Requires the department of education to administer statewide assessments adopted by the state board of education in English and in languages other than English, if adopted by the state board of education for the purpose of assessing students whose dominant language is not English.
Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate material to be deleted from existing statute. The utilization of information gathered from statewide 3 assessment of students is essential to improve student instruction. 8 and their testing information has not been available to instructors to use 9 in improving instruction and meeting the needs of LEP students. The department of education has developed guidelines to 11 assist school districts in determining whether an LEP student should take 12 the statewide assessment in a language other than English. Powers and duties of the state standards and 3 assessments development and implementation council.