Arizona Laws 15-756.10. Reporting requirements
The office of English language acquisition services in the department of education shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-756.10
- Charter school: means a public school established by contract with the state board of education, the state board for charter schools, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, a community college district or a group of community college districts pursuant to article 8 of this chapter to provide learning that will improve pupil achievement. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- School district: means a political subdivision of this state with geographic boundaries organized for the purpose of the administration, support and maintenance of the public schools or an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101
1. Require each school district and charter school to annually submit a report to the department that includes the following information identified by grade level and by school:
(a) The total number of pupils who are classified as English language learners as verified by the student accountability information system established by section 15-1041.
(b) The number of pupils who are classified as English language learners for the first time as verified by the student accountability information system established by section 15-1041.
(c) The number of English language learners who achieved English proficiency in the past academic year and who have been reclassified as English proficient as verified by the student accountability information system established by section 15-1041.
(d) The number of pupils who are enrolled in each type of language acquisition program offered by the school district or charter school as verified by the student accountability information system established by section 15-1041.
(e) If requested by the department, the test data used to determine English proficiency.
2. Determine the mobility of English language learners within the same school district and the mobility of English language learners to other school districts and charter schools through the student accountability information system established by section 15-1041.
3. Submit an annual report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the state board of education that includes a detailed analysis of whether and to what extent pupils are benefiting academically from compensatory instruction as defined in Section 15-756.11 and a comparison of the academic achievement of pupils before and after receiving compensatory instruction as defined in Section 15-756.11. The department shall submit a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
4. Analyze the effectiveness of all models adopted or approved by the state board of education and identify the most effective models.