(a) (1) (A) As a condition of receiving an ESA, participating students in grades three through eleven (3-11) must be annually administered:(i) A nationally standardized achievement test that is aligned to the respective participating school's instructional plan, as determined by rules promulgated by the state board; or(ii) The Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests for math and English language arts.(B) Each participating school shall annually administer the test or tests required in subdivision (a)(1)(A) to participating students enrolled in the school. Each participating school shall provide the results of the test or tests administered to participating students pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) to the participating student's parents.(2) (A) In order to assess academic performance, the department shall annually select a statistical sample of participating students enrolled in participating schools in any of the grades three through eight (3-8) who were administered TCAP tests for the prior school year.(B) The state board shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to effectuate this subdivision (a)(2).(3) By June 30, 2027, and by each June 30 thereafter, each participating school shall provide the results of the tests administered to participating students pursuant to this section to the office of research and education accountability (OREA) in the office of the comptroller of the treasury. A participating school may provide the test results required pursuant to this section using aggregated, de-identified data; provided, that the data must be provided on a form developed by the OREA and in a manner that allows the OREA to group and analyze the results by participating student grade level, household income level, sex, and race. The OREA shall submit an annual report to the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over elementary and secondary education detailing the results of the tests administered to participating students.
(1) (A) As a condition of receiving an ESA, participating students in grades three through eleven (3-11) must be annually administered:(i) A nationally standardized achievement test that is aligned to the respective participating school's instructional plan, as determined by rules promulgated by the state board; or(ii) The Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests for math and English language arts.(B) Each participating school shall annually administer the test or tests required in subdivision (a)(1)(A) to participating students enrolled in the school. Each participating school shall provide the results of the test or tests administered to participating students pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) to the participating student's parents.
(A) As a condition of receiving an ESA, participating students in grades three through eleven (3-11) must be annually administered:(i) A nationally standardized achievement test that is aligned to the respective participating school's instructional plan, as determined by rules promulgated by the state board; or(ii) The Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests for math and English language arts.
(i) A nationally standardized achievement test that is aligned to the respective participating school's instructional plan, as determined by rules promulgated by the state board; or
(ii) The Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests for math and English language arts.
(B) Each participating school shall annually administer the test or tests required in subdivision (a)(1)(A) to participating students enrolled in the school. Each participating school shall provide the results of the test or tests administered to participating students pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) to the participating student's parents.
(2) (A) In order to assess academic performance, the department shall annually select a statistical sample of participating students enrolled in participating schools in any of the grades three through eight (3-8) who were administered TCAP tests for the prior school year.(B) The state board shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to effectuate this subdivision (a)(2).
(A) In order to assess academic performance, the department shall annually select a statistical sample of participating students enrolled in participating schools in any of the grades three through eight (3-8) who were administered TCAP tests for the prior school year.
(B) The state board shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to effectuate this subdivision (a)(2).
(3) By June 30, 2027, and by each June 30 thereafter, each participating school shall provide the results of the tests administered to participating students pursuant to this section to the office of research and education accountability (OREA) in the office of the comptroller of the treasury. A participating school may provide the test results required pursuant to this section using aggregated, de-identified data; provided, that the data must be provided on a form developed by the OREA and in a manner that allows the OREA to group and analyze the results by participating student grade level, household income level, sex, and race. The OREA shall submit an annual report to the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over elementary and secondary education detailing the results of the tests administered to participating students.
(b) The department shall ensure that:(1) Parents report the participating student's graduation from high school to the department; and(2) A parental satisfaction survey is created and annually disseminated to parents of participating students that requests the following information:(A) Parental satisfaction with the program, including parental recommendations, comments, and concerns;(B) Whether the parent terminated the participating student's participation in the program and the reason for termination;(C) Methods to improve the effectiveness of the program, including parental recommendations for doing so; and(D) The number of years the parent's participating student has participated in the program.
(1) Parents report the participating student's graduation from high school to the department; and
(2) A parental satisfaction survey is created and annually disseminated to parents of participating students that requests the following information:(A) Parental satisfaction with the program, including parental recommendations, comments, and concerns;(B) Whether the parent terminated the participating student's participation in the program and the reason for termination;(C) Methods to improve the effectiveness of the program, including parental recommendations for doing so; and(D) The number of years the parent's participating student has participated in the program.
(A) Parental satisfaction with the program, including parental recommendations, comments, and concerns;
(B) Whether the parent terminated the participating student's participation in the program and the reason for termination;
(C) Methods to improve the effectiveness of the program, including parental recommendations for doing so; and
(D) The number of years the parent's participating student has participated in the program.
(c) In compliance with all state and federal student privacy laws, beginning at the conclusion of the first fiscal year in which the program enrolls participating students, the department shall produce an annual report that is accessible on the department's website with information about the program for the previous school year. The report must include:(1) The number of students participating in the program;(2) Participating student performance on annual assessments required by this section, aggregated by LEA and statewide;(3) Aggregate graduation outcomes for participating students in grade twelve (12); and(4) Results from the parental satisfaction survey required in subdivision (b)(2).
(1) The number of students participating in the program;
(2) Participating student performance on annual assessments required by this section, aggregated by LEA and statewide;
(3) Aggregate graduation outcomes for participating students in grade twelve (12); and
(4) Results from the parental satisfaction survey required in subdivision (b)(2).
(d) In compliance with all state and federal student privacy laws, the program is subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee no later than the first fiscal year in which the program enrolls participating students and annually thereafter. The audit may include a sample of ESAs to evaluate the eligibility of the participating students, the funds deposited in the ESAs, and whether ESA funds are being used for authorized expenditures. The audit may also include an analysis of the department's ESA monitoring process and the sufficiency of the department's fraud protection measures. The department shall cooperate fully with the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee in the performance of the audit. The audit must be made available to the members of the general assembly.
(e) (1) Data from the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests, or successor tests authorized by the state board of education, that are annually administered to participating students in grades three through eleven (3-11) pursuant to subsection (a) must be used to determine student achievement growth, as represented by the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS), developed pursuant to chapter 1, part 6 of this title, for participating schools.(2) The department shall, in compliance with all state and federal student privacy laws, make the TVAAS score of each participating school publicly available on the department's website.
(1) Data from the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests, or successor tests authorized by the state board of education, that are annually administered to participating students in grades three through eleven (3-11) pursuant to subsection (a) must be used to determine student achievement growth, as represented by the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS), developed pursuant to chapter 1, part 6 of this title, for participating schools.
(2) The department shall, in compliance with all state and federal student privacy laws, make the TVAAS score of each participating school publicly available on the department's website.