A-to-F grading system; delays date for implementing individual school performance grading system. (SB324)

Introduced By

Sen. John Miller (D-Newport News) with support from co-patron Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania)

Progress

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

Description

Public schools; individual school performance grading system. Delays from October 1, 2014, to October 1, 2017, the date by which the Board of Education is required to implement the A to F individual school performance grading system. The bill requires the Board to provide a clear series of A to F grades for schools and to take into account certain factors in assigning grades including all state mandated assessments; any assessment developed or approved for use by the relevant local school board; student mobility; the experience and qualifications of staff; total cost and funding per pupil; extracurricular activities and the number of participants in such activities; and parental engagement and satisfaction levels. The bill also requires the Board to make the system and grades available to the public in a format which allows for a comparison of similarly situated schools in terms of percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, percentage of English language learners, local funding beyond what is required by the composite index, student mobility, and any other category the Board deems appropriate. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/06/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100585D
01/06/2014Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/08/2014Assigned Education sub: Public Education
01/30/2014Reported from Education and Health with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2014Committee substitute printed 14104359D-S1
01/31/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2014Read second time
02/03/2014Reading of substitute waived
02/03/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14104359D-S1
02/03/2014Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB324S1
02/04/2014Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
02/07/2014Placed on Calendar
02/07/2014Read first time
02/07/2014Referred to Committee on Education
02/07/2014Assigned Education sub: Education Reform
02/18/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
02/19/2014Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2014Committee substitute printed 14105105D-H1
02/20/2014Read second time
02/21/2014Passed by for the day
02/24/2014Passed by for the day
02/25/2014Passed by for the day
02/26/2014Read third time
02/26/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14105105D-H1
02/26/2014Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB324H1
02/26/2014Passed House with substitute (99-Y 0-N)
02/26/2014VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2014House substitute rejected by Senate (8-Y 32-N)
03/03/2014House insisted on substitute
03/03/2014House requested conference committee
03/04/2014Senate acceded to request (39-Y 1-N)
03/04/2014Conferees appointed by Senate
03/04/2014Senators: Miller, Barker, Newman
03/06/2014Conferees appointed by House
03/06/2014Delegates: Landes, Miller, Bulova
03/08/2014C Amended by conference committee
03/08/2014Conference substitute printed 14105603D-S2
03/08/2014Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 3-N)
03/08/2014VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2014Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 11-N)
03/17/2014Enrolled
03/17/2014Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB324ER)
03/17/2014Signed by President
03/18/2014Signed by Speaker
04/01/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 485 (effective 7/1/14)
04/01/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 4 minutes.