§ 49-1-211 — Annual report by commissioner

(a) The commissioner of education shall annually publish information on the department's website, including, but not limited to: (1) The results of state-conducted compliance and performance audits of LEAs; (2) Value-added assessment organized by grade band, school, and LEA; (3) School performance indicators including performance on the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP), dropout rates, the number of waivers granted pursuant to § 49-1-201(d) , local financial contribution to education, attendance rates, and other indicators of school performance adopted by the state board of education; (4) School and LEA performance designations pursuant to § 49-1-602 ; (5) A comparison of expenditures by category and program for each LEA with statewide averages; (6) Student dropout rates organized by school and LEA, disaggregated by sex and race; (7) Student suspension and expulsion rates organized by school and LEA, disaggregated by sex and race; (8) High school graduation rates organized by high school and LEA, disaggregated by sex and subgroup pursuant to applicable federal law. The high school graduation information must be placed on the annual state, LEA, and school-level report cards posted on the department's website; (9) Alternative school performance indicators as reported to the department by LEAs pursuant to § 49-6-3405 ; (10) A list of the advanced placement (AP) courses offered in each LEA and a list of the AP courses offered in each of the LEA's schools serving grades in which AP courses may be taken; (11) The number of students taking AP courses and the percentage of students scoring three (3) or above on AP exams organized by each school and LEA serving grades in which AP courses may be taken; (12) A list of the dual enrollment courses offered in each school and LEA and the number of dual enrollment courses taken by students enrolled in each of the LEA's schools serving grades in which dual enrollment courses may be taken; (13) The percentage of students successfully completing dual enrollment courses, which must be reported by the LEA and by the school serving grades in which dual enrollment courses may be taken; (14) ACT academic achievement data, including the number and percentage of students with a twenty-one (21) composite score or higher and the number and percentage of students meeting the college readiness benchmark in English, mathematics, reading, and science for each LEA and high school with at least ten (10) students taking the exam. The data shall not contain private or individual student information. The data must be included on the department's website; provided, that it is received by the department from ACT; and (15) SAT college-bound seniors district profile for each LEA with at least twenty-five (25) students taking the SAT. The data shall not contain private or individual student information. The data must be included on the department's website; provided, that it is received by the department from the college board. (b) TCAP scores reported pursuant to subdivision (a)(3), or otherwise, must be disaggregated by subgroup.

Legislative History

Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 493, Secs.s5, s6 eff. 5/25/2021. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, Secs.s 4, s 5, s 6 eff. 5/2/2019. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 792, s 1, eff. 4/25/2014. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 306, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 5; 1996, ch. 608, § 1; 1997 , ch. 215, § 1; 1997 , ch. 434, § 1; 1999, ch. 173, § 1; 2001, ch. 202, § 1; 2003 , ch. 90, § 2; 2007 , ch. 358, § 1; 2007 , ch. 517, § 3; 2009 , ch. 298, § 1; 2010 , ch. 737, § 1; 2012 , ch. 1014, § 1.