Calculation of points.

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  • (1)
    • (a) The state board shall award to a school points for academic achievement described in Subsection 53E-5-205(1) or 53E-5-206(1) as follows:
      • (i) the state board shall award a school points proportional to the percentage of the school's students who, out of all the school's students who take a statewide assessment of English language arts, score at or above the proficient level on the assessment;
      • (ii) the state board shall award a school points proportional to the percentage of the school's students who, out of all the school's students who take a statewide assessment of mathematics, score at or above the proficient level on the assessment; and
      • (iii) the state board shall award a school points proportional to the percentage of the school's students who, out of all the school's students who take a statewide assessment of science, score at or above the proficient level on the assessment.
    • (b)
      • (i) The maximum number of total points possible for academic achievement described in Subsection (1)(a) is 56 points.
      • (ii) The maximum number of points possible for a component listed in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) is one-third of the number of points described in Subsection (1)(b)(i).
  • (2)
    • (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), the state board shall award to a school points for academic growth described in Subsection 53E-5-205(2) or 53E-5-206(2) as follows:
      • (i) the state board shall award a school points for growth of the school's students on a statewide assessment of English language arts;
      • (ii) the state board shall award a school points for growth of the school's students on a statewide assessment of mathematics; and
      • (iii) the state board shall award a school points for growth of the school's students on a statewide assessment of science.
    • (b) The state board shall determine points for growth awarded under Subsection (2)(a) by indexing the points based on:
      • (i) whether a student's performance on a statewide assessment is equal to or exceeds the student's academic growth target; and
      • (ii) the amount of a student's growth on a statewide assessment compared to other students with similar prior assessment scores.
    • (c)
      • (i) The maximum number of total points possible for academic growth described in Subsection (2)(a) is 56 points.
      • (ii) The maximum number of points possible for a component listed in Subsection (2)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) is one-third of the number of points described in Subsection (2)(c)(i).
  • (3)
    • (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), the state board shall award to a school points for equitable educational opportunity described in Subsection 53E-5-205(3) or 53E-5-206(3) as follows:
      • (i) the state board shall award a school points for growth of the school's lowest performing 25% of students on a statewide assessment of English language arts;
      • (ii) the state board shall award a school points for growth of the school's lowest performing 25% of students on a statewide assessment of mathematics;
      • (iii) the state board shall award a school points for growth of the school's lowest performing 25% of students on a statewide assessment of science; and
      • (iv) except as provided in Section 53E-5-209, the state board shall award to a school points proportional to the percentage of English learners who achieve adequate progress as determined by the state board on an English learner assessment established by the state board.
    • (b) The state board shall determine points for academic growth awarded under Subsection (3)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) by indexing the points based on the amount of a student's growth on a statewide assessment compared to other students with similar prior assessment scores.
    • (c)
      • (i) The maximum number of total points possible for equitable educational opportunity described in Subsection (3)(a) is 38 points.
      • (ii) The maximum number of points possible for the components listed in Subsection (3)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii), combined, is 25 points.
      • (iii) The maximum number of points possible for a component listed in Subsection (3)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) is one-third of the number of the combined points described in Subsection (3)(c)(ii).
      • (iv) The maximum number of points possible for the component listed in Subsection (3)(a)(iv) is 13 points.
  • (4)
    • (a) The state board shall award to a high school points for postsecondary readiness described in Subsection 53E-5-206(4) as follows:
      • (i) the state board shall award to a high school points proportional to the percentage of the school's students who, out of all the school's students who take a college readiness assessment described in Section 53E-4-305, receive a composite score of at least 18 on the assessment;
      • (ii) the state board shall award to a high school points proportional to the percentage of the school's students who achieve at least one of the following:
        • (A) a C grade or better in an Advanced Placement course;
        • (B) a C grade or better in a concurrent enrollment course;
        • (C) a C grade or better in an International Baccalaureate course; or
        • (D) completion of a career and technical education pathway, as defined by the state board; and
      • (iii) in accordance with Subsection (4)(c), the state board shall award to a high school points proportional to the percentage of the school's students who graduate from the school.
    • (b)
      • (i) The maximum number of total points possible for postsecondary readiness described in Subsection (4)(a) is 75 points.
      • (ii) The maximum number of points possible for a component listed in Subsection (4)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) is one-third of the number of points described in Subsection (4)(b)(i).
    • (c)
      • (i) In calculating the percentage of students who graduate described in Subsection (4)(a)(iii), except as provided in Subsection (4)(c)(ii), the state board shall award to a high school points proportional to the percentage of the school's students who graduate from the school within four years.
      • (ii) The state board may award up to 10% of the points allocated for high school graduation described in Subsection (4)(b)(ii) to a school for students who graduate from the school within five years.




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