HB7017112th GA (Historical)Introduced

Amends TCA Title 49.

This bill: (1) Extends the present law provision whereby, for the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school years, student growth evaluation composites generated by assessments administered in the 2019-2020 school year are excluded from the student growth measure of a teacher's evaluation unless including the composites results in a higher evaluation score for the teacher to also apply to the 2022-2023 school year and assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year; (2) Prohibits the use of student performance and student growth data from TCAP tests administered in the 2020-2021 school year to identify a school as a priority school or to assign a school to the achievement school district. TCAP tests include TNReady assessments, English learner assessments, alternate TCAP assessments, and end-of-course examinations; and (3) Provides that scores on TCAP tests administered in the 2020-2021 school year will not comprise a percentage of a student's final grade for either the fall or spring semesters in the subject areas of mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies, unless including TCAP test scores results in a higher final grade for the student.

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Overview

This bill: (1) Extends the present law provision whereby, for the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school years, student growth evaluation composites generated by assessments administered in the 2019-2020 school year are excluded from the student growth measure of a teacher's evaluation unless including the composites results in a higher evaluation score for the teacher to also apply to the 2022-2023 school year and assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year; (2) Prohibits the use of student performance and student growth data from TCAP tests administered in the 2020-2021 school year to identify a school as a priority school or to assign a school to the achievement school district. TCAP tests include TNReady assessments, English learner assessments, alternate TCAP assessments, and end-of-course examinations; and (3) Provides that scores on TCAP tests administered in the 2020-2021 school year will not comprise a percentage of a student's final grade for either the fall or spring semesters in the subject areas of mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies, unless including TCAP test scores results in a higher final grade for the student.

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Details
Session

112th General Assembly

Introduced

January 15, 2021

Subjects
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