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This bill modifies provisions related to student assessments and programs for gifted and talented children, and requires school districts to implement new procedures for advanced learning opportunities. Specifically, it changes the grade level for the science assessment on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress from grade ten to grade eleven, and mandates that school districts establish systematic procedures for identifying and serving gifted and talented children, using a variety of data sources and ensuring no single criterion prevents a student's participation, while also encouraging universal screening and providing educational services that address cognitive and character development needs. Furthermore, school districts must develop an advanced mathematics pathway designed to increase enrollment in higher-level math courses and allow students to take algebra I earlier, with automatic enrollment for students demonstrating advanced proficiency. The bill also requires school districts to implement procedures for subject acceleration (moving ahead in a specific subject) and whole-grade acceleration (moving up a grade level), and mandates automatic enrollment in the next most rigorous advanced courses or programs for students in grades four through twelve who score at the advanced performance level on state assessments in math or English language arts and demonstrate academic preparedness, unless a parent or guardian requests otherwise. These new requirements for advanced mathematics pathways and acceleration procedures will take effect for the school year beginning July 1, 2027.

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