Subchapter DDD. GOVERNOR’S COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT
EDUCATION STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT
Sec.
5.791. Purpose of the Governor’s Committee on Education Standards and Assessment (Committee).
5.792. Membership.
5.793. Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs.
5.794. Staffing.
5.795. Pennsylvania 2000 Standards and Assessment Committee.
5.796. Student academic standards.
5.797. School assessment and accountability.
5.798. Reports.
5.799. Effective date.
The provisions of this Subchapter DDD adopted by Executive Order 1994-4, dated May 18, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 2878, unless otherwise noted.
The Committee will do the following:
(1) Coordinate the work of the Department of Education the State Board of Education and Pennsylvania 2000.
(2) Oversee the administration of this subchapter, including the development of State and local student performance standards and the integration of State and local assessment and accountability systems.
The Committee will be comprised of the following:
(1) The Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs who will serve as Chairperson.
(2) The Director of the Governor’s Policy Office.
(3) The Secretary of the Department of Education.
(4) The Chairperson of the State Board of Education.
(5) The Chairperson of Pennsylvania 2000.
The Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs, Chairperson, will devote one-half of his time to this project from May 1, 1994, until completion.
The Governor’s Policy Office and the Department of Education shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.
The Pennsylvania 2000 Standards and Assessment Committee will serve as an advisory committee to the Governor’s Committee. The Governor’s Committee will also consult with the Professional Standards and Practices Commission as the work proceeds.
(a) By July 1, 1994, the Committee will prepare a work plan describing the specific tasks and timelines for developing academic standards.
(b) The new academic standards shall describe:
(1) What specific content and performance standards students must know and demonstrate at key transition points in school.
(2) Reliable testing methods which determine whether students of this Commonwealth are meeting these standards.
(c) The Committee will work with the New Standards Project at the University of Pittsburgh, the National Educational Standards and Improvement Council, the Pennsylvania 2000, as well as State and Nationally recognized experts on the development of academic performance standards. An expanded Pennsylvania 2000 Board will serve as the State Improvement Panel to comply with the Goals 2000 legislation.
(d) The Committee shall brief appropriate legislative committees and the State Board of Education at its July 14, 1994, meeting.
(e) The work plan will provide for involvement of local parents, educators and business and community groups and will detail specific community outreach to take place between August 1 and October 15, 1994.
(a) By September 1, 1994, the Committee will prepare for review by the State Board of Education a comprehensive academic assessment plan for this Commonwealth’s public schools, which will measure student, teacher, school and school district performance in academic subjects.
(b) The proposed academic assessment plan shall describe State assessments for all students in specific grades each year.
(c) The assessment plan shall include a work plan for the yearly release of a report to the parents, students, taxpayers and school officials of this Commonwealth which details the progress students of this Commonwealth and schools are making toward an educational system that is second to none.
(d) The assessment plan will reflect participation in New Standards Project Reference Examinations and the piloting of portfolio assessments which will begin in the fall of 1994.
(a) The Committee will prepare a report to the Governor on the first of every month beginning on July 1, 1994, on the progress made on executing the directives in this subchapter.
(b) The Committee will submit a full, written report on the work completed under this subchapter to the Governor by November 1, 1994.
This subchapter is effective May 18, 1994.
§ 5.791. Purpose of the Governor’s Committee on Education Standards and Assessment (Committee).
§ 5.792. Membership.
§ 5.793. Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs.
§ 5.794. Staffing.
§ 5.795. Pennsylvania 2000 Standards and Assessment Committee.
§ 5.796. Student academic standards.
§ 5.797. School assessment and accountability.
§ 5.798. Reports.
§ 5.799. Effective date.
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