Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that repeals ACT and SAT requirements for high school graduation.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the parent or guardian of a student who enters 9 grade for the first time on or after the first day of July, to not have their student take a nationally standardized assessment (Sec. 3301.0712). 

• Requires the Department of Education to assign a letter grade or performance rating no later than September 15, or the preceding Friday, if September 15 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, for the following (Sec. 3302.03):

• Overall academic performance for each school district;

• Separate performance measures for each school district; and

• Each school building within a district.

• Requires the Department of Education to include a descriptor for each performance rating, as follows (Sec. 3302.03): 

• “Significantly exceeds state standards” for a performance rating of 5 stars;

• “Exceeds state standards” for a performance rating of 4 or 4.5 stars;

• “Meets state standards” for a performance rating of 3 stars or 3.5 stars;

• “Needs support to meet state standards” for a  performance rating of 2 or 2.5 stars; and

• “Needs significant support to meet state standards” for a performance rating of 1 or 1.5 stars.

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