The first report the campus sends home is not a report card but a status report. Does the accountability information need to be provided at that time?
The language of the bill is: “The first written notice of a student’s performance …” The district will have to make the decision in relation to the content of the status report. The first report sent that applies to all students and contains an evaluation of their academic performance in all subjects should be used. Q: My district has submitted an appeal for the state accountability rating for my campus. Do I have to include the 2010 accountability rating in the notification if there is a chance that it will be updated following the appeals process? A: The statute requires that districts provide the most recent performance rating in the notification. For the 2010-11 school year, the 2010 state accountability rating released publicly on July 30, 2010, is the most recent performance rating. The district can include the information that the rating has been appealed in the notification. If the appeal is granted, the district may wish to provide a follow-up notification. Notice on Distric
