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
Improves parental awareness and engagement. by ensuring parents receive timely, clear reports about their child's performance and proficiency on key standardized tests, aiding early identification of learning gaps.
Increases accountability for schools and districts. to communicate assessment outcomes, potentially motivating them to better support students’ academic progress throughout the year.
Establishes statewide consistency. by requiring the education department and regents to define and share proficiency levels for each grade and test, reducing confusion and uneven practices across districts.
Enables more informed decision-making. for families about supplemental support, summer programs, or interventions, as they will have assessment results before the end of the school year.
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Send Test Results to Parents
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History
- Referred to education
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.2022
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to education
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Report Test Results to Parents
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Michael Cusick
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3544
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 24, 2017
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
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
Purpose
Requires the Education Department to report the results of English/language arts and mathematics assessments to parents of pupils by the last day of classes.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends the education law by adding new section 3211-b.
Section two is the effective date.
Justification
New York City uses state test scores as a major factor in determining who must attend summer school. Due to the fact that test results are not released until after summer school decisions are made, students are recommended based on preliminary results. In 2012, 32,868 students in New York City were recommended for summer school. After the state exam results were released, it was discovered that only 25,834 students scored low enough on the state exam to be required to go. This bill would rectify this unfortunate situation.
Legislative history
2017: S.3544 - Passed Senate / A.6580 - Passed Senate 2016: S.4051 - Passed Senate 2015: S.4051 - Passed Senate 2014: S.2464 - Passed Senate / A.5271 - Referred to Education 2012: S.7830 - Referred to Rules
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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