HB 2778 - DIGEST

     Declares an intent to implement the original provisions of House Bill No. 1209 from the 1993 legislative session by giving to school districts and educational service districts the authority to develop and use locally developed assessments in lieu of the state-developed assessment of student learning.

     Requires school districts to assess elementary, middle, and high school students in language arts, mathematics, and science, and may assess them in social studies, the arts, and health and fitness, using either the state assessment or a comparable assessment developed by the school district or an educational service district.

     Provides that school districts shall assess students in the fourth, seventh, and tenth grades and may add assessments in other grades as assessments are developed at the state or local level.

     Provides that the assessment results of limited English-proficient students who have been in the public schools in the United States for fewer than three consecutive years shall not be included in the assessment results for a school or school district.