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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 6 - Statewide Student Assessment › 4 AAC 06.738 - Assessment Results

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided by this section, all
				student assessment results as described in
				4 AAC 06.710 are confidential and may not be disclosed by a
				district except as provided by  34 C.F.R. Part 99, dealing with family
				educational rights and privacy.
(b)
				The commissioner shall compile the results of the standards-based test,
				alternate assessment, and Hite English language proficiency assessments by
				school district, school, classroom, and individual, and shall annually provide
				school results to the board and the legislature.
(c) The commissioner shall provide to a
				school district the district, school, classroom, and individual student results
				for the district.
(d) After
				receiving test results from the commissioner or test publisher, a school
				district shall distribute
(1) class and
				individual student results to each teacher, for the teacher's classes and
				students not later than the date decided by the commissioner and announced by
				the department; and
(2) individual
				student results to each student's parents not later than the date decided by
				the commissioner and announced by the department.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 6 - Statewide Student Assessment › 4 AAC 06.739 - Assessment achievement level scores

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The subject
				matter achievement levels of proficiency for a student enrolled in grades 3-10
				will be determined as set out in this section, based on the student's scores on
				the applicable state assessment described in
				4 AAC 06.737.
(b) Achievement levels for English language
				arts and mathematics are advanced, proficient, approaching proficient, or needs
				support, Students obtaining achievement levels of proficient or advanced meet
				standards. To obtain an achievement level of advanced, proficient, approaching
				proficient, or needs support in English language arts and mathematics, a
				student must obtain a score as set out in the following table:
Achievement Level
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
English language arts: Advanced
1599-1720
1612-1750
1630-1780
1657-1800
1654-1820
1652-1840
1674-1850
English language arts: Proficient
1589-1598
1594-1611
1596-1629
1605-1656
1618-1653
1622-1651
1629-1673
English language arts: Approaching
								Proficient
1566-1588
1572-1593
1571-1595
1574-1604
1598-1617
1595-1621
1600-1628
English language arts: Needs Support
1400-1565
1410-1571
1420-1570
1430-1573
1440-1597
1450-1594
1450-1599
Mathematics: Advanced
1548-1720
1555-1750
1577-1780
1594-1800
1632-1820
1644-1840
1647-1850
Mathematics: Proficient
1528-1547
1542-1554
1544-1576
1566-1593
1585-1631
1610-1643
1605-1646
Mathematics: Approaching Proficient
1513-1527
1526-1541
1531-1543
1543-1565
1552-1584
1587-1609
1578-1604
Mathematics: Needs Support
1400-1512
1410-1525
1420-1530
1430-1542
1440-1551
1450-1586
1450-1577
(c)
				Achievement levels for science are advanced, proficient, approaching
				proficient, or needs support. Students obtaining achievement levels of advanced
				or proficient meet standards. To obtain an achievement level of advanced,
				proficient, approaching proficient, or needs support in science, a student must
				obtain a score as set out in the following table:
Achievement Level
Grade 5
Grade 8
Grade 10
Science: Advanced
673-800
656-800
642-800
Science: Proficient
616-672
613-655
601-641
Science: Approaching Proficient
580-615
586-612
571-600
Science: Needs Support
400-579
400-585
400-570
Authority:
AS
					 14.03.015
AS 14.03.123
AS 14.07.020
AS 14.07.030
AS
					 14.07.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 6 - Statewide Student Assessment › 4 AAC 06.761 - Test administration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Unless an assessment is specifically
				exempted, or the department has approved in writing a different process, a
				district shall administer the statewide assessments described in
				4 AAC 06.710 in conformance with the requirements of this
				section.
(b) A district shall
				administer an assessment under this section only in a school test center
				designated by each district. Each school test center must be secure, free of
				disruptions, have an established seating arrangement, and be well lighted. Only
				designated district staff may be in the test center rooms at the time of
				testing students.
(c) Each district
				shall designate an employee of the district as the district test coordinator.
				In districts with two or more school test centers, the district shall designate
				an on-site building test coordinator for each center. The district test
				coordinator or building test coordinator shall assign as many test
				administrators to each school test center as necessary to ensure adequate
				supervision or monitoring of students taking the assessment. Each district test
				coordinator, building test coordinator, and test administrator must execute an
				agreement, on a form provided by the department, affirming that the test
				procedures of the department and test publisher will be followed.
Authority:
AS
					 14.03.015
AS
					 14.07.020
AS
					 14.07.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 6 - Statewide Student Assessment › 4 AAC 06.765 - Test security; consequences of breach

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) All test
				questions on standards-based tests provided for in
				4 AAC 06.737, the alternate assessment taken under
				4 AAC 06.775, and the English language proficiency
				assessments provided for in
				4 AAC 34.055 are
				confidential and may be disclosed only as provided in this section.
(b) Test questions may be disclosed to
(1) a student on the date and at the time
				specified by the commissioner, to the extent necessary to administer the
				test;
(2) testing personnel in the
				course of fulfilling their duties;
(3) a department official as required for the
				performance of that official's duties; and
(4) a test administrator if necessary to
				fulfill duties under
				4 AAC 06.775 regarding the delivery of
				accommodations.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 6 - Statewide Student Assessment › 4 AAC 06.776 - Assessment of a student that is an English learner

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in
				4 AAC 06.820(f), a student identified as an
				English learner under
				4 AAC 34.090(2) shall participate, either
				with or without an accommodation, in a test included in the statewide student
				assessment system under
				4 AAC 06.700 -
				4 AAC 06.790.
(b) A district shall appoint a
				team that includes, if practicable, a teacher with experience in teaching
				students who are English learners to determine the necessary accommodations for
				English learners under the department's Participation Guidelines for Inclusion
				of Alaska Students in State Assessments, adopted by reference in
				4 AAC 06.775(a). The team shall
				document the accommodation decision and may not provide a
				modification.
Authority:
AS
					 14.03.123
AS
					 14.07.020
AS
					 14.07.060
AS
					 14.50.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 6 - Statewide Student Assessment › 4 AAC 06.780 - Procedures for appeal from a denial of a waiver from the high school graduation qualifying exam [Repealed]

Current through May 31, 2024
As of Register 178 (July 2006), the regulations attorney
					 made a technical revision under
					 AS
					 44.62.125(b)(6), to
					 4 AAC 06.780(a).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 6 - Statewide Student Assessment › 4 AAC 06.790 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Repealed 6/1/2018.
(b) In
				4 AAC 06.700 - 4 AAC 06.790,
(1) "accommodation" means a change made to a
				testing situation to ensure that information obtained from a statewide
				assessment is an accurate reflection of what the assessment is intended to
				measure rather than a measure of a student's disability;
(2) "alternate assessment" means the
				assessment selected by the commissioner under
				4 AAC 06.775(b);
(3) "board" means e State Board of Education
				of Education and Early Development;
(4) repealed 6/1/2018;
(5) "certificate of attendance" means a
				certificate earned by a student who
(A) is
				not able to complete regular courses or complete substitute courses under
				4 AAC 06.078;
(B) takes the alternate assessment described
				in 4 AAC 06.775(b);
				and
(C) completes at least four
				years of attendance in high school;
(6) "certificate of completion" means a
				certificate earned by a student who
(A) is
				not able to complete regular courses or complete substitute courses under
				4 AAC 06.078;
(B) takes the alternate assessment described
				in 4 AAC 06.775(b);
				and
(C) completes the IEP
				goals;
(7)
				"commissioner" means the commissioner of education and early
				development;
(8) "department" means
				the Department of Education and Early Development;
(9) "district" means a city or borough school
				district, a regional educational attendance area, and a state boarding
				school;
(10) "IEP" means
				individualized education program under
				4 AAC 52.140;
(11) "modification" means a change to the
				setting, timing, presentation, or response format of a standardized test that
				alters what a test measures;
(12)
				"Participation Guidelines" means the department's Participation Guidelines for
				Inclusion of Alaska Students in State Assessments, adopted by reference in
				4 AAC 06.775;
(13) "section 504 plan" means a plan that
				meets the requirements of
				29 U.S.C.
				794 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973);
(14) "test materials" means all paper and
				electronic documents, support materials, software, and any related items used
				by students, teachers, or administrators in the administration of
				assessments.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.800 - Purpose

Current through May 31, 2024
The purpose of the school and district accountability system
				  is to help schools and districts measure their performance on key indicators,
				  identify solutions for improvement, and target resources and support for all
				  students to receive an excellent education and be prepared for college or a
				  career after high school.
Authority:
AS
					 14.03.123
AS
					 14.07.020
AS
					 14.07.060
AS
					 14.50.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.802 - Requirements adopted by reference (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Authority:
AS
					 14.03.123
AS
					 14.07.020
AS
					 14.07.060
AS
					 14.50.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.812 - Alaska school performance system

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each year, the
				department will determine a school performance index value for each school in
				the state that meets the minimum criteria in (e) of this section, based on a
				100-point scale. The department will determine a school designation for all
				schools in the state as described in
				4 AAC 06.840.
(b) Each indicator included in the Alaska
				school performance system has a maximum of 100 points. The indicator and the
				weighting of each indicator in the score are as follows:
(1) for a school with students in grades
				kindergarten through six,
(A) academic
				achievement in English language arts, 15 percent;
(B) academic achievement in mathematics, 15
				percent;
(C) growth in English
				language arts, 20 percent;
(D)
				growth in mathematics, 20 percent;
(E) English learner progress in learning
				English, 15 percent;
(F) chronic
				absenteeism, 10 percent;
(G) grade
				three English language arts achievement, 5 percent;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.815 - Long-Term goals and measures of interim progress

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				shall establish long-term goals for improvement in academic achievement, as
				measured by proficiency on the annual statewide English language arts and
				mathematics assessments under
				4 AAC 06.737
				and
				4 AAC 06.775(b), for the all-students
				group and for each subgroup of students under
				4 AAC 06.820. The
				department shall establish measurements of interim progress toward meeting the
				long-term goals for academic achievement. The long-term goals and measures of
				interim progress are set for the all-students group and for each subgroup
				defined in
				4 AAC 06.830 that
				includes at least ten students for
(1) each
				school in the district;
(2) the
				district as a whole; and
(3) the
				state as a whole.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.817 - Change in assessments

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The year in
				which there is a new or significantly changed assessment under
				4 AAC 06.737 that requires new proficiency scores under
				4 AAC 06.739 shall be considered a base year for the
				purposes of reporting and accountability based on those assessments.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision in this
				chapter, in a school year in which the results of a new or significantly
				changed state standards-based assessment selected under
				4 AAC 06.737 are being used for the first time for
				school and district accountability, the commissioner may, by notice to the
				districts,
(1) limit new measures of school
				and district accountability imposed under
				4 AAC 06.800 -
				4 AAC 06.899;
(2) retain existing measures of school and
				district accountability imposed under
				4 AAC 06.800 -
				4 AAC 06.899 for the previous school year for one
				additional school year; and
(3)
				reset timelines for required reporting under
				4 AAC 06.738(d) and
				4 AAC 06.895.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.820 - Participation

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The participation rate on the state
				standards-based assessments described in
				4 AAC 06.737
				is computed by dividing the number of students that took an assessment in each
				subject by the number of students enrolled in tested grades on the first day of
				testing. Each school and district in the state shall ensure that all students
				enrolled in tested grades are given the opportunity to and arc expected to
				participate in the state assessments, and shall have a target of 95 percent
				participation in assessments. For purposes of this section, a student
				participates in a state assessment if the student receives a valid test score
				on the assessment.
(b) A school or
				district may not systematically exclude students from assessment.
(c) Students who are eligible to take the
				alternate assessment under
				4 AAC 06.775(b) will be included in
				calculating the participation rate under (a) of this section, even if more than
				one percent of the students in a district take the alternate assessment, if the
				students are
(1) in a grade in which the
				alternate assessment is offered; and
(2) enrolled on the first day of
				testing.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.821 - Academic achievement indicator

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The points earned for a school's academic
				achievement indicator are based on the percentage of all students tested on the
				English language assessment and on the percentage of all students tested on the
				mathematics assessment described in
				4 AAC 06.737 or
				4 AAC 06.775(b) who score at the
				proficient or advanced achievement level, calculated separately. If the school
				meets or exceeds a 95 percent assessment participation rate under
				4 AAC 06.820(a), the denominator will
				be all full-academic-year students with a valid score; if a school does not
				meet a 95 percent assessment participation rate, the denominator will be 95
				percent of all full-academic- year students in tested grades three through
				eight and at least once in grades nine through twelve-as described in
				4 AAC 06.737.
(b) The points earned for a school's academic
				achievement indicator are calculated as follows:
(1) if the percentage of students scoring at
				the proficient or advanced achievement level is greater than 20 percent but
				less than 80 percent, the points earned are the percentage of students scoring
				at the proficient level or higher;
(2) if the percentage of students scoring at
				the proficient or advanced achievement level is less than or equal to 20
				percent, the points earned are zero; and (3) if the percentage of students
				scoring at the proficient or advanced achievement level is greater than or
				equal to 80 percent, the points earned are 100.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.822 - Student growth indicator

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The points
				earned for a school's student growth indicator are based on the percentage of
				students who made adequate growth from the previous year based on the students'
				scores on the English language arts or mathematics test under
				4 AAC 06.737. The department will determine whether each
				student has made adequate growth set out in this section.
(b) The department will assign the
				appropriate sub-level to each student based on the student's score. For
				purposes of determining whether students made adequate growth on the English
				language arts or mathematics test under
				4 AAC 06.737, the subject matter achievement levels
				defined in 4 AAC 06.739 are divided into
				sub-levels of advanced high, advanced low, proficient high, proficient low,
				approaching proficient high, approaching proficient low, needs support high,
				and needs support low. The sub-levels are set out in the following tables:
English language art
Achievement Level
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Advanced High
1630-1720
1647-1750
1668-1780
1693-1800
1696-1820
1700-1840
1719-1850
Advanced Low
1599-1629
1612-1646
1630-1667
1657-1692
1654-1695
1652-1699
1674-1718
Proficient High
1594-1598
1603-1611
1613-1629
1631-1656
1636-1653
1637-1651
1652-1673
Proficient Low
1589-1593
1594-1602
1596-1612
1605-1630
1618-1635
1622-1636
1629-1651
Approaching Proficient High
1578-1588
1583-1593
1584-1595
1590-1604
1608-1617
1609-1621
1615-1628
Below Proficient Low
1566-1577
1572-1582
1571-1583
1574-1589
1598-1607
1595-1608
1600-1614
Needs Support High
1525-1565
1531-1571
1533-1570
1538-1573
1558-1597
1558-1594
1562-1599
Needs Support Low
1400-1524
1410-1530
1420-1532
1430-1537
1440-1557
1450-1557
1450-1561
Math
Achievement Level
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Advanced High
1592-1720
1604-1750
1628-1780
1646-1800
1680-1820
1694-1840
1698-1850
Advanced Low
1548-1591
1555-1603
1577-1627
1594-1645
1632-1679
1644-1693
1647-1697
Proficient High
1538-1547
1549-1554
1561-1576
1580-1593
1609-1631
1627-1643
1626-1646
Proficient Low
1528-1537
1542-1548
1544-1560
1566-1579
1585-1608
1610-1626
1605-1625
Approaching Proficient High
1521-1527
1534-1541
1538-1543
1555-15659
1569-1584
1599-1609
1592-1604
Approaching Proficient Low
1513-1520
1526-1533
1531-1537
1543-1554
1552-1568
1587-1598
1578-1591
Needs Support High.
1484-1512
1497-1525
1503-1530
1514-1542
1524-1551
1552-1586
1546-1577
Needs Support Low.
1400-1483
1410-1496
1420-1502
1430-1513
1440-1523
1450-1551
1450-1545
(c) A
				student is eligible to be counted in the student growth indicator if
(1) the student receives a valid test score
				in the previous year and current year;
(2) the student achieves natural grade
				progression from the previous year; and
(3) the student is enrolled for the full
				academic year in the current year.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.823 - English learner progress indicator

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The points earned for a school's English
				learner progress indicator are based on the percentage of English learners who
				make progress in learning English from the previous year based on the students'
				scores on the English language proficiency assessment under
				4 AAC 34.055.
(b) To determine whether each student has
				made progress the department will consider maximum number of years that a
				student is expected to remain identified as an English learner after the
				initial year of identification Is dependent on the overall score on the English
				language proficiency assessment in the initial year of identification. For an
				overall score of 1.0 - 1.9, the expected number of years remaining is seven;
				for an overall score of 2.0 -2.9, the expected number of years is six; for an
				overall score of 3.0 - 3.9, the expected number of years is five; and for an
				overall score of 4.0 - 4.4, the expected number of years is four. The expected
				number of years remaining is a maximum for the purpose of determining if an
				English learner is making progress in learning English. If the English learner
				does not meet the exit criteria under
				4 AAC 34.055(d) within the maximum
				expected number of years, the student will remain identified as an English
				learner, but will no longer be able to be considered as making progress. The
				department will determine an English learner's expected amount of progress in
				learning English each year will be determined by dividing the difference
				between 4.5 and the student's previous year's overall composite proficiency
				level score on the English language proficiency assessment by the expected
				number of years remaining. The English learner's target for the current year is
				the overall score on the previous year plus the expected amount of progress. If
				the student's score on v the current year English language proficiency
				assessment is at or above the target, or if the student meets the exit criteria
				under 4 AAC 34.055(d),
				the student is counted as making progress in learning English.
(c) An English learner in grades 1-12 will be
				included in the calculation for making progress if all the following criteria
				are met:
(1) the student received a valid
				overall composite proficiency level score in a previous year used to determine
				the number of years needed to achieve an overall composite proficiency level of
				4.5; and
(2) the student is
				enrolled for the full academic year in the current year.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.825 - Graduation rates indicator

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)A school serving
				students in grade 12 will earn points for the graduation rate indicator using
				graduation rates from the previous academic year. A school will earn between
				zero and 100 points for the four-year graduation rate for the all-students
				group, and A between zero and 100 points for the five-year graduation rate for
				the all-students group as defined in (b) of this section. At least 10 students
				must be in the adjusted graduation rate cohort in order to include the
				graduation rate indicator in the school's performance score.
(b) For purposes of this section and
				4 AAC 06.895(i),
(1) "five-year graduation rate" means a
				fraction, the denominator of which is an adjusted graduation cohort consisting
				of the sum of the number of students who first enrolled in the ninth grade five
				years earlier, adjusting for transfers in and out, emigres, and deceased
				students, and the numerator of which is the number of students in the school
				who graduate
(A) on or before June 30 of the
				reporting year;
(B) with a regular
				high school diploma; and
(C) within
				five years of first enrolling in a high school;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.826 - Indicators of school quality or student success

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Chronic absenteeism will be included as
				an indicator of school quality or student success for all schools in which
				student attendance can be measured. Attendance cannot be measured in
				correspondence schools or facilities in which students are incarcerated. A
				school will earn between zero and 100 points for the percentage of students who
				are not chronically absent.
A student is considered chronically absent if the student
				  missed at least 10 percent of the days in which the student was enrolled in the
				  school.
(1) To determine the points
				for chronic absenteeism is the number of students who were enrolled at the same
				school for at least half of the school term;
(2) the numerator is the number of students
				enrolled at the same school for at least half of the school term who were not
				chronically absent; in this section school term has the meaning given in
				AS
				14.03.030.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.830 - Subgroups

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For purposes of school and district
				accountability under
				4 AAC 06.800 -
				4 AAC 06.899, including reporting requirements and the
				determination of a school's or district's long- term goals unci measures of
				interim progress, as required in
				4 AAC 06.815, the results of performance on all
				indicators in the Alaska school performance system will be reported for the
				all-student group and for the following subgroups of students:
(1) English learners;
(2) students with disabilities;
(3) economically disadvantaged
				students;
(4)
				African-Americans;
(5) Alaska
				Natives and American Indians;
(6)
				students of two or more races;
(7)
				Asians or Pacific Islanders;
(8)
				Hispanics;
(9) Whites.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.840 - Designations of schools

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				will annually designate schools for comprehensive support and improvement if:
(1) beginning in the fall of 2018, based on
				data from the 2017 - 2018 school year, school receiving funding under
				20 U.S.C.
				6301-
				6339 (Part A
				of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) that; when ranked
				according to the Alaska school performance system scores against other schools
				receiving funding under  20 U.S.C. 6301-6339  (Part A of Title 1 of the
				Elementary and Secondary Education Act), represents the lowest live percent of
				the scores;
(2) beginning in the
				fall of 2018, based on data from the 2017-2018 school year a high school
				serving grade 12 that has a four-year graduation rate of less than or equal to
				66 2/3 percent, with a minimum of at least ten students in the graduation rate
				adjusted cohort;
(3) beginning in
				fall of 2021, a school designated for targeted support and improvement for the
				same consistently under performing subgroup for the previous three consecutive
				years.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.845 - School improvement plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Not later than
				150 days after receiving notice of designation for comprehensive support and
				improvement under
				4 AAC 06.840(a) or targeted support and
				improvement under
				4 AAC 06.840(b), a district or school shall
				prepare a school improvement plan as required under
				4 AAC 06.864 or
				4 AAC 06.868 as applicable. The district or school shall
				review, revise, and update the applicable school improvement plan at least
				annually, and submit it to the department or district as applicable.
(b) Unless the department approves an
				alternative improvement planning process under (c) of this section, a school or
				district shall prepare the school improvement plan required under (a) of this
				section for a school designated for comprehensive support and improvement or
				targeted support and improvement through the use of a computerized
				self-assessment and improvement program selected by the department that
				addresses each of the following domains of successful schools:
(1) curriculum;
(2) assessment policy and practice;
(3) instruction;
(4) school learning environment;
(5) professional development policy and
				practices;
(6)
				leadership.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.850 - District improvement plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A district
				shall prepare and submit to the department a district improvement plan, or the
				department may prepare a district improvement plan for the district, if a
				district has been designated as tier II or tier III under
				4 AAC 06.872(a). The district improvement
				plan must be submitted to the department not later than 150 days from receiving
				notice of school designations each school year. The improvement plan must be
				submitted in a format or computerized platform as required by the department,
				unless the department approves an alternative format or platform.
(b) The district improvement plan must
				address how the district will ensure improvement in schools in the district
				designated for comprehensive support and improvement under
				4 AAC 06.840(a) or targeted support and
				improvement under
				4 AAC 06.840(b). The plan must address:
(1) technical assistance to be provided to
				each school, based on the unique needs of the school;
(2) how the district will review and approve
				evidence-based interventions for implementation at at designated
				school;
(3) how the district will
				identify and rectify any resource inequities in state, local, or federal
				funding at designated school;
(4)
				how the district will support collaboration with stakeholders (including
				principals and other school leaders, teachers, secondary students, parents and
				community members, and tribal representatives) at a designated
				school;
(5) how the district will
				support a designated school in addressing each of the domains of successful
				schools:
(A) curriculum;
(B) assessment policy and practice;
(C) instruction;
(D) school learning environment;
(E) professional development policy and
				practices;
(F) leadership;
				and
(6) how the district
				will work with the department to identify and obtain needed technical
				assistance and support.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.864 - School designated for comprehensive support and improvement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				must notify each district in the state that serves one or more schools
				designated for comprehensive support and improvement under
				4 AAC 06.840(a) of a designation under
				4 AAC 06.888.
(b) Upon receiving notice from the
				department, the district shall, for each school designated for comprehensive
				support and improvement, and in partnership with stakeholders (including
				principals and other school leaders, secondary students, teachers, parents and
				community members, tribal representatives, and at least one member selected by
				the department), locally develop and implement a comprehensive support and
				improvement plan for the school to improve student outcomes, that
(1) is informed by all indicators described
				in 4 AAC 06.812- 4 AAC 06.826,
				including student performance against long-term goals;
(2) includes evidence-based
				interventions;
(3) is based on a
				school-level needs assessment;
(4)
				identifies resource inequities, which may include a review of
				district-and-school level budgeting, to be addressed through implementation of
				the comprehensive support and improvement plan;
(5) is approved by the school, district, and
				the department; and
(6) upon
				approval and implementation, is monitored and periodically reviewed by the
				department.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.868 - Schools designated for targeted support and improvement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				will notify each district in the state that serves one or more schools
				designated for targeted support and improvement under
				4 AAC 06.840 and
				4 AAC 06.880 on receiving
				notice from the department, the district shall notify each school that is
				designated for targeted support and improvement with respect to the subgroup or
				subgroups of students in the school that are consistently under performing as
				described in
				4 AAC 06.840(b).
(b) The district in which each school
				designated for targeted support and improvement is located shall ensure that
				each school, in partnership with stakeholders including principals and other
				school leaders, teachers, secondary students, parents and community members,
				and tribal representatives locally develop and implement a targeted support and
				improvement plan for the school to improve student outcomes for each subgroup
				of students that is the subject of the designation, that
(1) is informed by all indicators described
				in
				4 AAC 06.812 - 06.826, including student performance against
				long-term goals;
(2) includes
				evidence-based interventions;
(3)
				is based on a school-level needs assessment;
(4) identifies any resource inequities, which
				may include a review of district and school level budgeting, to be addressed
				through implementation of the targeted support and improvement plan;
(5) is approved by the district prior to
				implementation of the plan; and
(6)
				upon approval and implementation, is monitored and periodically reviewed by the
				district.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.872 - State system of support; interventions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For purposes of
				determining the level of state support and oversight to be provided to a
				district, not later than 60 days after the release of school designations each
				year, the department will designate each district in the state as a tier I,
				tier II, or tier III district. A tier III district receives the most state
				support and oversight; a tier I district the least
(b) A district will be designated
(1) as tier III if it has at least one school
				designated for comprehensive support and improvement under
				06.840(a)(1);
(2) as tier II if
(A) at least 25 percent of the schools in the
				district are designated for comprehensive support and improvement or targeted
				support and improvement under
				4 AAC 06.840(a) or (b);
(B) at least 25 percent of the students in
				the district attend a school designated for targeted support and improvement
				under
				4 AAC 06.840(b);
(C) an instructional or desk audit at the
				district or schools in the district demonstrates significant deficiencies in
				the domains identified in
				4 AAC 06.845(b); or
(D) an instructional or desk audit at the
				district shows that one or more subgroups in the district is not making
				progress toward the subgroup's long-term goals or measures of interim progress
				under
				4 AAC 06.815.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.875 - Opportunity to review data

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				shall provide a notice to each district of the preliminary designations for
				each school under
				4 AAC 06.840 before the final scores and designations are
				made available to the public. In the notice, the department shall include an
				opportunity for the district to review the school-level data, including state
				assessment data, on which the preliminary designation is based.
(b) If the district believes that the
				preliminary designation is in error for statistical or other substantive
				reasons, the district may, within 10 working days after the district receives
				the preliminary designation for the school provide supporting evidence to the
				department. The department shall consider the evidence before making a
				recommendation to the commissioner regarding a final score and designation. The
				commissioner or the commissioner's designee will consider the recommendation
				and the evidence before deciding upon a final score and designation.
(c) Not later than 20 working days after the
				district receives notice of the preliminary score and designation, the
				commissioner or the commissioner's designee will issue a final determination on
				the score and designation of a school for which the district provided
				supporting evidence in accordance with (b) of this section.
(d) Repealed 10/16/2013.
(e) Repealed 10/16/2013.
(f) Repealed 10/16/2013.
Authority:
AS
					 14.03.123
AS
					 14.07.020
AS
					 14.07.060
AS
					 14.50.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.880 - Notice

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department shall notify each district
				in the state that serves one or more schools designated for comprehensive
				support and improvement under
				4 AAC 06.840(a) or targeted support and
				improvement of such designation under
				4 AAC 06.840(b) not later than
				September 1 of each year per
				AS
				14.03.123(a).
(b) If the department designates a school for
				comprehensive support and improvement or targeted support and improvement under
				4 AAC 06.840, the district shall promptly notify the
				parents of each student enrolled in the school of the designation. The notice
				must include
(1) an explanation of what the
				designation means, and how the school compares in terms of academic achievement
				to other elementary and secondary schools served by the district and the
				state;
(2) the reasons for the
				designation; and
(3) an explanation
				of how parents can become involved in developing the school improvement plan to
				address issues that led to the designation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.883 - Jury service exemption

Current through May 31, 2024
A teacher employed by a school that is currently identified
				  for comprehensive support and improvement under
				  4 AAC 06.840 is eligible for the jury service exemption
				  described under
				  AS
				  09.20.030(b).
Authority:
AS
					 14.07.030
AS
					 14.07.020
AS
					 14.50.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.885 - School recognition

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department will recognize a school as
				a highest performing school if
(1) the
				school is in the highest 10 percent of all schools in the state on the Alaska
				school performance system score under
				4 AAC 06.812 for two consecutive school years;
				and
(2) the school has met the
				school's measures of interim progress toward all applicable long-term goals
				under 4 AAC 06.815 for the most recent
				school year for all students and all subgroups under
				4 AAC 06.830.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.888 - Informal review of complaints

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person may
				file a complaint with the department alleging that the school district or the
				department has failed to comply with the requirements of the federal programs
				under
				20 U.S.C.
				6301-
				7981 (Elementary and
				Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Event Student Succeeds Act), (Elementary and Secondary Education Act),
				42 U.S.C.
				11431-
				11434A, (Mc
				Kinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act)
				AS
				14.03.123, or
				4
				AAC 06.800 -
				4
				AAC 06.899, and seeking informal review under this
				section of those allegations. For a complaint to be reviewed, it must include
(1) a statement describing the provision of
				law that the school district or department has allegedly violated;
(2) a statement of the facts that the
				complainant alleges establish the violation;
(3) the name and address of the complainant;
				and
(4) documentation that shows
				that the complainant first presented the complaint to the school district, if
				the complaint alleges that the school district committed the
				violation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 06 - Government of Schools › Article 7 - School and District Accountability › 4 AAC 06.895 - Report card to the public

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each public
				school and district in the state shall comply with the reporting requirements
				of
				AS
				14.03.120 and the requirements of this
				section. Each school shall prepare a school report, to be entitled School
				Report Card to the Public, following requirements provided by the department.
				Each district shall prepare a district report, to be entitled School District
				Report Card to the Public, following requirements provided by the
				department.
(b) A school shall
				disseminate its
School Report Card to the Public
as required
				under
				AS
				14.03.120(d). A district
				shall disseminate its
School District Report Card to the
				Public
and the School Report Card to the Public for each school in the
				district by providing required data to the department, posting the report cards
				on the Internet if the district maintains a website, and any other means of
				distribution the district chooses, not later than 30 days after the department
				has made all necessary data available to districts. Each district shall ensure
				that parents of students in each school in the district are notified of the
				location and availability of the
School Report card and District Report
				Card to the Public
. The report required under this section shall be
				written in a uniform and understandable manner, and, to the extent practicable,
				be in a language that the parent can understand.
(c) The
School Report Card to the
				Public
must contain the number of students enrolled in the school, the
				Title I status of the school, and must provide the following information on
				accreditation:
(1) whether the school is
				accredited;
(2) if the school is
				accredited, the
(A) date of
				accreditation;
(B) name of the
				accrediting organization; and
(C)
				level of accreditation awarded by the accrediting organization for the year of
				the report.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 07 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › 4 AAC 07.010 - Establishment of district guidelines and procedures; prohibited discipline

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each
			 school district shall develop and adopt policies regarding student rights and
			 responsibilities. These policies must address both substantive and procedural
			 matters relating to standards of student behavior, treatment, and discipline. A
			 uniform discipline policy must be in effect throughout the district for the
			 purpose of establishing standards and procedures in matters relating to student
			 discipline. The procedures, at a minimum, must address the following:
(1) routine discipline case procedure;
			 and
(2) chronic or serious
			 discipline case procedure.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 07 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › 4 AAC 07.030 - Distribution of district policies

Current through May 31, 2024
Each district shall make available to students, parents, and
				all staff persons who deal with students, up-to-date copies of the adopted
				district student rights and responsibilities policies at the start of each
				school year. Additionally, throughout the school year, copies of these policies
				must be posted in accessible locations within school facilities (e.g., bulletin
				board, teachers' lounges, office, etc.).
Authority:
AS
				  14.07.020
AS
				  14.07.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 07 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › 4 AAC 07.050 - Review of policies

Current through May 31, 2024
Since student rights and responsibilities in the public schools
				are recognized as an ever changing and constantly developing area, each
				district shall review its policies and make such revisions as statutes,
				regulations or court decisions make necessary. District reviews shall be
				accomplished at least once every three years.
Authority:
AS
				  14.07.020
AS
				  14.07.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 4 - Education and Early Development › Chapter 07 - Student Rights and Responsibilities › 4 AAC 07.060 - Student records

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each district shall maintain for each
			 student a cumulative record consisting, at a minimum, of the following:
(1) subjects student has taken;
(2) grades earned and an explanation of the
			 grading system used;
(3) units of
			 credit earned;
(4) attendance
			 records;
(5) scores student has
			 recorded on standard tests taken;
(6) records of required immunizations and
			 physical examinations and other health-related matters required by state law or
			 district policy or bylaws; and
(7)
			 beginning August 31, 2002, a unique 10-digit individual student identification
			 number issued by the department; the student identification number must appear
			 in each electronic record containing student-level information that is reported
			 to the department; the student identification number must appear on each
			 student examination booklet administered under
			 4 AAC 06.712,
			 4 AAC 06.737, and
			 4 AAC 06.755.