) Classroom discipline and climate for learning.
(l) Teacher and staff training.
(m) Curriculum improvement.
(n) Quality of school instruction.
(o) Quality of school leadership.
(p) School goals and progress toward those goals.
(q) Achievement of any individual, team or class awards in district, state or national competition; i.e., a school wide "bragging sheet."
(2) In a district which chooses to prepare a district report card, compilation of report cards of individual schools into one (1) district report is a recommended format so long as individuality is maintained and comparisons can be made. A district report, or the report on the largest high school, if either is prepared in the district, shall include reproductions of the district’s school profile for the latest two (2) years as prepared by the state department of education.
(3) There is hereby created in the department of education a task force on instructional improvement which shall consist of not more than eleven (11) members. The superintendent of public instruction shall appoint the members of the task force on instructional improvement. The members of the task force shall consist of practicing classroom teachers, school administrators, parents, school board members, classified employees, students and education research specialists and provided that four (4) members of the task force shall consist of practicing classroom teachers. In developing the statewide model school accountability report card, the superintendent of public instruction shall consult with the task force on instructional improvement. Members of the task force shall be compensated as provided in section 59-509(b), Idaho Code. The task force shall terminate upon the adoption of a statewide model accountability report card.
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