HB 841 Summary

• State Superintendent must study and report by February 1, 2018 on how well SAT and ACT tests align with North Carolina's Standard Course of Study in English language arts and mathematics.

• Local boards of education must notify the State Board of Education by September 1 each year with detailed information about local testing programs, including test types, administration times, grade levels, funding sources, and expected result dates.

• Superintendent of Public Instruction must publish a uniform online calendar by October 15 each year showing testing schedules and result reporting timelines for at least the next two school years, distinguishing between state-required and locally-required tests.

• Local boards must report student results on local tests to teachers within one week and to parents within 30 days of administration; results on statewide standardized tests must be reported to applicable teachers before the next school year in an easy-to-read format with performance explanations, strength/weakness areas, and comparative data.

• Standards for student promotion must permit advancement based on competency mastery in English language arts (grades 3-8) and mathematics (grades 3-10), effective for the 2018-2019 school year.