§ 16-7.1-13 - State leadership in conducting annual assessments of student performance. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 16-7.1-13

   § 16-7.1-13  State leadership in conductingannual assessments of student performance. – Setting high standards for student performance must be paired with relatedassessments that will determine what progress the state is making towardbringing all children to high levels of achievement. A state assessment programshall be continued and expanded in core areas (mathematics, reading, writingand health). The program shall include performance standards and an annualreport that disaggregates performance by race, poverty, native language andgender. The general assembly shall annually appropriate funds to support theprograms, and the amount shall be recalculated annually. The commissioner ofeducation shall implement the state assessment program.