Sentences with phrase «meet federal accountability mandates»

Up to now, the Academic Performance Index - created by the state to meet federal accountability mandates - has been based solely on standardized student test scores.

Not exact matches

The accountability standards mandated by state and federal legislators are becoming increasingly difficult to meet for many schools.

Indeed, the regular classroom is becoming even more standardized as schools adjust to meet the testing and accountability mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Superintendents acknowledge that federal and state standards and accountability systems have created a situation in which district and school personnel can not ignore evidence about students who are struggling or failing to meet mandated standards for academic performance, as reflected in test results and other indicators of student success (e.g., attendance, graduation rates).

In this age of federal mandates for high - stakes assessment and accountability, educators need easily accessed data that will help them predict if all students are on - track to meet grade level expectations.

In an effort to tighten up performance benchmarks that schools, districts and states may have to reach in exchange for federal funds, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has proposed a new rule that would increase accountability while also giving grant recipients some new flexibility in meeting the mandates.

⇒ The new SAT is required to meet the federal accountability 95 % Test Participation Rate as mandated by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act law.

The California Board of Education is facing some tough choices — and heavy lobbying from parent groups and student advocates — as it works its way toward approving a new school accountability system that meets federal mandates and the vision of Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature in passing the Local Control Funding Formula.