§ 6-15-2101 - School rating system -- Annual reports. - Arkansas Statutes

6-15-2101. School rating system -- Annual reports.

(a) (1) The Department of Education shall prepare annual reports of the results of the statewide assessment program which describe student achievement in each school district and each school in the state, as well as the school performance category levels pursuant to 6-15-2102 and 6-15-2103.

(2) The department shall prescribe the design and content of these reports that shall include without limitation descriptions of achievement of all schools participating in any assessment program and all of their major student populations as determined by the department, provided that the provisions of 6-15-415 pertaining to student records apply to this section.

(3) Annual school performance reports shall be sent to all parents or guardians, posted on the department's website, and published by the local school district in the local newspaper.

(b) (1) The department shall provide information regarding performance of students and educational programs as required pursuant to 6-15-433 and 6-15-2301 and implement a system of school reports as required by statute and State Board of Education rule.

(2) Annual school performance reports shall be in an easy-to-read format and shall include both the school improvement and performance level designations.

(c) The annual report shall designate two (2) category levels for each school:

(1) One (1) for the school's improvement gains, tracked longitudinally and using value-added calculations on the augmented, criterion-referenced, or norm-referenced assessments as defined in 6-15-404(g), in the latest available test results, known as the annual improvement category level; and

(2) (A) One (1) based on performance from the prior year on the augmented, criterion-referenced, or norm-referenced assessments as defined in 6-15-404(g) and end-of-course examinations, hereafter referred to as annual performance pursuant to 6-15-2103.

(B) If the augmented, criterion-referenced, or norm-referenced assessments are not in compliance with 6-15-404(g), then the department shall rely on other assessments as defined in 6-15-404(g) for the calculation of the improvement level.