HIGH SCHOOL PROFICIENCY TEST - H.B. 5233 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS

House Bill 5233 (Substitute S-1 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)

Sponsor: Representative James Agee

House Committee: Education

First Senate Committee: Education

Second Senate Committee: Appropriations

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Revised School Code to revise criteria that must be included in school improvement plans for school districts and intermediate school districts (ISDs).

Under the bill, a school district's school improvement plan would have to include goals centered on student academic learning, strategies to accomplish the goals, and evaluation of the plan. The bill also would require that an ISD school improvement plan include methods to assist districts in improving pupils' academic learning, a plan for professional development that supported academic learning, collaborative efforts with supporting agencies that enhanced academic learning, and evaluation of the plan.

The bill would delete the following criteria that currently must be included in a school district school improvement plan: identification of the adult roles for which graduates need to be prepared; identification of the education and skills that are needed to allow graduates to fulfill those adult roles; a determination of whether the existing school curriculum is providing pupils with the education and skills needed to fulfill those adult roles; and, identification of changes that must be made in order to provide graduates with the necessary education and skills and specific recommendations for implementing those changes. The bill also would delete the following criteria that must be included in an ISD school improvement plan: a plan for addressing classroom needs and improvements throughout the territory of the ISD without regard to school district boundaries; a plan for delivery of effective and relevant professional development for teachers within the ISD that will lead to improved teaching and learning; coordination of services and service delivery with other existing State and local human services agencies; and, identification of the ISD's role in providing services or assistance to local school districts.

MCL 380.1277 - Legislative Analyst: L. Arasim

FISCAL IMPACT

Please see FISCAL IMPACT on House Bill 5228 (S-6).

Date Completed: 12-3-97 - Fiscal Analyst: J. Carrasco

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.