15-746

15-746. School report cards

A. Each school shall distribute an annual report card that contains at least the
following information:

1. A description of the school's regular, magnet and special instructional
programs.

2. A description of the current academic goals of the school.

3. A summary of the results achieved by pupils enrolled at the school during the
prior three school years as measured by the Arizona instrument to measure standards test
and the nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement test as designated by the
state board and as reported in the annual report prescribed by section 15-743, a summary
of the pupil progress on an ongoing and annual basis, showing the trends in gain or loss
in pupil achievement over time in reading, language arts and mathematics for all years in
which pupils are enrolled in the school district for an entire school year and for which
this information is available and a summary of the pupil progress for pupils not enrolled
in a district for an entire school year.

4. The school's current expenditures per pupil for classroom supplies, classroom
instruction excluding classroom supplies, administration, support services-students, and
all other support services and operations. The current expenditures per pupil by school
shall include allocation of the district-wide expenditures to each school, as provided by
the district. The report shall include a comparison of the school to the state amount
for a similar type of district as calculated in section 15-255. The method of calculating
these per pupil amounts and the allocation of expenditures shall be as prescribed in the
uniform system of financial records.

5. The attendance rate of pupils enrolled at the school as reflected in the
school's average daily membership as defined in section 15-901.

6. The total number of incidents that occurred on the school grounds, at school bus
stops, on school buses and at school sponsored events and that required the contact of a
local, county, tribal, state or federal law enforcement officer pursuant to section
13-3411, subsection F, section 13-3620, section 15-341, subsection A, paragraph 31 or
section 15-515. The total number of incidents reported shall only include reports that
law enforcement officers report to the school are supported by probable cause. For the
purposes of this paragraph, a certified peace officer who serves as a school resource
officer is a law enforcement officer. A school may provide clarifying information if the
school has a school resource officer on campus.

7. The percentage of pupils who have either graduated to the next grade level or
graduated from high school.

8. A description of the social services available at the school site.

9. The school calendar, including the length of the school day and hours of
operations.

10. The total number of pupils enrolled at the school during the previous school
year.

11. The transportation services available.

12. Beginning in the 2000-2001 school year and until July 1, 2006, the reading
instruction programs used by the school for kindergarten programs and grades one, two and
three, pursuant to section 15-704. The report card shall include a district comparison
of test scores among the different programs of reading instruction and shall identify the
program of reading instruction used in each classroom.

13. A description of the responsibilities of parents of children enrolled at the
school.

14. A description of the responsibilities of the school to the parents of the
children enrolled at the school, including dates the report cards are delivered to the
home.

15. A description of the composition and duties of the school council as prescribed
in section 15-351 if such a school council exists.

16. For the most recent year available, the average current expenditure per pupil
for administrative functions compared to the predicted average current expenditure per
pupil for administrative functions according to an analysis of administrative cost data
by the joint legislative budget committee staff.

17. If the school provides instruction to pupils in kindergarten programs and grades
one through three, the ratio of pupils to teachers in each classroom where instruction is
provided in kindergarten programs and grades one through three.

18. The average class size per grade level for all grade levels, kindergarten
programs and grades one through eight. For the purposes of this paragraph, "average class
size" means the weighted average of each class.

B. The department of education shall develop a standardized report card format that
meets the requirements of subsection A of this section. The department shall modify the
standardized report card as necessary on an annual basis. The department shall
distribute to each school in this state a copy of the standardized report card that
includes the required test scores for each school. Additional copies of the standardized
report card shall be available on request.

C. After each school has completed the report card distributed to it by the
department of education, the school, in addition to distributing the report card as
prescribed in subsection A of this section, shall send a copy of the report card to the
department. The department shall prepare an annual report that contains the report card
from each school in this state.

D. The school shall distribute report cards to parents of pupils enrolled at the
school, no later than the last day of school of each fiscal year, and shall present a
summary of the contents of the report cards at an annual public meeting held at the
school. The school shall give notice at least two weeks before the public meeting that
clearly states the purposes, time and place of the meeting.