2010 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 1 - State Administration
Part 2 - Department of Education
49-1-211 - Annual report by commissioner.

49-1-211. Annual report by commissioner.

(a)  The commissioner of education shall publish an annual report as of each November 1, which shall include, but not be limited to:

     (1)  The results of state-conducted compliance and performance audits of local school systems;

     (2)  Value-added assessment as organized by class, schools and local school systems;

     (3)  School performance indicators including performance on the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP), dropout rates, numbers of waivers, local financial contribution to education, local wealth factors related to tax paying ability, attendance rates, and others as adopted by the state board of education;

     (4)  Incentives and sanctions applied to local school systems;

     (5)  Exit assessments of high school graduates, including college entrance examinations, work readiness examinations and the TCAP minimum proficiency standards;

     (6)  A comparison of expenditures by category and program for each school system with statewide averages;

     (7)  (A)  Overall student dropout rates organized by schools and local school systems; and

          (B)  Student dropout rates also organized by schools and local school systems, but subdivided by gender and race;

     (8)  (A)  Overall student suspension and expulsion rates organized by schools and local school systems; and

          (B)  Student suspension and expulsion rates also organized by schools and local school systems, but subdivided by gender and race;

     (9)  (A)  Overall high school graduation rates organized by high schools and local school systems; and

          (B)  High school graduation rates also organized by high school and local school system, presented by gender and subgroup, pursuant to applicable federal law. The high school graduation information shall be placed on the annual state, system and school level report cards posted on the Internet;

     (10)  Alternative school performance indicators as reported to the department by LEAs pursuant to § 49-6-3405; and

     (11)  A survey of the LEAs to determine what extended learning programs are being used by LEAs or in communities to integrate school and nonschool learning opportunities to ensure that students receive the skills they need for success.

(b)  This report shall be distributed to:

     (1)  The governor;

     (2)  The members of the general assembly;

     (3)  The members of the state board of education;

     (4)  State and local news media;

     (5)  Local directors of schools;

     (6)  Local boards of education;

     (7)  Presidents of state and local education associations;

     (8)  Presidents of state and local school board associations;

     (9)  State and local parent-teacher organizations;

     (10)  County mayors;

     (11)  Mayors;

     (12)  Local chambers of commerce;

     (13)  Members of local legislative bodies; and

     (14)  Local public libraries.

(c)  Before TCAP scores are released pursuant to subdivision (a)(3), or otherwise, they shall be disaggregated.

[Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 5; 1996, ch. 608, § 1; 1997, ch. 215, § 1; 1997, ch. 434, § 1; 1999, ch. 173, § 1; 2001, ch. 202, § 1; 2003, ch. 90, § 2; 2007, ch. 358, § 1; 2007, ch. 517, § 3; 2009, ch. 298, § 1.]