ORS 329.479
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Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2015
(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Student Assessment Bill of Rights.
(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Student Assessment Bill of Rights.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Adult student” means a student of a public school or a public charter school who is 18 years of age or older or who is emancipated pursuant to ORS 419B.550 to 419B.558.
(b) “Parent” means a parent, legal guardian or person in parental relationship, as defined in ORS 339.133, of a student of a public school or a public charter school.
(c) “Statewide summative assessment” means a standardized summative assessment that is identified by the Department of Education for administration in all of the school districts and public charter schools of this state.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Adult student” means a student of a public school or a public charter school who is 18 years of age or older or who is emancipated pursuant to ORS 419B.550 to 419B.558.
(b) “Parent” means a parent, legal guardian or person in parental relationship, as defined in ORS 339.133, of a student of a public school or a public charter school.
(c) “Statewide summative assessment” means a standardized summative assessment that is identified by the Department of Education for administration in all of the school districts and public charter schools of this state.
(3) At the beginning of each school year, each school district and public charter school shall ensure that parents and adult students are provided with a notice about statewide summative assessments. The notice shall be established by the Department of Education and must include information about statewide summative assessments, the time frame when the statewide summative assessments most likely will be administered and a student’s or parent’s right to excuse the student from taking the statewide summative assessments.
(3) At the beginning of each school year, each school district and public charter school shall ensure that parents and adult students are provided with a notice about statewide summative assessments. The notice shall be established by the Department of Education and must include information about statewide summative assessments, the time frame when the statewide summative assessments most likely will be administered and a student’s or parent’s right to excuse the student from taking the statewide summative assessments.
(4)(a) At least 30 days prior to the administration of statewide summative assessments, a school district or public charter school must send to parents and adult students a notice about the statewide summative assessments. The notice must include:
(A) The purpose of the assessments and how the results of the assessments will be used;
(B) The specific days the statewide summative assessments will be administered;
(C) The amount of class time required for the statewide summative assessments;
(D) The learning targets that make up the assessments;
(E) The difference between good and poor performances on the assessments; and
(F) When results of the assessments will be available to students.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the Department of Education may waive the notice requirement for a school district or public charter school if a human-created disaster or a natural disaster affects the ability of the school district or public charter school to administer the statewide summative assessments and the statewide summative assessments must be provided at a later date.
(4)(a) At least 30 days prior to the administration of statewide summative assessments, a school district or public charter school must send to parents and adult students a notice about the statewide summative assessments. The notice must include:
(A) The purpose of the assessments and how the results of the assessments will be used;
(B) The specific days the statewide summative assessments will be administered;
(C) The amount of class time required for the statewide summative assessments;
(D) The learning targets that make up the assessments;
(E) The difference between good and poor performances on the assessments; and
(F) When results of the assessments will be available to students.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the Department of Education may waive the notice requirement for a school district or public charter school if a human-created disaster or a natural disaster affects the ability of the school district or public charter school to administer the statewide summative assessments and the statewide summative assessments must be provided at a later date.
(5) School districts and public charter schools shall provide supervised study time for students excused from the statewide summative assessments as provided by this section. The study time shall be considered instructional time for purposes of rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
(5) School districts and public charter schools shall provide supervised study time for students excused from the statewide summative assessments as provided by this section. The study time shall be considered instructional time for purposes of rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
(6) A student who is excused from the statewide summative assessments may not be denied a diploma under ORS 329.451 if the student is able to satisfy all other requirements for the diploma established under ORS 329.451.
(6) A student who is excused from the statewide summative assessments may not be denied a diploma under ORS 329.451 if the student is able to satisfy all other requirements for the diploma established under ORS 329.451.
(7) The results of a statewide summative assessment must be provided to students in a timely manner and in a manner that is understandable by the student.
(7) The results of a statewide summative assessment must be provided to students in a timely manner and in a manner that is understandable by the student.
(8) If the rating on a school performance report is affected by the number of parents and adult students who excuse students from taking a statewide summative assessment as provided by this section, the Department of Education shall include on the school performance report: (a) An indication that the rating was affected by a federal law requirement; (b) A brief explanation of the federal law requirement that affected the rating; and (c) The rating the school would have received if not for the federal law requirement. (2) The audit required under subsection (1) of this section must: (a) Gather information on the fiscal, administrative and educational impacts of the statewide summative assessments on the public schools of this state, including the impacts on instructional time, curricula, educators’ exercise of professional judgment, budgets and administrative time and focus. (b) Identify potential problems with other performance measurement systems used in this state and other states that could occur with implementation of the statewide summative assessments. (c) Make recommendations for improving statewide summative assessment processes, effects and outputs. (3) No later than September 15, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report on the audit required under subsection (1) of this section to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and to the interim legislative committees on education.
(8) If the rating on a school performance report is affected by the number of parents and adult students who excuse students from taking a statewide summative assessment as provided by this section, the Department of Education shall include on the school performance report: (a) An indication that the rating was affected by a federal law requirement; (b) A brief explanation of the federal law requirement that affected the rating; and (c) The rating the school would have received if not for the federal law requirement.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.