What's happening
This bill requires schools to report English/language arts and math assessment results and proficiency levels to parents by the end of the school year.
Why it matters
Ensures timely communication to parents. By requiring schools to report both test results and proficiency levels by the end of the school year, parents receive critical feedback while it’s still possible to address learning gaps or plan for summer support.
Promotes transparency and accountability. Mandating that schools and the education department clarify and share proficiency level definitions helps parents understand what assessment scores mean, rather than just receiving raw numbers.
Supports educational equity. Standardizing the timing and content of reports could help ensure that all parents—regardless of district or school—have equal access to actionable information about their child’s academic progress.
Enables better parental involvement. When parents are informed quickly and clearly about their child’s academic standing, they are better equipped to advocate for resources, interventions, or enrichment as needed.
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Report Test Results to Parents
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- Referred to education
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Send Test Results to Parents
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6580
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the reporting of the results of English/language arts and mathematics assessments to the person in parental relation to each elementary school pupil who is so assessed
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3211-b to read as follows:
§ 3211-b. Reports of English/language arts and mathematics assessments. The results of and the department designated proficiency level of any English/language arts or mathematics assessment test administered by a school district or school to any elementary school pupil shall be reported to the person in parental relation to such pupil by the department on or before the last day of class for the school year in which such test was administered. The regents and department shall establish and provide to every person in parental relation, school district and school, on or before May twentieth, the four proficiency levels for each grade level or each assessment test administered to such grade.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02451-01-7
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