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IA HF393
Bill
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Education
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AI Summary
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Amends how the Iowa Department of Education calculates school performance grades by ensuring that if a student drops out, returns to school, and drops out again, the second or subsequent dropout does not negatively impact the school's performance grade
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Requires the department to develop an achievement score measuring both aggregate student growth and proficiency, combined with other academic indicators, to produce an overall performance grade for each attendance center
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Establishes six school performance categories: exceptional, high performing, commendable, acceptable, needs improvement, and priority
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Mandates calculation of a "closing gap score" to measure subgroup performance and rank attendance centers
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Includes academic indicators such as graduation rates, attendance rates, college-readiness rates, and may incorporate post-graduation data, suspension/expulsion rates, student engagement, and parent satisfaction
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the Iowa school performance profiles published by the department of education, including how dropout students affect school performance grades contained in the profiles. (Formerly HF 136.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Last Action
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1226.
5/27/2025