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Does the governing board ensure that a survey of teachers, principals and superintendents on achievement related non-test indicator data, including non-test indicator data is conducted and that such a survey does not violate the provisions of the family educational rights and privacy act?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-741.01 goals for excellence

Has the Governing Board established specific district level objectives in the following areas?

1. Achievement levels of pupils at the end of grades three, eight, and twelve.

2. Dropout and high school graduation rate.

3. Postsecondary employment and college enrollment rate.

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Has the Governing Board prescribed a method for schools in the district to establish school level objectives for the above-listed goal areas?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Do both district and the school review their own objectives annually and revise if needed?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars1†5-743 test results: annual report

Does the district provide a parent or guardian of each pupil participating in the testing part of the program with a copy of the pupil's score in reading, grammar and mathematics and the associated grade equivalents, percentiles and stanines for the school, school district, county, state and nation?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the school district provide a parent or guardian of each pupil with a copy of the pupil's scores on the essential skills tests and the associated scores for the school, district, county and state?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the district make available to the public, through the report card, those scores for each school in the district and for the school district, county, state and nation?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Is the district staff aware that test results shall not be made available to the public, other than to the parent or guardian, by name or individually identifiable reference?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-744 exemption

Does the district exempt pupils from the reading, grammar and mathematics achievement tests who are trainable mentally handicapped, educable mentally handicapped, visually handicapped, hearing handicapped, multiple handicapped, seriously emotionally handicapped or who are not required to attend regular classes in a public school?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the district exempt learning disabled pupils only if the pupil's individual educational plan states that parts or all of the testing requirements would be detrimental to the pupil?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the district exempt a pupil in a class which is designated as post-kindergarten and pre-first grade level?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

If the Governing Board exempts pupils who are limited English proficient and who are enrolled in programs under ARS 15-754 from the norm-referenced achievement testing requirement, is it for a period not to exceed three years?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the Governing Board consider the first year of the exemption of limited English proficient pupils to be the first academic year in which the pupil is enrolled in a district in this state and in which the test is administered to the grade level in which the pupil is enrolled?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the instructional program for limited English proficient students include an alternative assessment of achievement to be administered annually pursuant to standards prescribed by the State Board?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the school district annually report the number of pupils by category and by grade level which were exempt?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the school district honor the request of pupil's parents to test a pupil who would otherwise be exempt?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-745 testing of children being taught at home

Does the Governing Board provide for the administration of the State Board of Education adopted norm-referenced achievement test to a child who resides in the district and is being taught at home, upon the request of the person who has custody of the child?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the Governing Board ensure that the test is administered to the child over the same number of days as it is administered to pupils of the same age in the district?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the Governing Board provide at least one location within the district where, and at least one date or series of dates on which, the test may be taken?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-746 school report cards

Does the Governing Board ensure that each school shall distribute an annual report card that contains at least the following information: a description of the schools regular, magnet and special instructional programs, a description of the current academic goals of the school, a summary of the results achieved by pupils enrolled at the school during the prior three school years and showing gains and losses, the schools current expenditures per pupil for classroom supplies, classroom instruction, and all other support services, the attendance rate of pupils enrolled at the school, the number of incidents that occurred on the school grounds, the percentage of pupil who graduated to the next grade or graduated from high school, a description of the responsibilities of parents of children enrolled at the school, a description of the responsibilities of the school to the parents, a description of the composition and duties of the school council, the average current expenditure per pupil for administrative functions, the ration of pupils to teachers and the average class size per grade level. Does the Board ensure that the school distributes report cards to the parents of pupils enrolled at the school, a summary of the contents of the report cards at an annual public meeting held at the school, and a copy of the report card to the ADE?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

ARS 15-751-757 provide standards for English Language Education

ARS 15-761-774 provide standards for Special Education

ARS 15-779 provides standards for Gifted Programs

ARS 15-781-798 provide standards for Vocational, Career and Alternative Education