(1) The department shall
publish on the data portal a school performance report for each public school in the
state, a school district performance report for each school district in the state, a
performance report for the institute, and a performance report for the state as a
whole. The department shall continuously update the data included in the
performance reports as soon as practicable, but not later than sixty days, after the
data become available.
(2) The state board shall adopt rules specifying the information to be
included in the school performance reports, the school district and institute
performance reports, and the state performance report. The information must be
consistent for each type of report and, at a minimum, must include the following:
(a) The report subject's level of attainment on each of the performance
indicators as determined pursuant to section 22-11-204, including whether the
report subject met the targets set for the applicable school year;
(a.5) The percentage of students enrolled by the report subject who score at
each of the performance levels identified by the state board for the statewide
assessments, reported by grade level and assessment;
(b) For school performance reports, a comparison of the report subject's
levels of attainment on the performance indicators with the levels of attainment of
the other public schools of the school district and in the state and the information
specified in subsection (3) of this section;
(c) For school district performance reports and the institute performance
report, a comparison of the report subject's levels of attainment on the
performance indicators with other school districts in the state and the institute;
(d) Information concerning comparisons of student performance over time
and among student groups;
(e) The report subject's rates of completion, mobility, and truancy as
calculated pursuant to rules adopted by the state board; and
(f) Any additional information that may be required by federal law.
(3) In addition to any information specified by rule of the state board, each
school performance report shall include the following information concerning the
operations and environment of the public school that is the subject of the report:
(a) The name of the public school, the type of school program provided at the
public school, and the school year for which the information in the performance
report is provided. The performance report shall also include the public school's
street address, telephone number, and email address, and, if one exists, the website
address of the school district or the public school.
(b) Information concerning the percentages of students who are not tested
or whose scores are not included in determining attainment of the performance
indicators;
(c) As described in state board rule, the occurrence of each of the types of
incidents described in section 22-32-109.1 (2)(b)(IV), expressed as a number and as
a percentage of the total occurrences of all of the incidents;
(d) As calculated pursuant to state board rule, information concerning:
(I) Student enrollment at the public school;
(II) Students, reported as a number and a percentage of the total student
enrollment at the public school, who are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch
pursuant to the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C.
sec. 1751 et seq.;
(III) Repealed.
(IV) Average daily attendance at the public school; and
(V) For elementary schools, the availability of a preschool program, full-day
kindergarten program, and before- and after-school programs at the public school;
(e) Information concerning the staff employed at the public school,
including:
(I) The number of persons employed at the public school in each of the
following categories and explanations of the job descriptions for each category:
(A) Classroom teachers;
(B) Paraprofessionals;
(C) Administrators;
(D) Other professionals;
(E) School support staff;
(F) School counselors; and
(G) School librarians;
(II) The students-per-classroom-teacher ratios for each grade level included
in the public school;
(III) The average number of years of teaching experience among the
teachers employed at the public school;
(IV) The number of teachers employed at the public school who hold
master's or doctoral degrees;
(V) For junior high, middle, and high schools, the percentage of teachers
employed at the public school who are teaching in the subject areas in which they
received their bachelor's or graduate degrees;
(VI) The number of teachers employed at the public school who have three or
more years of teaching experience. For purposes of this subparagraph (VI), the data
used shall describe teachers who have obtained nonprobationary status pursuant to
the provisions of part 2 of article 63 of this title.
(VII) The number of professional development days included in the school
year;
(f) Information concerning whether the following courses and programs,
which are not included in the statewide assessments, are available to students
enrolled in the public school and, to the extent they are available on the public
school's or school district's website, internet links to descriptions of these courses
and programs:
(I) Art;
(II) Drama or theater;
(III) Music;
(IV) Dance;
(V) Physical education;
(VI) Economics;
(VII) World languages;
(VIII) History;
(IX) Geography;
(X) Civics;
(XI) Career and technical education;
(XII) Opportunities for civic or community engagement;
(XIII) Internet safety programs;
(XIV) For high schools, advanced placement, international baccalaureate, or
honors courses;
(XV) For elementary schools, international baccalaureate or Montessori
curricula;
(XVI) Extracurricular activities; and
(XVII) Athletics; and
(g) Information, as described in state board rule, concerning programs and
services that are available at the public school to support student health and
wellness. The state board is encouraged to include in the school performance
report information concerning each school district's and each public school's
incorporation of physical activity into the school day.
(4) Each public school, each school district, and the institute shall report
accurately the data required to produce a performance report. The state board
shall seek to minimize and eliminate the duplication of data reporting required
under this section and data reporting required by other state or federal statutes or
rules so that school districts, institute charter schools, and the institute may satisfy
the multiple reporting requirements within a single reporting framework.
(5) Prior to the publication of the performance reports, the department shall:
(a) Allow each school district and the institute a reasonable period of time to
review the school district's or the institute's information as it will appear on the
school performance reports; and
(b) Correct any errors or misinformation identified by the school district or
institute.
(6) The school performance report produced for each public school pursuant
to this section may contain internet links through which a person may access
additional information not provided in detail in the report. The state board may
make changes in the format or the contents of the performance reports prepared
pursuant to this section.
(7) Each public school shall notify the parent or legal guardian of each
student enrolled in the public school of the availability on the data portal of its
performance report and the performance report for the school district or the
institute and for the state. Each public school shall ask the parent or legal guardian
of each student enrolled in the school whether the parent or legal guardian wants a
printed copy of the school, school district, institute, or state performance report,
and shall provide a copy if requested.