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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 3 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-301 — 49-1-315) › Section 49-1-310 - Implementation of process to review and replace Common Core State Standards - Cancellation of memorandum of understanding

(a)
The state board of education shall implement a process whereby the set of standards known as the Common Core State Standards adopted in 2010 will be reviewed and shall be replaced with new sets of standards adopted to fit the needs of Tennessee students. These postsecondary-and-workforce-ready standards shall be adopted through an open, transparent process that allows all Tennesseans an opportunity to participate. These standards shall be adopted and fully implemented in Tennessee public schools in the 2017-2018 school year.
(b)
The state board of education or the department of education shall cancel any memorandum of understanding concerning the Common Core State Standards entered into with the National Governor's Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 423,s 1, eff. 5/11/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 3 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-301 — 49-1-315) › Section 49-1-312 - Standards recommendation committee - English language arts and mathematics - Confirmation of appointments

(a)
There is created a standards recommendation committee. The committee shall be composed of ten (10) members. The governor shall appoint four (4) members, the speaker of the senate shall appoint three (3) members, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint three (3) members. The standards recommendation committee shall review and evaluate the recommendations of the two (2) standards review and development committees and post the recommendations to the website created pursuant to §
49-1-311(a)(3)
for the purpose of gathering additional feedback from the public.
(b)
Gubernatorial appointments made pursuant to subsection (a) for the standards recommendation committee shall be subject to confirmation by the senate and the house of representatives, but appointments shall be effective until adversely acted upon by the senate and the house of representatives.
(c)
(1)
The standards recommendation committee shall make the final recommendations as to the new set of standards for English language arts and mathematics to the state board of education.
(2)
The state board of education may adopt, reject, or make technical nonsubstantive revisions to the standards recommended by the committee, but the state board of education shall adopt a set of standards in English language arts and mathematics that fit the needs of Tennessee students in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12).
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 316,s 5, eff. 4/28/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 660, s 1, eff. 3/16/2022.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 423, s 1, eff. 5/11/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 3 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-301 — 49-1-315) › Section 49-1-313 - Standards recommendation committee - Science and social studies

(a)
Prior to the next adoption of academic standards in the subjects of science and social studies, the state board of education shall establish a process whereby the board shall receive recommendations from a standards recommendation committee appointed in the same manner as the standards recommendation committee created in §
49-1-312
.
(b)
(1)
The standards recommendation committee shall make the final recommendations as to the new set of standards for science and social studies to the state board of education.
(2)
The state board of education may adopt, reject, or make technical nonsubstantive revisions to the standards recommended by the committee, but the state board of education shall adopt a set of standards in science and social studies that fit the needs of Tennessee students in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12).
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 660, s 2, eff. 3/16/2022.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 423, s 1, eff. 5/11/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 3 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-301 — 49-1-315) › Section 49-1-314 - Responsibility of LEAs in developing instructional programs under state standards

Each LEA shall be responsible for developing and implementing the instructional programs under the state standards adopted by the state board that best fit its students' educational needs, that achieve levels of proficiency or advanced mastery, and that vigorously promote individual teacher creativity and autonomy.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 423,s 1, eff. 5/11/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 3 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-301 — 49-1-315) › Section 49-1-315 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248,s 15, eff. 5/2/2019.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 961,s 1, eff. 1/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 4 - TENNESSEE DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION ACT OF 1989 (§§ 49-1-401 — 49-1-408) › Section 49-1-401 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Act of 1989."
Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 4 - TENNESSEE DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION ACT OF 1989 (§§ 49-1-401 — 49-1-408) › Section 49-1-402 - Implementation of program - Methods and materials

(a)
The state board of education, in conjunction with the department of safety, may implement the curriculum for a statewide drug abuse resistance education (DARE) program to be taught by qualified and trained law enforcement officers in local schools within the state.
(b)
The state board and the department may consider and adopt training methods and materials developed for the DARE America program or a comparable program approved by the department.
(c)
The state board shall strive to see that the hazards of nicotine abuse are included in the drug-free alliance program. The state board shall encourage the use of culturally relevant educational methods and materials in the drug-free alliance program to inform persons of the hazards of nicotine abuse.
Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 3; 1990, ch. 931, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 4 - TENNESSEE DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION ACT OF 1989 (§§ 49-1-401 — 49-1-408) › Section 49-1-403 - Training of law enforcement officers

(a)
The department of safety shall adopt standards and qualifications, in accordance with the requirements of the DARE America program, of law enforcement officers who apply for training as instructors in the DARE program.
(b)
The department shall also provide for the training of law officers as DARE instructors. The department may contract with agencies of other states for the training of law enforcement officers as DARE instructors.
Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 4 - TENNESSEE DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION ACT OF 1989 (§§ 49-1-401 — 49-1-408) › Section 49-1-404 - State board of education - Powers

The state board of education may:
(1)
Provide for appropriate DARE training for students before entering middle school. The training may be conducted at the sixth grade level or at such other time as is necessary for students to receive training before entering middle school;
(2)
Approve the usage of textbooks and other educational materials to be used by students enrolled in DARE courses; and
(3)
Authorize LEAs to include DARE curricula among the courses offered within area schools.
Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 4 - TENNESSEE DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION ACT OF 1989 (§§ 49-1-401 — 49-1-408) › Section 49-1-405 - Similar and comparable programs

This part shall not supersede or disallow any similar and comparable programs already in place; provided, that nothing in this part shall prevent the similar and comparable programs from participating in the funding of the DARE program in the manner provided for within this part.
Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 4 - TENNESSEE DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION ACT OF 1989 (§§ 49-1-401 — 49-1-408) › Section 49-1-406 - Use of funds

Notwithstanding any provision of this part or any other law to the contrary, any LEA may use any funds received under the "Drug Free Tennessee" program in a sum sufficient to implement the drug abuse resistance program developed and established by this part.
Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 4 - TENNESSEE DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION ACT OF 1989 (§§ 49-1-401 — 49-1-408) › Section 49-1-407 - Duties of department of safety - Drug abuse programs

It is the responsibility of the department of safety to:
(1)
Periodically check persons serving as DARE instructors to ensure that they have been properly trained to do so in accordance with the standards and qualifications adopted by the department or with comparable standards; and
(2)
Monitor the content of the drug abuse resistance material currently being taught students to ensure that it is compatible with or comparable to the curriculum adopted and implemented by the state board of education for DARE program instruction.
Acts 1992, ch. 910, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 4 - TENNESSEE DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION ACT OF 1989 (§§ 49-1-401 — 49-1-408) › Section 49-1-408 - Statewide DARE club established - Purpose

(a)
The state board of education, in consultation with the commissioner of safety, shall establish a statewide DARE club in which any student in grades six through twelve (6-12) may join and participate. Each LEA, middle school, junior high school or high school desiring to do so may form a chapter of the statewide DARE club.
(b)
The primary purpose of the DARE club shall be to continue and reinforce the drug abuse resistance education the students may have received in kindergarten through grade six (K-6).
(c)
The state board may pattern the organization, rules, bylaws and similar procedural requirements of the club after other successful statewide clubs, such as Future Farmers of America, Future Homemakers of America and 4-H clubs.
Acts 1994, ch. 783, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 5 - DROPOUT PREVENTION (§§ 49-1-501 — 49-1-520) › Section 49-1-501 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 996, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 5 - DROPOUT PREVENTION (§§ 49-1-501 — 49-1-520) › Section 49-1-502 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 996, § 2; 1996, ch. 1079, § 183.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 5 - DROPOUT PREVENTION (§§ 49-1-501 — 49-1-520) › Section 49-1-503 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 996, § 3; 1996, ch. 1079, § 183.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 5 - DROPOUT PREVENTION (§§ 49-1-501 — 49-1-520) › Section 49-1-504 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 996, § 4; 1996, ch. 1079, § 183.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 5 - DROPOUT PREVENTION (§§ 49-1-501 — 49-1-520) › Section 49-1-505 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 996, § 5; 1996, ch. 1079, § 183.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 5 - DROPOUT PREVENTION (§§ 49-1-501 — 49-1-520) › Section 49-1-506 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 996, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 5 - DROPOUT PREVENTION (§§ 49-1-501 — 49-1-520) › Section 49-1-507 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 996, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 5 - DROPOUT PREVENTION (§§ 49-1-501 — 49-1-520) › Section 49-1-508 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 996, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 5 - DROPOUT PREVENTION (§§ 49-1-501 — 49-1-520) › Section 49-1-520 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 1057, § 1; 1997 , ch. 518, § 2; 2007 , ch. 517, § 1; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 72; 2012 , ch. 575, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-601 - Assignment of student for purpose of calculating graduation rate

(a)
A student who has not attended the same high school within an LEA for at least sixty (60) school days of the most recent school year of enrollment and who has exited high school without a regular high school diploma and without transferring to another high school that grants a regular diploma may, for the purpose of calculating graduation rate, be assigned to the high school at which the student was enrolled for the greatest proportion of school days while enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12) pursuant to procedures developed by the department.
(b)
Students that earn an alternate academic diploma pursuant to §
49-6-6001
, shall be included in the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate pursuant to procedures developed by the department.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 177, s 6, eff. 4/24/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-603 - Value added assessment system

(a)
"Value added assessment" means:
(1)
A statistical system for educational outcome assessment that uses measures of student learning to enable the estimation of teacher, school and school district statistical distributions; and
(2)
The statistical system will use available and appropriate data as input to account for differences in prior student attainment, such that the impact that the teacher, school and school district have on the educational progress of students may be estimated on a student attainment constant basis. The impact that a teacher, school or school district has on the progress, or lack of progress, in educational advancement or learning of a student is referred to hereafter as the "effect" of the teacher, school, or school district on the educational progress of students.
(b)
The statistical system shall have the capability of providing mixed model methodologies that provide for best linear unbiased prediction for the teacher, school and school district effects on the educational progress of students. It must have the capability of adequately providing these estimates for the traditional classroom of one (1) teacher teaching multiple subjects to the same group of students, as well as team taught groups of students or other teaching situations, as appropriate.
(c)
The metrics chosen to measure student learning must be linear scales covering the total range of topics covered in the approved academic standards to minimize ceiling and floor effects. These metrics should have strong relationship to the core academic standards for the applicable grade level and subject.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 999,s 2, eff. 4/27/2016.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-604 - Mixed model methodologies

As used in this part, "mixed model methodologies that provide for best linear unbiased prediction," or similar language setting forth the methodology used for evaluating measured progress of students, teachers, schools or school districts, has the meaning and shall be interpreted as set forth in the following references:
(1)
"A Unified Approach to Mixed Linear Models," McLean, Sanders, and Stroup;
The American Statistician
, February 1991; Vol. 45, No. 1;
(2)
"Extension of the Gauss-Markov Theorem to Include the Estimation of Random Effects," Harville;
The Annals of Statistics
, 1976; Vol. 4, No. 2, 384-395;
(3)
"Analysis of Variance in the Mixed Model: Higher Level, Nonhomogeneous, and Random Regressions," Henderson;
Biometrics
, September 1982; No. 38, 623-640;
(4)
"Maximum Likelihood Approaches to Variance Component Estimation and to Related Problems," Harville;
Journal of the American Statistical Association
, July 1977; Vol. 72, No. 358;
(5)
"Approximations for Standard Errors of Estimators of Fixed and Random Effects in Mixed Linear Models," Kackar and Harville;
Journal of the American Statistical Association
, December 1984; Vol. 79, No. 388; and
(6)
"The Analysis of Unbalanced Linear Models with Variance Components," Engel;
Statistica Neerlandica
, 1990; Vol. 44, No. 4.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-605 - Annual estimates of school district effects on student progress in grades three through eight (3-8)

(a)
By July 1 of each year, data from the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests, or their future replacements, will be used to provide an estimate of the statistical distribution of school district effects on the educational progress of students for grades three through eight (3-8).
(b)
By July 1 of each year, data from the TCAP tests, or their future replacements, will be used to provide an estimate of the statistical distribution of school effects on the educational progress of students for grades three through eight (3-8).
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-606 - Annual estimates of teacher effects on student progress in grades three through eight (3-8)

(a)
Annually, data from the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests, or their future replacements, will be used to provide an estimate of the statistical distribution of teacher effects on the educational progress of students within school districts for grades three through eight (3-8). Teacher effect data shall not be retained for use in evaluations for more than the most recent five (5) years. A student must have been present for one hundred fifty (150) days of classroom instruction per year or seventy-five (75) days of classroom instruction in a block schedule before that student's record is attributable to a specific teacher.
(b)
(1)
The estimates of specific teacher effects on the educational progress of students will not be a public record, and will be made available only to the specific teacher, the teacher's appropriate administrators as designated by the local board of education and school board members. The state department of education shall provide raw test score data to LEAs as soon as practicable after receipt of the data, but in no case later than June 30. The estimates of specific teacher effects may also be made available to the state board approved teacher preparation programs of individual teachers. The estimates made available to the preparation programs shall not be a public record and shall be used only in evaluation of the respective teacher preparation programs. Each institution or postsecondary system receiving the estimates shall develop a policy to protect the confidentiality of the data.
(2)
The estimates of specific teacher effects on the educational progress of students may be made available to parties conducting research for, or on behalf of, the department, schools, LEAs, or postsecondary institutions; provided, however, that the estimates made available shall not be a public record and shall be used only for research purposes. Each party receiving the estimates of specific teacher effect data for research purposes shall execute a signed data sharing agreement with the entity providing the data that includes provisions safeguarding the privacy and security of the data.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 192,s 6, eff. 4/19/2017.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 873,s 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 105,s 2, eff. 4/11/2013.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4; 1995, ch. 427, § 1; 1997, ch. 141, § 1; 2001, ch. 243, § 1; 2010 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 2, §§ 7, 8; 2012, ch. 703, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-607 - Noncompliance with security guidelines for TCAP or successor test

A person found to have violated security guidelines for administration of the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test, or a successor test, including making or distributing unauthorized copies of the test, altering a grade or answer sheet, providing copies of answers or test questions, or otherwise compromising the integrity of the testing process must be placed on immediate suspension, and such actions constitute grounds for dismissal, including dismissal of tenured employees. Such actions are grounds for revocation of state licensure.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 493, s 15, eff. 5/25/2021.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-608 - Subject matter tests for secondary schools - Initiation of value added assessment

The development of subject matter tests shall be initiated to measure performance of high school students in subjects designated by the state board of education and reviewed by the education committee of the senate and the education instruction committee of the house of representatives. These tests shall reflect the complete range of topics covered within the list of state-approved textbooks and instructional materials for that subject. As soon as valid tests have been developed, the testing of students shall be initiated to provide for value-added assessment. Value-added assessment shall be conducted annually. Value-added assessment may be initiated in other subjects designated by the state board of education and reviewed by the education committee of the senate and the education instruction committee of the house of representatives at such times as valid tests are developed that effectively measure performance in such subjects.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 71, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 81, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 19, eff. 4/17/2015.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 24, eff. 1/1/2015.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4; 1997 , ch. 434, § 3; 1998, ch. 833, § 1; 2011 , ch. 410, § 4 (e).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-609 - Exclusion of student performance on assessments administered in 2020 - 2021 school year to assess student readiness for postsecondary education - Exception for higher performance designation for the school or LEA

To the extent authorized by federal law, student performance on assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year to assess student readiness for postsecondary education must be excluded from the performance goals and measures required for schools and LEAs pursuant to this part, unless including student performance on postsecondary readiness assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year results in a higher performance designation for the school or LEA.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2, s 15, eff. 2/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-610 - New test questions - Formative assessment question banks

(a)
All tests used in accordance with this part shall be equivalent tests. Each year, at least thirty percent (30%) of items on each test must be fresh, nonredundant items that did not appear on that test in the previous two (2) years. The commissioner shall ensure that assessments used to measure academic progress required by this chapter meet acceptable standards of reliability and appropriately measure students at all levels of achievement.
(b)
The commissioner shall develop formative assessment question banks that are aligned to state-mandated summative assessments measuring the academic progress of students. The department of education shall make the formative assessment question banks available for use by LEAs. The commissioner shall begin developing the formative assessment question banks required under this subsection (b) no later than July 1, 2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 532, s 1, eff. 3/10/2020.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 895, s 1, eff. 5/3/2018.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4; T.C.A., §
49-1-608(b)
; Acts 2004, ch. 928, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-611 - Reports - Removal or appointment of school board members

The commissioner shall make periodic reports to the state board, the education committee of the senate, and the education administration committee of the house of representatives on the progress of any local school system or school placed on probation. Whenever it appears to the commissioner that a local school system or school placed on probation pursuant to §
49-1-602
is not taking action necessary to resolve the deficiencies identified in any report or study of the system or school, the commissioner may with the approval of the state board order the removal of some or all of the members of the local board and the director of schools and appoint an agent to direct all operations of the system. Before the removal or appointment functions are exercised, the commissioner shall also appear before the education committee of the senate and the education administration committee of the house of representatives for that purpose and present the reasons for the proposed actions. The committees may either endorse or refuse to endorse the proposed actions. The agent shall have all authority and powers previously vested in the local board and director of schools and such other powers as may be granted by law or regulation.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 72, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 82, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 20, eff. 4/17/2015.
Acts 1998, ch. 737, § 4; 2011 , ch. 410, § 4 (f), (g); 2012 , ch. 925, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-612 - Alternate assessment for students with cognitive disabilities

The state's alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities shall be based on alternate academic achievement standards designed to measure the knowledge and skills of students with significant cognitive disabilities and shall be aligned to Tennessee's state academic standards.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 177,s 7, eff. 4/24/2017.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 999,s 3, eff. 4/27/2016.
Acts 2001, ch. 213, § 1; 2009, ch. 262, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-613 - [See Note] Annual school improvement plans (§ 49-1-613) › 1

(a)
Effective with school year 2007-2008, each school and LEA shall include in their annual school improvement plans specific goals for improvement, including, but not limited to, school performance on value added assessment and other benchmarks for student proficiency, graduation rates, ACT or SAT scores where applicable and student attendance. School improvement plans shall also identify areas of strengths and weakness, as well as strategies to improve areas of weakness, how additional funds provided through the TISA will be used to address these areas and how the LEA will measure the improvements supported by these funds. The strategies may include, but are not limited to:
(1)
Developing school or content-based professional development;
(2)
Developing teacher induction programs;
(3)
Increasing the number of reading and math specialists;
(4)
Increasing classroom equipment and supplies;
(5)
Reducing class size;
(6)
Using targeted tutoring and remediation;
(7)
Increasing numbers of school counselors and social workers;
(8)
Providing principal professional development;
(9)
Using enhanced technology for remediation and retesting;
(10)
Employing school attendance officers;
(11)
Reorganizing the school day instructional time; and
(12)
Implementing a standards-based curriculum and associated instructional strategies.
(b)
The department of education shall have the primary responsibility for collecting, evaluating, approving and monitoring system and school improvement plans.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 34, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 205, s 1, eff. 4/19/2017.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 684, s 5, eff. 3/24/2016.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 21, eff. 4/17/2015.
Acts 2007 , ch. 376, § 2; 2011 , ch. 297, § 2; 2012 , ch. 925, § 11.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-613 - [See Note] Annual school improvement plans (§ 49-1-613) › 2

(a)
Effective with school year 2007-2008, each school and LEA shall include in their annual school improvement plans specific goals for improvement, including, but not limited to, school performance on value added assessment and other benchmarks for student proficiency, graduation rates, ACT or SAT scores where applicable and student attendance. School improvement plans shall also identify areas of strengths and weakness, as well as strategies to improve areas of weakness, how additional funds provided through the TISA will be used to address these areas and how the LEA will measure the improvements supported by these funds. The strategies may include, but are not limited to:
(1)
Developing school or content-based professional development;
(2)
Developing teacher induction programs;
(3)
Increasing the number of reading and math specialists;
(4)
Increasing classroom equipment and supplies;
(5)
Reducing class size;
(6)
Using targeted tutoring and remediation;
(7)
Increasing numbers of school counselors and social workers;
(8)
Providing principal professional development;
(9)
Using enhanced technology for remediation and retesting;
(10)
Employing school attendance officers;
(11)
Reorganizing the school day instructional time; and
(12)
Implementing a standards-based curriculum and associated instructional strategies.
(b)
The department of education shall have the primary responsibility for collecting, evaluating, approving and monitoring system and school improvement plans.
(c)
The department shall not require a school or LEA to submit the school's or LEA's school improvement plan to the department for approval more than once every three (3) years.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1005,s 4, eff. on the thirtieth day immediately following the date on which the United States department of education approves the amendment to this state's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 34, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 205, s 1, eff. 4/19/2017.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 684, s 5, eff. 3/24/2016.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 21, eff. 4/17/2015.
Acts 2007 , ch. 376, § 2; 2011 , ch. 297, § 2; 2012 , ch. 925, § 11.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-615 - Establishment of the teacher professional development fund

The teacher professional development fund is established, into which only federal monies shall be deposited, for the purposes of improved teaching, pedagogical skills and classroom instruction.
Acts 2010 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 2, § 14.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-616 - [Repealed] Reserved

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 24, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 2010 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 2, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-618 - Establishment of review period for verification of accountability data files and determinations prior to public release

The department of education shall develop, and the state board shall adopt, a policy establishing a review period for LEAs to review and verify accountability data files and determinations before data files and determinations are released publicly by the department. The policy shall include, at a minimum:
(1)
The length of the review period; provided, that no review period shall be less than ten (10) business days;
(2)
Identification of specific data that shall not be released during the review period; and
(3)
A process for the LEA to verify the accuracy of the data.
Acts 2018, ch. 715, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-619 - Changes to formula used to calculate school or LEA performance goals and measures - Stakeholder input

(a)
The commissioner of education shall obtain approval from the state board of education for changes to the formula used to calculate school or LEA performance goals and measures established pursuant to this part.
(b)
To ensure stakeholder input, before submitting a proposal to the state board to change the formula used to calculate performance goals and measures for schools or LEAs, the commissioner shall convene a working group that includes, but is not limited to:
(1)
The chair of the education administration committee of the house of representatives;
(2)
The chair of the education instruction committee of the house of representatives;
(3)
The chair of the education committee of the senate;
(4)
The executive director of the state board of education;
(5)
A representative from the Tennessee organization of school superintendents;
(6)
A representative from the Tennessee school boards association;
(7)
A public school teacher employed at a school located:
(A)
In an urban area in this state;
(B)
In a suburban area in this state; and
(C)
In a rural area in this state; and
(8)
A parent of a child who is enrolled in a public school in this state. For the purposes of this subdivision (b)(8), "parent" includes the parent, guardian, person who has custody of the child, or individual who has caregiving authority under §
49-6-3001
.
(c)
To ensure meaningful stakeholder engagement, the commissioner shall provide relevant materials in advance of a convening of the working group required by subsection (b), to provide adequate time for working group members to gather feedback from the members' respective peers.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 299, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 6 - PERFORMANCE GOALS AND ASSESSMENT (§§ 49-1-601 — 49-1-620) › Section 49-1-620 - Annual report of information related to state, LEA, and school level indicators of postsecondary readiness by graduating class

(a)
The department shall annually report on the state report card, established pursuant to §
49-1-228
, information related to state, LEA, and school level indicators of postsecondary readiness by graduating class, including the percentage of students achieving postsecondary readiness pursuant to the department's defined eligibility criteria. The department shall begin reporting the information identified in this subsection (a) with the graduating class of 2021 in the 2022 state report card.
(b)
Disclosure under this section must comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (
20 U.S.C. 1232g
); §
10-7-504
; the Data Accessibility, Transparency, and Accountability Act, compiled in chapter 1, part 7 of this title; and all other relevant privacy laws.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 323, s 2, eff. 5/4/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 7 - DATA ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 49-1-701 — 49-1-708) › Section 49-1-701 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act."
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 905,s 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 7 - DATA ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 49-1-701 — 49-1-708) › Section 49-1-704 - Right of parents and guardians to inspect their children's educational records - Model student records policy for LEAs

(a)
Parents and guardians have the right to inspect and review their children's education records maintained by the school.
(b)
Parents and guardians have the right to request student data specific to their children's educational records.
(c)
LEAs shall provide parents or guardians with a copy of their children's educational records upon request.
(d)
(1)
The department shall develop a model student records policy for LEAs that requires an LEA to:
(A)
Annually notify parents and guardians of their right to request student information;
(B)
Ensure security when providing student data to parents or guardians;
(C)
Ensure student data is provided only to authorized individuals;
(D)
Set the timeframe within which record requests must be provided; and
(E)
Consider implementation of a plan to allow parents and guardians to view online, download, and transmit data specific to their children's educational records.
(2)
[Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, s 2, eff. 3/28/2022.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 905, s 6, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 7 - DATA ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 49-1-701 — 49-1-708) › Section 49-1-705 - LEAs and schools not to collect certain individual student data

LEAs and schools shall not collect individual student data on:
(1)
Political affiliation;
(2)
Religion;
(3)
Voting history; and
(4)
Firearms ownership.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 905, s 7, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 7 - DATA ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 49-1-701 — 49-1-708) › Section 49-1-706 - Written consent required prior to collection of certain individual student biometric data

(a)
Unless explicitly mandated by state or federal law, a state agency or educational institution shall obtain written consent from parents or students, in the case of students eighteen (18) years of age or older, before collecting any individual student biometric data, student data relative to analysis of facial expressions, EEG brain wave patterns, skin conductance, galvanic skin response, heart-rate variability, pulse, blood volume, posture, and eye-tracking.
(b)
No state agency or educational institution shall pursue or accept any grant whether from the federal government or any private entity that requires collecting or reporting information in violation of subsection (a).
(c)
No state or national student assessment shall be adopted or administered in this state that requires collecting or reporting information in violation of subsection (a).
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 905,s 8, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 7 - DATA ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (§§ 49-1-701 — 49-1-708) › Section 49-1-707 - Status of collection of student data existing on July 1, 2014

Any collection of student data by the department existing on July 1, 2014, shall not be considered a new student data collection in accordance with §
49-1-703(6)(A)
.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 905, s 9, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 8 - MODEL LABORATORY SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 49-1-801 — 49-1-804) › Section 49-1-801 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 25, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1993, ch. 434, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 8 - MODEL LABORATORY SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 49-1-801 — 49-1-804) › Section 49-1-802 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 25, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1993, ch. 434, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 8 - MODEL LABORATORY SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 49-1-801 — 49-1-804) › Section 49-1-803 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 25, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1993, ch. 434, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 8 - MODEL LABORATORY SCHOOL PROGRAM (§§ 49-1-801 — 49-1-804) › Section 49-1-804 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 25, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1993, ch. 434, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE LITERACY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1999 (§§ 49-1-901 — 49-1-910) › Section 49-1-901 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Literacy Success Act."
Amended by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 3, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
Acts 1999, ch. 130, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-1-1208) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE LITERACY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1999 (§§ 49-1-901 — 49-1-910) › Section 49-1-902 - General assembly findings relative to student literacy - State policy

(a)
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(1)
A literate society is essential to maintaining a free society;
(2)
There is a need to improve literacy rates across the state;
(3)
In 2019, Tennessee's third grade English language arts proficiency rate was thirty-six and nine-tenths percent (36.9%);
(4)
In 2019, Tennessee's eighth grade English language arts proficiency rate was twenty-seven and one-tenth percent (27.1%); and
(5)
In 2019, Tennessee ranked thirty-first in the nation in fourth grade reading proficiency and thirtieth in eighth grade reading proficiency.
(b)
It is the policy of this state that LEAs and the department of education move toward the goal of every public school student being able to read at an appropriate level before being promoted beyond the third grade.
Amended by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 3, s 2, eff. 2/3/2021.
Acts 1999, ch. 130, § 1.