Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-6-327

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Local assessment” means a standardized test or assessment selected by an LEA or public school that is administered to students at the sole direction of the LEA or public school. “Local assessment” does not include:

(A) A Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test or any other standardized assessment or screener administered to students by an LEA or public school pursuant to state law or any rule of the state board of education or the department of education; or

(B) An assessment, test, assignment, project, or quiz that is administered only to students in certain classrooms at the direction of the classroom teacher for purposes of assessing student proficiency in a subject, branch of a subject, or in the curricula or instructional materials assigned to students in the classroom; and

(2) “Public school” means:

(A) A public school that is managed and controlled by the local board of education for an LEA; and

(B) A public charter school, as defined in § 49-13-104.

(b) Each public school shall annually submit to the department of education a list of all local assessments administered to the students enrolled in the public school each school year, and the schedule for when each such local assessment is administered.

(1) Name of the local assessment, if applicable, or a description of the purpose of the local assessment;

(2) Subject area and grade level of the local assessment; and

(3) Administration schedule for the local assessment.

(d) The department shall develop a standardized form that all public schools must use to provide the information required pursuant to this section.

(e)(1) The department shall compile the local assessment information reported pursuant to this section and make the information available to the public through an online database accessible through the department's website.

(2) The online database must:

(A) Clearly identify each local assessment administered by each public school, disaggregated by grade level and subject, as applicable;

(B) Present the information in a clear and consistent manner that allows students and parents to compare local assessment information across multiple schools and school districts; and

(C) Include the local assessment calendar for each public school, identifying on the calendar when each local assessment reported to the department pursuant to this section is administered.

(f) The department shall determine the deadline for public schools to report the information required in this section; provided, that it is the intent of the general assembly that the information be reported and made publicly available before the start of each school year to allow students and parents to make informed educational decisions. Notwithstanding this subsection (f) to the contrary, the department shall make the information reported to the department pursuant to this section available to the public through the online database described in subsection (e) no later than July 1, 2027.

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