Bill > HB1716

This bill modifies the requirements for educational accountability in New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account (EFA) program by establishing new reporting and evaluation procedures. Specifically, the bill requires scholarship organizations to report student achievement data to the Department of Education, which can be done through three methods: submitting nationally-standardized test scores, providing statewide assessment test results, or creating a comprehensive portfolio evaluated by a certified teacher. The Department of Education's Division of Learner Support must develop and annually publish a detailed rubric for evaluating these portfolios, which will assess learning sources, subject area competency, skills mastery, and learning outcomes. Additionally, the division must compile and analyze the collected data to determine academic proficiency rates among EFA participants, breaking down the information by graduation rate, grade level, gender, race, and differentiated aid categories. While the bill does not provide direct funding, the Department of Education estimates it will require three new staff positions and a one-time system upgrade to implement these new reporting and analysis requirements, with projected expenditures of approximately $427,000 in fiscal year 2027 and increasing slightly in subsequent years.

Education

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