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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
high school mathematics; proficiency; notification
Purpose
Requires schools to notify parents of mathematics deficiencies for students in grades six through eight.
Background
School districts and charter schools are required to identify students at risk of reading below grade level in kindergarten and through third grade and notify the parents of the reading deficiency that includes certain information as outlined in statute (A.R.S. § 15-701).
The State Board of Education (SBE) is required to provide each school district with each pupil's statewide assessment scores and the statewide assessment scores for the school, district, county and state. The school district must provide parents or guardians with a copy of the pupil's scores on the statewide assessment and the associated scores for the school, district, county and state. Local education agencies must receive test scores and assessment data from the third grade reading portion of the statewide assessment by May 15 each year and all other portions of the statewide assessment by May 25 each year (A.R.S. § 15-743).
Provisions
1. Directs school districts and charter schools to notify, by the first half of the second quarter of the school year, parents of students in grades six through eight who have not demonstrated proficiency in mathematics if the statewide assessment results are available before the start of the school year.
2. Requires the notification to include a description of the:
a) student's mathematics deficiencies as demonstrated by the statewide assessment; and
b) current mathematics services provided by the school district or charter school.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
ED 2/05/18 DPA 9-1-0-1
3rd Read 2/15/18 56-3-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 6, 2018
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