Flexibility for Champion Schools Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA), to direct the Secretary of Education to grant to any State a waiver of all ESEA provisions related to adequate yearly progress (AYP) if that State: (1) establishes academic content standards and tests in specified subjects at specified grades; (2) makes available to the public all such testing results, in the aggregate and disaggregated by certain groups of students, for each local educational agency (LEA) and school; (3) sets pass-rate goals for each LEA and school; (4) determines conditions under which students with disabilities and limited-English-proficient students take State tests or alternative assessments, provided this complies with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); (5) holds LEAs and schools accountable for meeting pass-rate goals, including determining consequences for schools and LEAs that fail to meet such goals, and addresses achievement gaps on State tests affecting certain groups of students; and (6) determines goals for secondary school graduation rates.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 901 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 901
To provide States that meet certain requirements with waivers of the
adequate yearly progress provisions of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 26, 2005
Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To provide States that meet certain requirements with waivers of the
adequate yearly progress provisions of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility for Champion Schools
Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE WAIVERS.
Section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(L) Waivers.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
grant each State that meets the requirements of
clause (ii) a waiver of all provisions of this
Act related to adequate yearly progress.
``(ii) Requirements.--The requirements
referred to in clause (i) are as follows:
``(I) The State establishes
academic content standards in reading,
writing, and mathematics, and tests in
such subjects--
``(aa) in reading and
mathematics, in grades 3
through 8 and at least once in
secondary school; and
``(bb) in writing, at least
once in elementary school,
middle school, and secondary
school.
``(II) The State establishes
academic content standards in the
categories of science, and United
States history and civics, and tests at
least once in each such category in
elementary school, middle school, and
secondary school.
``(III) The State makes available
to the public the results of all such
testing, in the aggregate and
disaggregated by groups of students, as
determined under section
1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(except in a case in which the number
of students in a group is insufficient
to yield statistically reliable
information or the results would reveal
personally identifiable information
about an individual student), for--
``(aa) each local
educational agency located
within the State; and
``(bb) each elementary
school, middle school, and
secondary school served by such
local educational agency.
``(IV) The State sets pass-rate
goals on such tests that each school
and local educational agency shall
meet. These goals shall be determined
by the State educational agency and
shall not be subject to change or
modification by the Department as part
of the process of granting a waiver
under this subparagraph.
``(V) The State shall determine the
conditions under which students with
disabilities and students who are
limited English proficient take State
tests or alternative assessments. Such
determinations by the State shall
comply with the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1400 et seq.).
``(VI) The State holds schools and
local educational agencies accountable
for meeting its pass-rate goals. The
State shall take actions to address
achievement gaps on State tests
affecting groups of students, as
determined under section
1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
The State shall determine the
consequences for schools and local
educational agencies that fail to meet
the pass-rate goals set by the State,
and the State's determination of
consequences shall not be subject to
change or modification by the
Department as part of the process of
granting a waiver under this
subparagraph.
``(VII) The State shall determine
goals for secondary school graduation
rates and a State's determination of
the State's goals and the types of
diplomas the State issues shall not be
reviewable by the Department.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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