HB3035 HFAT Ellington 2-27

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Delegate Ellington moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

H. B. 3035 -- A Bill to amend and reenact §18-2E-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2E-13;  to amend and reenact §18-5-18a of said code; to amend and reenact §18-9A-5 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-5-9, all relating generally to high quality education programs and school operations; replacing transformative intervention framework with a statewide multi-tiered system of support that addresses both reading and mathematics; requiring identification and monitoring of student progress; requiring use of screener and/or benchmark assessments; providing for assessment system and requiring state board adoption of approved list of not more than three screener assessments and setting forth considerations therefore; requiring that the state board establish of cut scores for screener and/or benchmark assessments; requiring development of best practices document; providing for services to be provided to students exhibiting substantial deficiency; specifying minimum information and notice to parent or guardian; providing for professional learning for certain teachers and assistant teachers and specifying subjects; ensuring certain training and instruction be provided by education preparation programs that prepare candidates seeking licensure for elementary education; authorizing extended year attendance requirement as condition for promotion if certain conditions are met; providing for data from the screening and /or benchmark assessments and other data to be used to inform classroom teacher’s recommendation regarding grade level retention; requiring county board implementation; requiring reports by state board; requiring certain legislative appropriation and other funds be used for implementation; requiring retention in third grade of public school student who demonstrates minimal grade level understanding and ability upon recommendation of teacher and student assistance team; providing exceptions; requiring students starting in the fourth grade who score below proficient in English language arts or mathematics on general summative assessment to continue to be provided intervention until grade level proficient; establishing the Grow Your Own West Virginia Pathway to Teaching Program; requiring state board to promulgate rules to govern the program and grant funds; requiring reporting by state superintendent on program; requiring early childhood classroom assistant teacher in certain grade levels and enrollment levels in said grade levels; removing outdated provisions; increasing ratios of service personnel per student net enrollment in state basic foundation program; requiring early childhood classroom assistant teachers exercise authority and control over students in certain instances and within certain limits; prohibiting assignment of noninstructional duties to early childhood classroom assistant teacher in excess of contractual requirements unless mutually agreed upon; and requiring in-service training for early childhood classroom assistant teachers on responsibilities and appropriate measures for exercising authority and control over students; requiring in-service training for classroom teachers on utilization of early childhood classroom assistant teachers.

Adopted

Rejected