HOUSE BILL No. 5879 April 10, 2002, Introduced by Rep. Kuipers and referred to the Committee on Education. A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending sections 627, 1204a, 1277a, 1279, 1280, and 1280b (MCL 380.627, 380.1204a, 380.1277a, 380.1279, 380.1280, and 380.1280b), section 627 as amended by 1995 PA 289, section 1204a as amended by 1996 PA 159, section 1277a as added by 1993 PA 335, section 1279 as amended by 1997 PA 175, section 1280 as amended by 1997 PA 180, and section 1280b as added by 2000 PA 230, and by adding part 20c; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 627. (1) An intermediate school board shall do all of 2 the following: 3 (a) Upon request of the board of a constituent district, 4 furnish services on a management, consultant, or supervisory 5 basis to the district. The intermediate school board may charge 02837'01 TAV 2 1 a constituent district for the costs of services furnished under 2 this subdivision. 3 (b) Upon request of the board of a constituent district, 4 direct, supervise, and conduct cooperative educational programs 5 on behalf of the district. The intermediate school board may 6 utilize available funds not otherwise obligated by law and accept 7 contributions from other sources for the purpose of financing the 8 programs. The funds shall be deposited with the treasurer in a 9 cooperative education fund and shall be disbursed as the interme- 10 diate school board directs. The intermediate school board may 11 employ personnel and take other action necessary to direct, 12 supervise, and conduct cooperative educational programs. 13 (c) Conduct cooperative programs mutually agreed upon by 2 14 or more intermediate school boards. 15 (d) Conduct cooperative programs mutually agreed upon with 1 16 or more public school academies. 17 (2) An intermediate school board may conduct or participate 18 in cooperative programs for information technology systems which 19 may include, but are not limited to, equipment for storage, 20 retrieval, processing, and transmission of voice, data, or video 21 communications; contract with public schools or other educational 22 institutions, government agencies, public broadcasting stations 23 or systems, or information technology service providers in con- 24 ducting the programs; and acquire and install the equipment, 25 software, and training necessary for the programs in the manner 26 and at the places the intermediate school board considers 27 appropriate. 02837'01 3 1 (3) Upon request of the board of a constituent school 2 district or public school academy located within the intermediate 3 school district, an intermediate school board may provide, either 4 solely or as part of a consortium of intermediate school dis- 5 tricts, comprehensive school improvement support services to the 6 district or public school academy. These services may include, 7 but are not limited to, all of the following: 8 (a) The development of a core curriculum. 9 (b) The evaluation of a core curriculum. 10 (c) The preparation of 1 or more school improvement plans. 11 (d) The dissemination of information concerning 1 or more 12 school improvement plans. 13 (e) The preparation of an annual educational report CARD 14 UNDER SECTION 1204A. 15 (f) Professional development. 16 (g) Educational research. 17 (h) The compilation of instructional objectives, instruc- 18 tional resources, pupil demographics, and pupil academic 19 achievement. 20 (i) Assistance in obtaining school accreditation. 21 (j) The provision of general technical assistance. 22 (4) To the extent allowed by law, if the most cost-effective 23 business services are not available to constituent districts, an 24 intermediate school board shall offer to provide for constituent 25 districts and public school academies located within the interme- 26 diate school district business services that can be accomplished 27 more cost-effectively by an intermediate school district. An 02837'01 4 1 intermediate school district may charge a fee for these services, 2 and may contract with a third party for provision of some or all 3 of these services. These services may include, but are not 4 limited to, any of the following: 5 (a) Data processing. 6 (b) Payroll. 7 (c) Class scheduling. 8 (d) Distance learning coordination and delivery. 9 (e) Transportation services. 10 Sec. 1204a. (1) In addition to the requirements specified 11 in section 1280 for accreditation under that section, if the 12 board of a school district wants all of its schools to be accred- 13 ited under section 1280, the board shall prepare and submit to 14 the state board not later than September 1 each year, and shall 15 provide that each school in the school district distributes to 16 the public at an open meeting not later than October 15 each 17 year, an annual educational report CARD. The annual educational 18 report CARD shall include, but is not limited to, all of the fol- 19 lowing information for each public school in the school 20 district: 21 (a) The accreditation statusofAND LETTER GRADE FOR EACH 22 INDICATOR UNDER SECTION 1280 FOR each school within the school 23 district, the process by which pupils are assigned to particular 24 schools, and a description of each specialized school. 25 (b) The status of the 3- to 5-year school improvement plan 26 as described in section 1277 for each school within the school 27 district. 02837'01 5 1 (c) A copy of the core academic curriculum and a description 2 of its implementation, including how pupils are ensured enroll- 3 ment in those courses or subjects necessary for them to receive 4 adequate instruction in all of the core academic curriculum, and 5 the variances and explanation for the variances from the model 6 core academic curriculum CONTENT STANDARDS developed by the state 7 board pursuant to section 1278(2). 8 (d) A report for each school of aggregate student achieve- 9 ment based upon the results of any locally-administered student 10 competency tests, MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TESTS OR 11 OTHER statewide assessment tests, or nationally normed achieve- 12 ment tests that were given to pupils attending THE school.in13the school district.14 (e) For the year in which the report is filed and the previ- 15 ous school year, the district pupil retention report as defined 16 in section 6 of the state school aid act of 1979,being17section 388.1606 of the Michigan Compiled LawsMCL 388.1606. 18(f) The number and percentage of parents, legal guardians,19or persons in loco parentis with pupils enrolled in the school20district who participate in parent-teacher conferences for pupils21at the elementary, middle, and secondary school level, as22appropriate.23 (F)(g) Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, ifIF the 24 school is a high school, all of the following: 25 (i) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the 26 school who enrolled during the immediately preceding school year 27 in 1 or more postsecondary courses under the postsecondary 02837'01 6 1 enrollment options act,or under section 21b of the state school2aid act of 1979, being section 388.1621b of the Michigan Compiled3Laws1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 TO 388.524. 4 (ii) The number of college level equivalent courses offered 5 to pupils enrolled in the school, in the school district, and in 6 consortia or cooperative programs available to pupils of the 7 school district. 8 (iii) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the 9 school who were enrolled in at least 1 college level equivalent 10 course during the immediately preceding school year, disaggre- 11 gated by grade level. 12 (iv) The number and percentage of pupils described in sub- 13 paragraph (iii) who took a college level equivalent credit 14 examination. 15 (v) The number and percentage of pupils described in sub- 16 paragraph (iv) who achieved a score on a college level equivalent 17 credit examination that is at or above the level recommended by 18 the testing service for college credit. 19 (G)(h)A comparison with the immediately preceding school 20 year of the information required by subdivisions (a) through 21(g)(F). 22 (2) BEGINNING IN 2003, THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL 23 ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION LISTED IN SUBSECTION (1) IS DISAGGRE- 24 GATED BY RACE/ETHNICITY, SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL, GENDER, AND MIGRANT 25 STATUS AND BY WHETHER THE PUPIL HAS A DISABILITY OR SPEAKS 26 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 1111 OF 02837'01 7 1 SUBPART 1 OF PART A OF TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 2 EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, PUBLIC LAW 89-10, 20 U.S.C. 6311. 3 (3) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, DEPARTMENT OF 4 TREASURY, AND DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SHALL DEVELOP 5 AND IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC REPORTING OF THE 6 INFORMATION LISTED IN SUBSECTION (1), DISAGGREGATED AS REQUIRED 7 UNDER SUBSECTION (2), AT THE STATE, SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SCHOOL 8 BUILDING LEVELS. THIS SYSTEM ALSO SHALL INCLUDE REPORTING OF THE 9 GRADES EARNED BY EACH SCHOOL UNDER SECTION 1280. THIS SYSTEM 10 SHALL MAKE THE STATE- AND SCHOOL DISTRICT-LEVEL INFORMATION 11 AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SO THAT IT MAY BE DISTRIBUTED ALONG 12 WITH THE SCHOOL BUILDING-LEVEL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED UNDER SUB- 13 SECTION (1). 14 (4) IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION LISTED IN SUBSECTION (1), 15 THE BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL ENSURE THAT THE ANNUAL EDU- 16 CATIONAL REPORT CARD FOR EACH OF ITS SCHOOLS INCLUDES A DESCRIP- 17 TION PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ANNUAL BENCHMARKS BEING 18 USED FOR THAT YEAR FOR MEASURING ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS FOR 19 ACCREDITATION PURPOSES AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES THE 20 SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS IMPLEMENTED OR PLANNED FOR ENCOURAGING MEAN- 21 INGFUL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 22 (5)(2)At least annually, the department shall prepare 23 and submit to the legislature a report of the information 24 described in subsection(1)(g)(1)(F), aggregated for statewide 25 and intermediate school district totals, using the information 26 submitted by school districts. 02837'01 8 1 (6)(3)Thestate boardDEPARTMENT shall prepare and 2 make available to school districts suggestions for accumulating 3 the information listed in subsection (1) and a model annual edu- 4 cational report CARD for school districts to consider in the 5 implementation of this section. 6 (7)(4)As used in this section, "college level equivalent 7 course" and "college level equivalent credit examination" mean 8 those terms as defined inpart 14aSECTION 1471. 9 Sec. 1277a. (1)Beginning in the 1994-95 school year, in10 IN addition to the requirements specified in section 1280 for 11 accreditation under that section, if the board of a school dis- 12 trict wants all of the schools in the school district to be 13 accredited under section 1280, the board shall ensureall of the14following:15(a) That all information assembled regarding each school16building within the school district to prepare the school's17annual educational report, as described in section 1204a, is dis-18aggregated by gender and is provided to the individuals partici-19pating in the development of the district's school improvement20plan under section 1277.21(b) That all gender equity issues raised byTHAT ALL 22 ACHIEVEMENT GAP ISSUES REVEALED IN the disaggregated information 23 described insubdivision (a)SECTION 1204A(2) are addressed as 24 part of the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, 25 and updating of the school improvement plan of each school within 26 the school district under section 1277 or, if such an issue is 27 not addressed, that an explanation is made to the community of 02837'01 9 1 the reason or reasons why the issue is not addressed. An 2 explanation for not addressinga gender equityAN ACHIEVEMENT 3 GAP issue may be included in the school's annual educational 4 report CARD under section 1204a. 5 (2) Upon request by a school district, intermediate school 6 district, or school, the department shall provide advice and 7 technical assistance to the district or school on meeting the 8 requirements of this section. 9 Sec. 1279. (1) The board of a school district or public 10 school academy shall administer state assessments UNDER THIS 11 SECTION to high school pupils in the subject areas of communica- 12 tions skills, mathematics, science, and, beginning with pupils13scheduled to graduate in 2000,social studies. HOWEVER, BEGIN- 14 NING IN 2005, THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL 15 REPLACE THE SOCIAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT WITH AN ASSESSMENT IN 16 CIVICS. IF THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD DETERMINES 17 THAT IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, 18 THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD MAY DESIGNATE THE GRADE 19 11 MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TESTS AS THE ASSESSMENTS 20 TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION. The board OF A 21 SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY 22 shall include on the pupil's high school transcript all of the 23 following: 24 (a) For each high school graduate who has completed a 25 subject area assessment under this section, the pupil's scaled 26 score on the assessment. 02837'01 10 1 (b) If the pupil's scaled score on a subject area assessment 2 falls within the range required under subsection (2) for a 3 category established under subsection (2), an indication that the 4 pupil has achieved state endorsement for that subject area. 5 (c) The number of school days the pupil was in attendance at 6 school each school year during high school and the total number 7 of school days in session for each of those school years. 8 (2) ThedepartmentMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD 9 shall develop scaled scores for reporting subject area assessment 10 results for each of the subject areas under this section. 11 Subject to approval by the state board, thesuperintendent of12public instructionMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD shall 13 establish 3 categories for each subject area indicating basic 14 competency, above average, and outstanding, and shall establish 15 the scaled score range required for each category. The 16departmentMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD shall design and 17 distribute to school districts, intermediate school districts, 18 public school academies, and nonpublic schools a simple and con- 19 cise document that describes these categories in each subject 20 area and indicates the scaled score ranges for each category in 21 each subject area. A school district or public school academy 22 may award a high school diploma to a pupil who successfully com- 23 pletes local school district or public school academy require- 24 ments established in accordance with state law for high school 25 graduation, regardless of whether the pupil is eligible for any 26 state endorsement. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE 27 MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD MAY USE THE SAME CATEGORIES 02837'01 11 1 AND SCALED SCORE RANGES AS THOSE USED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION 2 BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SECTION 1493. 3 (3) The assessments administered for the purposes of this 4 section shall be administered to pupils during the last 30 school 5 days of grade 11. ThedepartmentMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING 6 BOARD shall ensure that the assessments are scored and the scores 7 are returned to pupils, their parents or legal guardians, and 8 school districts or public school academies not later than the 9 beginning of the pupil's first semester of grade 12.Not later10than fall 1999, the department shall arrange for thoseTHOSE 11 portions of a pupil's assessment that cannot be scored mechani- 12 callytoSHALL be scored inMichiganTHIS STATE by persons 13 who are Michigan teachers, retired Michigan teachers, or Michigan 14 school administrators and who have been trained in scoring the 15 assessments. The returned scores shall indicate the pupil's 16 scaled score for each subject area assessment, the range of 17 scaled scores for each subject area, and the range of scaled 18 scores required for each category established under 19 subsection (2). In reporting the scores to pupils, parents, and 20 schools, thedepartmentMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD 21 shall provide specific, meaningful, and timely feedback on the 22 pupil's performance on the assessment. 23 (4) For each pupil who does not achieve state endorsement in 24 1 or more subject areas, the board of the school district or 25 public school academy in which the pupil is enrolled shall pro- 26 vide that there be at least 1 meeting attended by at least the 27 pupil and a member of the school district's or public school 02837'01 12 1 academy's staff or a local or intermediate school district 2 consultant who is proficient in the measurement and evaluation of 3 pupils. The school district or public school academy may provide 4 the meeting as a group meeting for pupils in similar 5 circumstances. If the pupil is a minor, the school district or 6 public school academy shall invite and encourage the pupil's 7 parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis to attend the 8 meeting and shall mail a notice of the meeting to the pupil's 9 parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis. The purpose 10 of this meeting and any subsequent meeting under this subsection 11 shall be to determine an educational program for the pupil 12 designed to have the pupil achieve state endorsement in each 13 subject area in which he or she did not achieve state 14 endorsement. In addition, a school district or public school 15 academy may provide for subsequent meetings with the pupil con- 16 ducted by a high school counselor or teacher designated by the 17 pupil's high school principal, and shall invite and encourage the 18 pupil's parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis to 19 attend the subsequent meetings. The school district or public 20 school academy shall provide special programs for the pupil or 21 develop a program using the educational programs regularly pro- 22 vided by the district unless the board of the school district or 23 public school academy decides otherwise and publishes and 24 explains its decision in a public justification report. 25 (5) A pupil who wants to repeat an assessment administered 26 under this section may repeat the assessment, without charge to 27 the pupil, in the next school year or after graduation. An 02837'01 13 1 individual may repeat an assessment at any time the school 2 district or public school academy administers an applicable 3 assessment instrument or during a retesting period under 4 subsection (7). 5 (6) ThedepartmentMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD 6 shall ensure that the length of the assessments used for the pur- 7 poses of this section and the combined total time necessary to 8 administer all of the assessments, including social studies,9 are the shortest possible that will still maintain the degree of 10 reliability and validity of the assessment results determined 11 necessary by thedepartmentMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING 12 BOARD. ThedepartmentMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD 13 shall ensure that the maximum total combined length of time that 14 schools are required to set aside for administration of all of 15 the assessments used for the purposes of this section, includ-16ing social studies,does not exceed 8 hours. However, this sub- 17 section does not limit the amount of time that individuals may 18 have to complete the assessments. 19 (7) ThedepartmentMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD 20 shall establish, schedule, and arrange periodic retesting periods 21 throughout the year for individuals who desire to repeat an 22 assessment under this section. ThedepartmentMICHIGAN ASSESS- 23 MENT GOVERNING BOARD shall coordinate the arrangements for admin- 24 istering the repeat assessments and shall ensure that the retest- 25 ing is made available at least within each intermediate school 26 district and, to the extent possible, within each school 27 district. 02837'01 14 1 (8) A school district or public school academy shall provide 2 accommodations to a pupil with disabilities for the assessments 3 required under this section, as provided under section 504 of 4 title V of the rehabilitation act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, 29 5 U.S.C. 794; subtitle A of title II of the Americans with disabil- 6 ities act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, 42 U.S.C. 12131 to 12134; 7 and the implementing regulations for those statutes. 8 (9) For the purposes of this section, thestate board9 MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD shall develop or select and 10 approve assessment instruments to measure pupil performance in 11 communications skills, mathematics, social studies, and science. 12 HOWEVER, BEGINNING IN 2005, THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING 13 BOARD SHALL REPLACE THE SOCIAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT WITH A CIVICS 14 ASSESSMENT. The assessment instruments shall be based on the 15 state board model core academic content standards objectives. 16(10) All assessment instruments developed or selected and17approved by the state under any statute or rule for a purpose18related to K to 12 education shall be objective-oriented and con-19sistent with the state board model core academic content stan-20dards objectives.21 (10)(11)A person who has graduated from high school 22 after 1996 and who has not previously taken an assessment under 23 this section may take an assessment used for the purposes of this 24 section, without charge to the person, at the school district 25 from which he or she graduated from high school at any time that 26 school district administers the assessment or during a retesting 27 period scheduled under subsection (7) and have his or her scaled 02837'01 15 1 score on the assessment included on his or her high school 2 transcript. If the person's scaled score on a subject area 3 assessment falls within the range required under subsection (2) 4 for a category established under subsection (2), the school dis- 5 trict shall also indicate on the person's high school transcript 6 that the person has achieved state endorsement for that subject 7 area. 8(12) Not later than July 1 of each year until 2000, the9department shall submit a comprehensive report to the legislature10on the status of the assessment program under this section. The11report shall include at least all of the following:12(a) The annual pupil assessment data.13(b) A description of the feedback provided to pupils, par-14ents, and schools.15(c) A description of any significant alterations made in the16program by the department or state board during the period cov-17ered by the report.18(d) Any recommendations by the department or state board for19legislative changes to the program.20(e) An update of the reports of the assessment advisory com-21mittees of the state board.22(13) Pupils scheduled to graduate in 1998 who took the23assessments used for the purposes of this section during the241996-97 school year may repeat 1 or more of the assessments25during the 1997-98 school year. The department, in cooperation26with school districts and public school academies, shall make27arrangements for repeat assessments to be available for these02837'01 16 1pupils in each school district that operates a high school during2the 1997-98 school year in time for these pupils to repeat the3assessments before graduation. The repeat assessments may be4administered at times other than regular school hours.5 (11)(14)A child who is a student in a nonpublic school 6 or home school may take an assessment under this section. To 7 take an assessment, a child who is a student in a home school 8 shall contact the school district in which the child resides, and 9 that school district shall administer the assessment, or the 10 child may take the assessment at a nonpublic school if allowed by 11 the nonpublic school. Upon request from a nonpublic school, the 12departmentMICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD shall supply 13 assessments and the nonpublic school may administer the 14 assessment. 15 (12)(15)The purpose of the assessment under this section 16 is to assess pupil performance inmathematics, science, social17studies, and communication artsTHE SUBJECT AREAS TESTED UNDER 18 THIS SECTION for the purpose of improving academic achievement 19 and establishing a statewide standard of competency. The assess- 20 ment under this section provides a common measure of data that 21 will contribute to the improvement of Michigan schools' curricu- 22 lum and instruction by encouraging alignment with Michigan's cur- 23 riculum framework standards. These standards are based upon the 24 expectations of what pupils should know and be able to do by the 25 end of grade 11. 26(16) Not later than 90 days after the effective date of27this subsection, the state board shall appoint an 11-member02837'01 17 1assessment administration advisory committee to advise the state2board on Michigan education assessment program (MEAP) tests and3on the assessments used for state endorsements under this4section. This advisory committee shall be composed of represen-5tatives of school districts, intermediate school districts,6school administrators, teachers, and parents, with the appoint-7ments reflecting the geographic and population diversity of8school districts in this state. The representatives of school9districts and intermediate school districts shall be persons who10are expert in testing or test administration. This advisory com-11mittee shall evaluate these tests and assessments and make recom-12mendations to the state board and department on issues related to13administration, scoring, and reporting and use of results of14these tests and assessments, including, but not limited to,15length of the tests and assessments; the time of the testing16period during the school year; feedback provided to pupils, par-17ents, and schools; accurate and relevant reporting of results to18the general public; the selection of a retesting period and pro-19cedures and arrangements for repeating tests or assessments;20local scoring and other general issues regarding scoring of tests21and assessments; categories of scoring on the MEAP tests and cat-22egories of state endorsement under this section; and professional23development for teachers to assist in preparing pupils to have24the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed on the tests and25assessments.26 (13)(17)As used in this section: 02837'01 18 1 (A) "CIVICS" MEANS AMERICAN HISTORY, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, 2 MICHIGAN HISTORY, AND MICHIGAN GOVERNMENT. 3 (B)(a)"Communications skills" means reading and 4 writing. 5 (C) "MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD" MEANS THE MICHIGAN 6 ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD CREATED UNDER SECTION 1493. 7 (D)(b)"Social studies" means geography, history, econom- 8 ics, and American government. 9 Sec. 1280. (1) The board of a school district,that does10not want to beTO AVOID BEING subject to the measures described 11 in this section, shall ensure that each public school within the 12 school district is accredited. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A 13 PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, TO AVOID BEING SUBJECT TO THE MEASURES 14 DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 15 ACADEMY IS ACCREDITED. 16 (2) As used insubsection (1), and subject to subsection17(6)THIS SECTION, "accredited" means certified by thestate18boardDEPARTMENT as having met or exceeded state board-approved 19 standards establishedfor 6 areas of school operation: adminis-20tration and school organization, curricula, staff, school plant21and facilities, school and community relations, and school22improvement plans and student performance. The building-level23evaluation used in the accreditation process shall include, but24is not limited to, school data collection, self-study, visitation25and validation, determination of performance data to be used, and26the development of a school improvement plan.UNDER THIS 27 SECTION. THE STANDARDS SHALL MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 02837'01 19 1 (A) SHALL INCLUDE LETTER GRADES ASSIGNED TO EACH SCHOOL ON 2 AN A TO E SCALE, WITH A LETTER GRADE FOR EACH OF THE 4 INDICATORS 3 REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISIONS (B) AND (C). THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 4 ESTABLISH THE GRADING SCALE FOR EARNING A PARTICULAR LETTER GRADE 5 FOR EACH OF THE INDICATORS. 6 (B) THE STANDARDS SHALL INCLUDE AN INDICATOR BASED ON PUPIL 7 ACHIEVEMENT. FOR THIS INDICATOR, THE GRADING THAT IS BASED ON 8 THE FACTORS IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (ii) AND (iii) SHALL BE CONSISTENT 9 WITH THE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW SO 10 THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS THE PROGRESS A SCHOOL IS MAKING 11 TOWARD MEETING THE FEDERAL LAW GOAL OF 100% PUPIL PROFICIENCY IN 12 READING AND MATHEMATICS BY THE END OF THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR. 13 THE FACTORS USED IN THE PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT INDICATOR SHALL BE AS 14 FOLLOWS: 15 (i) STATUS. THE SCHOOL'S OVERALL PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL 16 FOR THE MOST RECENT YEAR FOR WHICH THE DATA IS AVAILABLE, MEA- 17 SURED BY MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MEAP) TESTS AND, 18 BEGINNING WHEN THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED, THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED 19 UNDER SECTION 1280B. 20 (ii) CHANGE. THE SCHOOL'S OVERALL CHANGE IN PUPIL ACHIEVE- 21 MENT OVER THE MOST RECENT 3-YEAR PERIOD FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAIL- 22 ABLE, USING THE MEASUREMENTS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (i). THIS 23 INDICATOR SHALL INCLUDE A FOCUS ON REDUCING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS 24 AMONG SUBGROUPS OF PUPILS. 25 (iii) ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL PUPIL PROGRESS. THE SCHOOL'S SUC- 26 CESS IN ACHIEVING ANNUAL IMPROVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL PUPIL 27 PERFORMANCE OVER THE MOST RECENT 3-YEAR PERIOD FOR WHICH DATA IS 02837'01 20 1 AVAILABLE, USING VALUE-ADDED RESULTS AS MEASURED BY THE 2 ASSESSMENTS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (i). 3 (C) THE STANDARDS SHALL INCLUDE 3 ADDITIONAL INDICATORS. 4 THE ADDITIONAL INDICATORS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: 5 (i) QUALITY OF TEACHERS. THE FACTORS TO BE USED IN MEASUR- 6 ING THIS INDICATOR ARE AS FOLLOWS: 7 (A) TEACHER ATTENDANCE RATE. 8 (B) A SELF-ASSESSMENT BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATING THE 9 SCHOOL OF TEACHER QUALITY IN THE SCHOOL, WHICH MAY INCLUDE TEACH- 10 ERS TEACHING WITHIN THEIR SUBJECT AREA OF EXPERTISE, PROFESSIONAL 11 DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER CRITERIA THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE 12 DEPARTMENT. 13 (ii) QUALITY OF SCHOOLS. THE FACTORS TO BE USED IN MEASUR- 14 ING THIS INDICATOR ARE AS FOLLOWS: 15 (A) PUPIL ATTENDANCE RATE. 16 (B) IF THE SCHOOL IS A HIGH SCHOOL, DROPOUT RATE. 17 (C) IF THE SCHOOL IS A HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATION RATE. 18 (D) A SELF-ASSESSMENT BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATING THE 19 SCHOOL OF OVERALL SCHOOL QUALITY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE QUALITY OF 20 THE CURRICULUM, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN STATUS, USE OF EDUCA- 21 TIONAL TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER CRITERIA THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY 22 THE DEPARTMENT. 23 (iii) PARENTAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THIS INDICATOR 24 SHALL BE MEASURED BY A SELF-ASSESSMENT BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 25 OPERATING THE SCHOOL OF THE SCHOOL'S SUCCESS IN ENCOURAGING 26 PARENT PARTICIPATION IN PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES, IN BREAKING 27 DOWN BARRIERS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY, IN IMPROVING 02837'01 21 1 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND PARENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF 2 THE COMMUNITY, AND IN OTHER CRITERIA THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY 3 THE DEPARTMENT. 4 (3) THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED 5 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE BASED ON THE SCHOOL'S LETTER GRADES 6 FOR EACH OF THE INDICATORS UNDER SUBSECTION (2). THE DEPARTMENT 7 SHALL DETERMINE THE EVALUATION PROCESS TO BE USED FOR DETERMINING 8 WHETHER A SCHOOL MEETS THE STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION AND FOR 9 DETERMINING THE SCHOOL'S LETTER GRADE FOR EACH INDICATOR UNDER 10 SUBSECTION (2) AND SHALL DETERMINE THE LETTER GRADES NECESSARY 11 FOR A SCHOOL TO BE ACCREDITED UNDER THIS SECTION, SUBJECT TO THE 12 FOLLOWING: 13 (A) SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A 14 SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED SHALL BE BASED ON THE SCHOOL'S GRADES ON THE 15 PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT INDICATOR UNDER SUBSECTION (2)(B), WITH THE 16 MOST WEIGHT GIVEN TO IMPROVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL PUPIL PERFORMANCE 17 OVER TIME UNDER SUBSECTION (2)(B)(iii). 18 (B) TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A 19 SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED SHALL BE BASED ON THE SCHOOL'S GRADES ON THE 20 3 INDICATORS UNDER SUBSECTION (2)(C). 21 (4)(3) TheNOT LATER THAN JULY 1, 2002, THE department 22 shall develop and distribute to all public schools proposed 23 accreditation AND GRADING SYSTEM standards THAT MEET THE REQUIRE- 24 MENTS OF SUBSECTIONS (2) AND (3). Upon distribution of the pro- 25 posed standards, the department shallhold statewide public26hearings for the purpose of receiving testimony concerning the27standards. After a review of the testimony, the department shall02837'01 22 1revise andsubmit the proposed standards to the state board. 2 After a review and revision, if appropriate, of the proposed 3 standards, the state board shall submit the proposed standards to 4 the senate and house committees that have the responsibility for 5 education legislation. Upon approval by these committees, the 6 department shall distribute to all public schools the standards 7 to be applied to each school for accreditation AND GRADING 8 purposes. 9(4) The department shall develop and distribute to all10public schools standards for determining that a school is eligi-11ble for summary accreditation under subsection (6). The stan-12dards shall be developed, reviewed, approved, and distributed13using the same process as prescribed in subsection (3) for14accreditation standards, and shall be finally distributed and15implemented not later than December 31, 1994.16(5) The standards for accreditation or summary accreditation17under this section shall include pupil performance on Michigan18education assessment program (MEAP) tests and the percentage of19pupils achieving state endorsement under section 1279 as cri-20teria, but shall not be based solely on pupil performance on MEAP21tests or on the percentage of pupils achieving state endorsement22under section 1279. The standards shall also include multiple23year change in pupil performance on MEAP tests and multiple year24change in the percentage of pupils achieving state endorsement25under section 1279 as criteria. If it is necessary for the state26board to revise accreditation or summary accreditation standards27established under subsection (3) or (4) to comply with this02837'01 23 1subsection, the revised standards shall be developed, reviewed,2approved, and distributed using the same process as prescribed in3subsection (3).4 (5) IF THE DEPARTMENT REVISES THE ACCREDITATION OR GRADING 5 STANDARDS OR PROCESSES UNDER THIS SECTION AFTER THEY ARE APPROVED 6 AND IMPLEMENTED UNDER SUBSECTION (4), THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE 7 THE SAME PROCESS AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (4) FOR DEVELOPING, 8 REVIEWING, APPROVING, AND DISTRIBUTING THE REVISIONS AND SHALL 9 ENSURE THAT THE EXISTING STANDARDS AND PROCESSES CONTINUE TO BE 10 APPLIED UNTIL THE REVISIONS ARE FINALIZED AND FULLY IMPLEMENTED. 11 (6) If the department determines that a public school has 12 met the ACCREDITATION standards established undersubsection (4)13or (5) for summary accreditationTHIS SECTION, the school is 14 considered to be accredited.without the necessity for a full15building-level evaluation under subsection (2).16(7) If the department determines that a school has not met17the standards established under subsection (4) or (5) for summary18accreditation but that the school is making progress toward meet-19ing those standards, or if, based on a full building-level evalu-20ation under subsection (2), the department determines that a21school has not met the standards for accreditation but is making22progress toward meeting those standards, the school is in interim23status and is subject to a full building-level evaluation as pro-24vided in this section.25 (7)(8)If THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT a school has not 26 met the ACCREDITATION standards established undersubsection (4)27or (5) for summary accreditation and is not eligible for interim02837'01 24 1status under subsection (7)THIS SECTION, the school is 2 unaccredited and IS subject to the measures provided in this 3 section. 4 (8)(9)The department shall annually review and evaluate 5 for accreditation purposes the performance of each school.that6is unaccredited and as many of the schools that are in interim7status as permitted by the department's resources.8 (9)(10)The department shall, and the intermediate school 9 district to which a school district is constituent, a consortium 10 of intermediate school districts, or any combination thereof may, 11 provide technical assistance, as appropriate, to a school that is 12 unaccreditedor that is in interim statusupon request of the 13 board of the school district in which the school is located OR 14 BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF THE SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY.If15requests to the department for technical assistance exceed the16capacity, priority shall be given to unaccredited schools.17 (10) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (13), IF A SCHOOL IS UNACCREDITED 18 FOR 1 YEAR, THE SCHOOL SHALL DEVELOP AN ENSURED LEARNING ACTION 19 PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE SCHOOL AND SUBMIT THAT PLAN TO THE 20 DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL IN THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE 21 DEPARTMENT. THE SCHOOL SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PLAN NOT LATER THAN 22 THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AFTER THE DEPARTMENT APPROVES THE PLAN. 23 (11)ASUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (13), IF A schoolthathas 24 been unaccredited for32 consecutive years,is subject to 125or moreALL of the followingmeasures, as determined by the26superintendent of public instruction:02837'01 25 1(a) The superintendent of public instruction or his or her2designee shall appoint at the expense of the affected school3district an administrator of the school until the school becomes4accredited.APPLY: 5 (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PLACE THE SCHOOL ON A LIST OF PRI- 6 ORITY SCHOOLS IDENTIFYING THE SCHOOL AS A SCHOOL IN NEED OF SPE- 7 CIAL ASSISTANCE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND PUBLISH THE 8 LIST OF PRIORITY SCHOOLS NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 1 OF EACH YEAR, 9 BEGINNING IN THE FIRST YEAR IN WHICH 1 OR MORE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN 10 DETERMINED TO BE UNACCREDITED FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS UNDER THIS 11 SECTION. 12 (B) IF THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES A SCHOOL ON THE PRIORITY 13 SCHOOLS LIST UNDER SUBDIVISION (A), THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY 14 THE SCHOOL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SHALL PROVIDE THE SCHOOL AND 15 SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH A DETAILED LIST OF THE REASONS FOR THE 16 SCHOOL BEING INCLUDED ON THE LIST. 17 (C) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIES A SCHOOL 18 THAT IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS LIST UNDER 19 SUBDIVISION (A), THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PARTNERSHIP FOR 20 SUCCESS TEAM FOR THE SCHOOL. A PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS TEAM 21 SHALL CONSIST OF AT LEAST 2 MEMBERS SELECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 22 THE MEMBERS SHALL BE PERSONS WITH EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN 23 APPROPRIATE AREAS SUCH AS SCHOOL OR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 24 STAFF DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CURRICULUM DEVELOP- 25 MENT, BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, LABOR RELATIONS, OR 26 SPECIAL EDUCATION. THE MEMBERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED 27 TO, CERTIFICATED TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL BOARD 02837'01 26 1 MEMBERS, SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS, ACADEMIC EXPERTS, OR 2 EDUCATIONAL OR BUSINESS CONSULTANTS. A PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS 3 TEAM SHALL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 4 (i) WORK WITH THE LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING TEAM ESTABLISHED 5 UNDER SUBDIVISION (D) TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMEN- 6 TATION OF THE ENSURED LEARNING ACTION PLAN UNDER 7 SUBDIVISION (D). 8 (ii) PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE SCHOOL AND THE 9 SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ACHIEVING ACCREDITATION. 10 (D) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER BEING NOTIFIED THAT 1 OR MORE OF 11 ITS SCHOOLS HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS LIST UNDER 12 SUBDIVISION (A), THE BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL 13 DISTRICT SHALL ESTABLISH A LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING TEAM. A LOCAL 14 ENSURED LEARNING TEAM SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING 9 MEMBERS: 15 (i) A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE 16 SCHOOL DISTRICT, DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 17 (ii) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 18 OR CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL 19 ACADEMY. 20 (iii) A PRINCIPAL OF A SCHOOL OPERATED BY THE SCHOOL DIS- 21 TRICT, SELECTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, 22 OR CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL 23 ACADEMY, FROM A SCHOOL THAT IS AMONG THE MOST SUCCESSFUL OPERATED 24 BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 25 (iv) A TEACHER EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SELECTED BY 26 MAJORITY VOTE OF THE TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO 27 VOTE ON THE SELECTION. 02837'01 27 1 (v) TWO PARENTS OF PUPILS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 2 AN UNACCREDITED SCHOOL, SELECTED IN A MANNER DESIGNED TO ENSURE 3 PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT THIS POSITION IS AVAILABLE AND TO ENSURE 4 PUBLIC INPUT BEFORE THE SELECTION. 5 (vi) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, 6 SELECTED IN A MANNER DESIGNED TO ENSURE PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT 7 THIS POSITION IS AVAILABLE AND TO ENSURE PUBLIC INPUT BEFORE THE 8 SELECTION. 9 (vii) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SELECTED IN A 10 MANNER DESIGNED TO ENSURE PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT THIS POSITION IS 11 AVAILABLE AND TO ENSURE PUBLIC INPUT BEFORE THE SELECTION. A 12 PERSON WHO WORKS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF 13 A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICE, OR HEALTH CARE AGENCY 14 MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 15 (E) THE LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING TEAM ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBDI- 16 VISION (D), IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SCHOOL'S PARTNERSHIP FOR 17 SUCCESS TEAM, SHALL DEVELOP A NEW ENSURED LEARNING ACTION PLAN 18 FOR THE SCHOOL AND ASSIST IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION. THE ENSURED 19 LEARNING ACTION PLAN SHALL BE ADOPTED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE 20 LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING TEAM, WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST MEET- 21 ING OF THE LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING TEAM. WITHIN 20 DAYS AFTER THE 22 LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING TEAM ADOPTS AN ENSURED LEARNING ACTION 23 PLAN, THE LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING TEAM SHALL SUBMIT THE ENSURED 24 LEARNING ACTION PLAN TO THE BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE 25 SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE LOCAL ENSURED LEARN- 26 ING TEAM SHALL ARRANGE FOR THE ENSURED LEARNING ACTION PLAN TO BE 27 AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES AT LEAST 10 02837'01 28 1 DAYS BEFORE SUBMITTING THE ENSURED LEARNING ACTION PLAN TO THE 2 BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER SUBMISSION OF 3 AN ENSURED LEARNING ACTION PLAN, THE BOARD OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS 4 AND THE DEPARTMENT EACH SHALL EITHER APPROVE THE PLAN OR RETURN 5 IT TO THE LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING TEAM WITH SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS 6 FOR MODIFICATIONS. IF THE ENSURED LEARNING ACTION PLAN IS 7 RETURNED WITH SUGGESTED MODIFICATIONS, THE LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING 8 TEAM SHALL CONSIDER THESE SUGGESTIONS BEFORE IMPLEMENTING THE 9 ENSURED LEARNING ACTION PLAN. 10 (F) AN ENSURED LEARNING ACTION PLAN UNDER SUBDIVISION (E) 11 SHALL CONTAIN OR ADDRESS AT LEAST ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 12 (i) ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDING-LEVEL ACADEMIC STANDARDS THAT 13 MEET OR EXCEED STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS. THESE STANDARDS SHALL 14 ADDRESS BOTH CONTENT AND SKILL LEVEL. 15 (ii) PERFORMANCE GOALS, BENCHMARKS, AND TIMETABLES FOR 16 IMPROVEMENT OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR THE SCHOOL, DESIGNED TO 17 ENABLE THE SCHOOL TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS LIST. 18 (iii) REVISIONS TO CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, OR 19 PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENABLE PUPILS TO MEET THE ACADEMIC STANDARDS 20 DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (i). 21 (iv) A SYSTEM OF ASSESSMENTS TO MEASURE THE PERFORMANCE OF 22 THE SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF EVERY PUPIL IS 23 IMPROVING OVER TIME. THE SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST MICHIGAN 24 EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MEAP) ASSESSMENTS UNDER PART 20C 25 AND ASSESSMENTS UNDER SECTION 1280B. THE ENSURED LEARNING ACTION 26 PLAN ALSO SHALL ADDRESS HOW THE RESULTS OF THESE ASSESSMENTS WILL 27 BE USED TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION AT ALL GRADE LEVELS. 02837'01 29 1 (v) SPECIFIC PROCEDURES TO HELP INCREASE THE INFORMATION 2 AVAILABLE TO PARENTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHOOL AND TO 3 INCREASE PARENTAL PARTICIPATION IN THE SCHOOL. 4 (vi) SPECIFIC POLICIES TO INCREASE THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO, 5 AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERFORMANCE EXPECTED OF, THE SCHOOL. 6 THESE POLICIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, GRANTING 7 THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL GREATER CONTROL OVER PERSONNEL, 8 BUDGET, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 9 (vii) THE CONTENTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO BE FILED WITH THE 10 DEPARTMENT EACH YEAR WHILE THE SCHOOL IS ON THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS 11 LIST, AS REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION (G). 12 (G) A LOCAL ENSURED LEARNING TEAM SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL 13 REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT EACH YEAR THAT 1 OR MORE SCHOOLS OPER- 14 ATED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE INCLUDED ON THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS 15 LIST. THE REPORT SHALL SUMMARIZE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE LOCAL 16 ENSURED LEARNING TEAM AND THE PROGRESS MADE IN ADDRESSING THE 17 REASONS THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS ARE INCLUDED ON THE PRIORITY 18 SCHOOLS LIST. 19 (H) IN ADDITION TO THE ITEMS REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN AN 20 ENSURED LEARNING ACTION PLAN UNDER SUBDIVISION (F), THE ENSURED 21 LEARNING ACTION PLAN ALSO MAY ADDRESS THE ABILITY OF THE SCHOOL 22 DISTRICT TO USE 1 OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS TO ASSIST THE SCHOOL: 23 (i) CONVERSION OF 1 OR MORE SCHOOLS TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACAD- 24 EMY AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 25 (ii) CONTRACTING WITH A PRIVATE MANAGEMENT FIRM FOR THE MAN- 26 AGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL. 02837'01 30 1 (I) IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE ORIGINAL REASONS 2 FOR INCLUDING A PARTICULAR SCHOOL ON THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS LIST 3 HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REMOVE THE SCHOOL FROM 4 THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS LIST. 5 (12) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (13), IF A SCHOOL IS INCLUDED ON 6 THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS LIST FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THE SUPERIN- 7 TENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SHALL DO 1 OR MORE OF THE 8 FOLLOWING: 9 (A) APPOINT AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SCHOOL AT THE EXPENSE 10 OF THE AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY. 11 (b)ATAKE EFFECTIVE STEPS TO FACILITATE ALLOWING A 12 parent, legal guardian, or person in loco parentis of a child who 13 attends the schoolmay send his or her child to anyTO ENROLL 14 THE CHILD IN AN accredited public school with an appropriate 15 grade level THAT IS EITHER within the school district OR IS OPEN 16 FOR ENROLLMENT OF NONRESIDENT PUPILS UNDER SECTION 105 OR 105C OF 17 THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979, MCL 388.1705 AND 388.1705C. 18 (c)The school, with the approval of the superintendent of19public instruction, shall align itselfALIGN THE SCHOOL with an 20 existing research-based school improvement model or establish an 21 affiliation for providing assistance to the school with a college 22 or university located in this state. 23 (d)The school shall be closed.ORDER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 24 OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL AND TO MAKE ARRANGE- 25 MENTS FOR THE PUPILS TO BE EDUCATED AT AN ACCREDITED PUBLIC 26 SCHOOL WITH AN APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVEL EITHER WITHIN THE SCHOOL 27 DISTRICT OR THAT IS OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT OF NONRESIDENT PUPILS 02837'01 31 1 UNDER SECTION 105 OR 105C OF THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979, 2 MCL 388.1705 AND 388.1705C. 3 (13) A SCHOOL THAT IS LOCATED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS A 4 QUALIFYING SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS A SCHOOL REFORM BOARD IN 5 PLACE UNDER PART 5A IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE MEASURES UNDER SUBSEC- 6 TIONS (10), (11), AND (12). 7 (14) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE FUNDS APPROPRIATED UNDER SEC- 8 TION 94 OF THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979, MCL 388.1694, FOR 9 PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS TEAMS UNDER THIS SECTION. THE NUMBER, 10 SIZE, AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS TEAMS 11 FOR A PARTICULAR FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE SUFFI- 12 CIENCY OF THE FUNDING APPROPRIATED FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR. THE 13 DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIORITIZE THE PLACEMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF PART- 14 NERSHIP FOR SUCCESS TEAMS BASED ON THE PRIORITY SCHOOLS WITH THE 15 GREATEST NEED FOR ASSISTANCE. 16 (15)(12)The department shall evaluate the school accred- 17 itation program and the status of schools under this section and 18 shall submit an annual report based upon the evaluation to the 19 senate and house committees that have the responsibility for edu- 20 cation legislation. The report shall address the reasons each 21 unaccredited school is not accredited and shall recommend legis- 22 lative action that will result in the accreditation of all public 23 schools in this state. 24 (16) IF A SCHOOL IS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 1116 OF SUBPART 1 25 OF PART A OF TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 26 ACT OF 1965, PUBLIC LAW 89-10, 20 U.S.C. 6317, TO TAKE CORRECTIVE 27 ACTION AS PROVIDED UNDER THAT FEDERAL LAW, THE SCHOOL IS SUBJECT 02837'01 32 1 TO THE MEASURES UNDER THIS SECTION IN ADDITION TO BEING REQUIRED 2 TO TAKE THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION AS REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL LAW. 3 (17) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "SCHOOL" OR "SCHOOL DISTRICT" 4 INCLUDES A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY. 5 Sec. 1280b. (1) Subject to subsection (2), AND UNTIL IMPLE- 6 MENTATION OF THE ASSESSMENTS UNDER SUBSECTION (3), the board of a 7 school district, or board of directors of a public school academy 8 that operates any of grades 1 to 5, shall administer each school 9 year to all pupils in grades 1 to 5 a nationally-recognized 10 norm-referenced test or another assessment, which may include a 11 locally-adopted assessment, approved by the superintendent of 12 public instruction at the request of the school district or 13 public school academy. AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSESSMENTS 14 UNDER SUBSECTION (3), THIS SUBSECTION AND SUBSECTION (2) APPLY 15 ONLY TO GRADES 1 AND 2. 16 (2) A school district or public school academy may use the 17 Michigan literacy progress profile to assess literacy in grades 1 18 to 3 as part of its compliance with subsection (1). 19 (3) NOT LATER THAN THE 2005-2006 SCHOOL YEAR, THE BOARD OF A 20 SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY 21 THAT OPERATES ANY OF GRADES 3 TO 8, SHALL ADMINISTER ANNUAL 22 ASSESSMENTS IN READING AND MATHEMATICS TO ALL PUPILS IN GRADES 3 23 TO 8. THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL DEVELOP AND 24 IMPLEMENT THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS 25 SUBSECTION. THE ASSESSMENTS USED MAY INCLUDE MICHIGAN EDUCATION 26 ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MEAP) TESTS UNDER PART 20C AND MUST BE 27 ALIGNED WITH THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM UNDER PART 02837'01 33 1 20C AND WITH THE STATE BOARD RECOMMENDED MODEL CORE ACADEMIC 2 CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS DEVELOPED UNDER SECTION 1278. THE 3 MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL ENSURE THAT READING AND 4 MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS 5 SECTION WILL RESULT IN SCORING THAT WILL ALLOW FOR ALL OF THE 6 FOLLOWING: 7 (A) COMPARISON OF PUPIL PERFORMANCE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. 8 (B) COMPARISON OF PUPIL PERFORMANCE TO MICHIGAN EDUCATION 9 ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TEST RESULTS. 10 (C) DISAGGREGATION OF RESULTS BY RACE, GENDER, AND SOCIOECO- 11 NOMIC STATUS AND BY WHETHER A PUPIL HAS A DISABILITY OR SPEAKS 12 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. 13 (D) TIMELY RETURN OF RESULTS SO THAT THEY MAY BE USED AS A 14 DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, BUT NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 1 OF THE NEXT SCHOOL 15 YEAR. 16 (4) THE LEGISLATURE ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMEN- 17 TATION OF ONLINE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION. 18 (5)(3)If a school is designated for participation in the 19 national assessment of education progress program, the school 20 shall participate as designated. 21 (6)(4) An elementaryA school that is not in compliance 22 withsubsection (1) or a school that does not comply with23subsection (3)THIS SECTION shall not be accredited under sec- 24 tion 1280. 25 PART 20C 02837'01 34 1 MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM 2 SEC. 1491. (1) THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD CRE- 3 ATED UNDER SECTION 1493 SHALL ADMINISTER THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION 4 ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN THIS PART. THE MICHIGAN 5 ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AS NECESSARY TO 6 ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. THOSE RULES PROMULGATED UNDER FORMER 7 1970 PA 38 OR UNDER SECTION 9 OF THE MICHIGAN MERIT AWARD SCHOL- 8 ARSHIP ACT, 1999 PA 94, MCL 390.1459, THAT ARE IN EFFECT ON THE 9 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 RESCINDED, AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 31 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE 11 PROCEDURES ACT OF 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.231. THE RULES SHALL 12 ADDRESS AT LEAST ASSESSMENT TEST ADMINISTRATION AND CHEATING ON 13 ASSESSMENT TESTS. 14 (2) THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM SHALL CONSIST 15 OF ASSESSMENTS ADMINISTERED TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS IN THE 16 SUBJECT AREAS OF READING, MATHEMATICS, LANGUAGE ARTS, SCIENCE, 17 AND SOCIAL STUDIES. HOWEVER, BEGINNING IN 2005, THE MICHIGAN 18 ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL REPLACE THE SOCIAL STUDIES 19 ASSESSMENT WITH AN ASSESSMENT IN CIVICS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 20 1279. THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL DESIGNATE 21 THE GRADES IN WHICH EACH ASSESSMENT IS TO BE ADMINISTERED, BUT 22 SHALL ENSURE THAT EACH SUBJECT AREA ASSESSMENT IS ADMINISTERED TO 23 PUPILS IN AT LEAST 1 OF GRADES 1 TO 5, IN AT LEAST 1 OF GRADES 6 24 TO 8, AND IN AT LEAST 1 OF GRADES 9 TO 12. TO THE EXTENT THAT 25 THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD CONSIDERS IT CONSISTENT 26 WITH THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT, TESTS ADMINISTERED UNDER THIS PART 27 MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 1279 OR 1280B AND TESTS 02837'01 35 1 ADMINISTERED UNDER THOSE SECTIONS MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF 2 THIS PART. 3 (3) THE ASSESSMENTS USED IN THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESS- 4 MENT PROGRAM SHALL BE OBJECTIVE-ORIENTED AND CONSISTENT WITH THE 5 MODEL CORE ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS OBJECTIVES UNDER SECTION 6 1278. 7 (4) THE STATE BOARD, THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING 8 BOARD, THE BOARD OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE BOARD OF DIREC- 9 TORS OF EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE MICHIGAN 10 EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TESTS ARE NOT USED TO MEASURE 11 PUPILS' VALUES OR ATTITUDES. 12 (5) THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL MAINTAIN 13 AN 11-MEMBER ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO 14 ADVISE THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD ON MICHIGAN EDUCA- 15 TION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TESTS, ON THE ASSESSMENTS UNDER SECTION 16 1280B, ON THE ASSESSMENTS USED FOR STATE ENDORSEMENTS UNDER SEC- 17 TION 1279, AND ON ANY OTHER STATE ASSESSMENTS UNDER THIS ACT. 18 THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD MAY USE THE ADVISORY COM- 19 MITTEE PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED UNDER FORMER SECTION 1279(16) FOR 20 THIS PURPOSE. THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF REP- 21 RESENTATIVES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 22 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS, WITH THE APPOINT- 23 MENTS REFLECTING THE GEOGRAPHIC AND POPULATION DIVERSITY OF 24 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS STATE. THE REPRESENTATIVES OF SCHOOL 25 DISTRICTS AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE PERSONS WHO 26 HAVE EXPERTISE IN TESTING OR TEST ADMINISTRATION. THIS ADVISORY 27 COMMITTEE SHALL EVALUATE THESE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS AND MAKE 02837'01 36 1 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE BOARD AND DEPARTMENT ON ISSUES 2 RELATED TO ADMINISTRATION, SCORING, AND REPORTING AND USE OF 3 RESULTS OF THESE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT 4 LIMITED TO, LENGTH OF THE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS; THE TIME OF THE 5 TESTING PERIOD DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR; FEEDBACK PROVIDED TO 6 PUPILS, PARENTS, AND SCHOOLS; ACCURATE AND RELEVANT REPORTING OF 7 RESULTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; THE SELECTION OF A RETESTING 8 PERIOD AND PROCEDURES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR REPEATING TESTS OR 9 ASSESSMENTS; LOCAL SCORING AND OTHER GENERAL ISSUES REGARDING 10 SCORING OF TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS; CATEGORIES OF SCORING ON THE 11 MEAP TESTS AND CATEGORIES OF STATE ENDORSEMENT UNDER SECTION 12 1279; AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS TO ASSIST IN PRE- 13 PARING PUPILS TO HAVE THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO SUC- 14 CEED ON THE TESTS AND ASSESSMENTS. 15 (6) NOT LATER THAN JULY 1 OF EACH YEAR, THE MICHIGAN ASSESS- 16 MENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TO THE 17 LEGISLATURE ON THE STATUS OF THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT 18 PROGRAM UNDER THIS PART. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST ALL 19 OF THE FOLLOWING: 20 (A) THE ANNUAL PUPIL ASSESSMENT DATA. 21 (B) A DESCRIPTION OF THE FEEDBACK PROVIDED TO PUPILS, PAR- 22 ENTS, AND SCHOOLS. 23 (C) A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT ALTERATIONS MADE IN THE 24 PROGRAM BY THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD DURING THE 25 PERIOD COVERED BY THE REPORT. 26 (D) ANY RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING 27 BOARD FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM. 02837'01 37 1 (E) AN UPDATE OF THE REPORTS OF THE ASSESSMENT ADVISORY 2 COMMITTEES OF THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD. 3 SEC. 1492. THE BOARD OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT 4 SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF 5 DIRECTORS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE 6 MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS ARE ADMINIS- 7 TERED TO ALL PUPILS IN THE GRADES DESIGNATED BY THE MICHIGAN 8 ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS PART. 9 SEC. 1493. (1) THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD IS 10 CREATED AS AN INDEPENDENT BOARD WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF 11 TREASURY. THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL EXERCISE 12 ITS AUTHORITY, POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES INDEPENDENTLY 13 OF THE STATE TREASURER. HOWEVER, THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 14 SHALL PROVIDE STAFF FOR THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD 15 AND SHALL CARRY OUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS AS 16 DIRECTED BY THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD. THE BUDGET- 17 ING, PROCUREMENT, AND RELATED FUNCTIONS AS DIRECTED BY THE 18 MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF 19 THE STATE TREASURER. 20 (2) THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD CONSISTS OF THE 21 FOLLOWING 19 MEMBERS: 22 (A) THE FOLLOWING 11 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR: 23 (i) TWO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, 1 OF WHOM WORKS AT THE ELE- 24 MENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL AND 1 OF WHOM WORKS AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL 25 LEVEL. 02837'01 38 1 (ii) TWO PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, 1 OF WHOM WORKS AT THE 2 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL AND 1 OF WHOM WORKS AT THE SECONDARY 3 SCHOOL LEVEL. 4 (iii) A CURRENT OR FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF A SCHOOL 5 DISTRICT. 6 (iv) TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN ACADEMIC TESTING AND 7 MEASUREMENT. 8 (v) TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF 9 BUSINESSES OR OTHER BUSINESS LEADERS. 10 (vi) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AT LEAST 1 11 OF WHOM IS THE PARENT OF A SCHOOL-AGE CHILD. 12 (B) TWO MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD APPOINTED BY THE STATE 13 BOARD. THESE MEMBERS SHALL BE FROM DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES. 14 (C) FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP, AS 15 FOLLOWS: 16 (i) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER. 17 (ii) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SENATE MINORITY LEADER. 18 (iii) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF 19 REPRESENTATIVES. 20 (iv) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE 21 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 22 (D) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OR HIS OR HER 23 DESIGNEE. 24 (E) THE GOVERNOR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE. 25 (3) A MEMBER OF THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD 26 SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF 4 YEARS, EXCEPT THAT OF THE 27 MEMBERS FIRST APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, 6 SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR 02837'01 39 1 A TERM OF 2 YEARS AND 5 FOR A TERM OF 4 YEARS FROM THE DATES OF 2 THEIR APPOINTMENTS. A VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE BALANCE OF 3 THE UNEXPIRED TERM IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN ORIGINAL 4 APPOINTMENT. 5 (4) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, A MEMBER OF THE 6 MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL NOT RECEIVE COMPENSA- 7 TION FOR SERVICES, BUT THE AUTHORITY MAY REIMBURSE EACH MEMBER 8 FOR EXPENSES NECESSARILY INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR 9 HER DUTIES. 10 (5) THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD SHALL DO ALL OF 11 THE FOLLOWING: 12 (A) ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER THE MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSESS- 13 MENT PROGRAM UNDER THIS PART. 14 (B) ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM UNDER 15 SECTION 1280B. 16 (C) ADMINISTER THE STATE ENDORSEMENT TEST PROGRAM UNDER SEC- 17 TION 1279. 18 (D) PERFORM DUTIES REGARDING THE MICHIGAN MERIT AWARD PRO- 19 GRAM AS PROVIDED UNDER THE MICHIGAN MERIT AWARD SCHOLARSHIP ACT, 20 1999 PA 94, MCL 390.1451 TO 390.1459. 21 (E) ADMINISTER OTHER TESTING PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC 22 SCHOOL PUPILS UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. 23 (F) MAKE GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS UNDER SECTION 96 OF THE STATE 24 SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979, MCL 388.1696. 25 (G) PERFORM OTHER FUNCTIONS AS PROVIDED BY LAW. 26 (6) THE MICHIGAN ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD MAY ENTER INTO A 27 CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER AGENCY OR ENTITY, INCLUDING, 02837'01 40 1 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 2 DISTRICT, ANOTHER STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF ANOTHER 3 STATE, OR A STATE OR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TO PROVIDE SERVICES OR 4 MANAGEMENT RELATED TO AN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT. 5 Enacting section 1. (1) Section 1279c of the revised school 6 code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1279c, is repealed. 7 (2) 1970 PA 38, MCL 388.1081 to 388.1086, is repealed. 8 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take 9 effect unless all of the following bills of the 91st Legislature 10 are enacted into law: 11 (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5881 (request 12 no. 02837'01 a). 13 (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5880 (request 14 no. 02837'01 b). 02837'01 Final page. TAV