2013 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 79 - SCHOOLS
79-760.06 - Accountability system; combine multiple measures; State Department of Education; powers; duties.

79-760.06. Accountability system; combine multiple measures; State Department of Education; powers; duties.

On or before August 1, 2012, the State Board of Education shall establish an accountability system to be used to measure the performance of individual public schools and school districts. The accountability system shall combine multiple measures, including, but not limited to, graduation rates, student growth and student improvement on the assessment instruments provided in section 79-760.03, and other indicators of the performance of public schools and school districts as established by the board. The measures selected by the board for the accountability system may be combined into a school performance score and district performance score.

The board may establish levels of performance for the indicators used in the accountability system in order to classify the performance of public schools and school districts beginning with school year 2013-14. The State Department of Education shall annually report any performance levels established by the board regarding the performance of individual public schools and school districts as part of the statewide assessment and reporting system.

Source

Laws 2012, LB870, § 2.