A bill that would create an educational accountability system based on student progress, in addition to universal benchmarks, was advanced from select file March 27 after its implementation was delayed by one year.<\/p>\n
LB870, introduced by York Sen. Greg Adams, would broaden the criteria used to assess a school\u2019s effectiveness.<\/p>\n
Schools currently are held accountable for students\u2019 results on content area assessments. LB870 would add additional measures, including student growth and improvement and graduation rates. Schools would be required to report the data annually.<\/p>\n
As amended on general file, the bill would:
\n\u2022 make data collected by the statewide accountability system available to all citizens;
\n\u2022 require that all probationary teachers \u2014 regardless of school classification \u2014 be evaluated once per semester; and
\n\u2022 provide stronger authorization to the state Department of Education to create and support career academies.<\/p>\n
An Adams amendment, adopted 31-0 on select file, postponed the implementation of the accountability system until the 2013-14 school year.<\/p>\n
Senators advanced the bill to final reading on a voice vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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