Bill > HB2420

This bill mandates that the commissioner of education must direct a local education agency (LEA), which is a public school district, to close a virtual school if it is identified as a priority school starting in 2025 or if its overall student achievement growth has been "significantly below expectations" for three consecutive years, as measured by the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS). The closure would take effect at the end of that school year, and funding under the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) formula would be adjusted to exclude students who transferred out of the closed virtual school. Furthermore, any nonprofit or for-profit company that operates or manages a virtual school that is closed due to poor academic performance will be prohibited from contracting to operate or manage a new virtual school in Tennessee for five years following the closure. The bill also outlines notification requirements for parents and students in the event of a closure and requires the department to maintain a public list of providers who are ineligible to operate new virtual schools.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2420&ga=114