HB34

HB34

MReed (Oklahoma)
====Purpose- This bill will help students who have trouble in certain areas of their current education, before entering high school. This bill will help by seeing if you can pass a test consisting of different topics that the children learn throughout the year, if you pass each section with 65% or higher you don't have to learn more about that topic.If you don't pass the test, you will have to take a summer lesson on the areas you didn't pass. Some things that are already enforced to make students understand school learning targets better, are====

Terms and benefits-

 * 1) ====Questions for the test will be made based on standard middle school material in math, reading, and writing.====
 * 2) The test will then be sent to all of the states in the U.S. and questions will be added/taken out depending on state standards. (These adjustments will be made by the board of education). After adjustments with the test are finished the tests will be sent to all middle schools.
 * 3) The tests will then be printed out.
 * 4) ====A date for testing will also be set by the school staff near the end of the year about one or two weeks before school is over.====
 * 5) ====Tests will be collected and sent back to the each states office building to be graded. (The passing grades for each section will be 65%, and the extended response will be graded for extended response.)====
 * 6) ====The grades will be sent back out an the students will find out what sections they need more help in, or if they pass.====
 * 7) ====Students in need of help will be given concept reinforcing packets that will need to be turned in before high school starts.====

Fiscal impact-

 * 1) ====Test papers- 108 sheets for $44.00. ( 1 sheet needed for everyone testing.)====
 * 2) ====Scanner- $8,050.00====
 * 3) ====Teachers for grading extended responses-$33 an hour====
 * 4) ====Building- $160.00 per square foot.====
 * 5) ====Building graders- $250.00 per week.====
 * 6) ====Computers- from $2,000.00 - $2,500.00 for ten computers.====
 * 7) ====Desks- $500.00 for five desks====
 * 8) ====Office chairs- $275.00 for five chairs.====

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