Key Votes
SB 427 - Rating System for Public Schools - Key Vote
New Mexico Key Votes
Stages
- March 29, 2011 Executive Signed
- March 19, 2011 House Bill Passed
- March 16, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 7, 2011 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 29, 2011
Title: Rating System for Public Schools
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (43-23) - March 19, 2011
Title: Rating System for Public Schools
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (23-11) - March 16, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Rating System for Public Schools
Vote to pass a bill that requires the Department of Education to assign a letter grade to each public school based on aspects of its students' performance.
-Requires the Department of Education to annually assign a letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F based on factors including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 4):
-Student proficiency, as measured by scores on standardized tests;
-Growth in reading and mathematics;
-For high schools, SAT and ACT scores; and
-For high schools, the high school graduation rate.
-Authorizes parents of students enrolled in schools rated F for 2 of the last 4 years to transfer the student to any public school in the state or to have the student continue schooling by means of distance learning (Sec. 4).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 7, 2011
Title: Rating System for Public Schools
Sponsors
- Vernon David Asbill (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
