DESE explains cleanup bill changes: grade‑inflation metric removed, ESSA index reporting remains
Deputy Commissioner Ivy Pfeffer and DESE counsel told the committee that 2017’s Act 930 overhauled accountability; a 2019 cleanup removed reporting tied to the old grade‑inflation calculation and Act 757 clarifications align reporting with the ESSA school index. Remediation rates and composite GPA remain reported; lawmakers asked for a methodological brief.
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Deputy Commissioner Ivy Pfeffer and Courtney Salas Ford, legal counsel for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, briefed the committee on statutory and reporting changes arising from a recent cleanup bill (referred to in discussion as Act 757).
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