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An Act To Establish Districtwide Standardized Assessment Policies
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §1001, sub-§20  is enacted to read:
 
20.  Standardized assessment policy.     With input from parents, teachers and school administrators, each school board shall adopt a districtwide policy regarding standardized assessments under the state assessment program established pursuant to section 6202. The policy must:
 
A.  Identify the number of standardized assessments a student is expected to take;
 
B.  Identify the anticipated amount of time a student will spend on taking assessments;
 
C.  Establish a plan to inform parents of the assessment schedule; and
 
D.  Develop a method for determining the usefulness of the standardized assessments.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires school boards, with input from parents, teachers and school administrators, to adopt districtwide policies regarding standardized assessments.