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Superintendent briefs board on upcoming accountability bill, cell‑phone policy and budget outlook
Summary
Superintendent Brian reviewed likely state accountability metrics, flagged opt‑out data issues with the State Board, noted a pending cell‑phone bill that could require local policy changes, and outlined budget risks including a March state school fund adjustment and a timber revenue offset.
Superintendent Brian told the Banks SD 13 board April 14 that the legislature is likely to pass an accountability bill that would require districts to meet specific metrics and could impose consequences for missed targets.
He described measures that staff expect to see in the bill: third‑grade reading measured by the SBAC/OSAS, eighth‑grade math, early‑grade attendance (k–3), ninth‑grade on‑track credit measures (six credits by the end of freshman year), and the usual 4‑year…
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