SB170 Alabama 2022 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Education, school grading system, certain English language learners exempt from proficiency assessments considered in grading public K-12 schools, State Superintendent of Education to amend state plan under Every Student Succeeds Act, Sec. 16-6C-2 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, public K-12 schools and school systems are annually subject to a school grading system that reflects school and district performance.

This bill would exempt the academic performance of certain English language learner students from consideration in the assigning of an academic achievement grade to a school or school system.

This bill would also require the State Superintendent of Education to submit an amendment to the state Every Student Succeeds Act plan detailing the provisions of this act.

To amend Section 16-6C-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the public K-12 school grading system; to exempt the academic performance of certain English as a second language students from consideration in the assigning of an academic achievement grade to a school or school system; and to require the State Superintendent of Education to submit an amendment to the state Every Student Succeeds Act plan detailing the provisions of this act.

Subjects

Education