SB 6552 - DIGEST

Requires the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Obtain an existing student assessment inventory tool and distribute it to each school district; and

(2) Take all necessary steps to access federal grant funding to audit state and local student assessment systems.

Requires each school district to: (1) Use the student assessment inventory tool to: (a) Identify the student assessments administered within the district; and (b) ascertain the amount of student time that is spent taking each assessment; and

(2) Report the gathered information to the state institute for public policy.

Requires the state institute for public policy to: (1) Determine the minimum amount of assessment information necessary for essential diagnostic, instructional, and federal, state, and school district accountability purposes;

(2) Evaluate the school district information to determine whether each assessment is providing the information necessary for its specific purposes; and

(3) Identify assessments that are duplicative or unnecessary.