SB795: Standards of Quality; changes in provisions.

Chief Patron

Russ Potts (R-27)
Served: 1992–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/12/2007: signed by governor

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Summary

Standards of Quality; changes in provisions. Revises the instructional personnel provisions to require that local school boards employ: (i) one full-time reading specialist for each 1,000 students in average daily membership for the school division; (ii) one full-time principal in every elementary, middle, and high school; (iii) one full-time assistant principal for each 600 students in every elementary, middle, and high school; (iv) one speech-language pathologist for every 60 cases; (v) one full-time mathematics specialist for each 1,000 students in grades kindergarten through eight; (vi) one full-time data manager or test coordinator for each 1,000 students in grades kindergarten through 12; and (vii) instructional and paraprofessional staff for the blind or vision impaired.

Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United States History to 1877, United States History: 1877 to the Present, and Civics Economics tests in the 2008-2009 school year.

Adds effective classroom management to the listing of professional development programs to be provided to teachers and principals.

Requires local school divisions to post a current copy of the school division policies, including the Student Conduct Policy, on the local division's website while ensuring that printed copies of such policies are available, as needed, to citizens who do not have Internet access.

Makes technical changes to Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Standards of Quality.

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