SELECT COMMITTEE ON STATEWIDE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY

Budget:                               $70,000.00 provided in separate legislation

Priority #: 1         Statutory duties

This Select Committee was continued by 2016 Senate File 32 and House Bill 19.  The law provides for funding of the Select Committee ($70,000 for the biennium.)  As directed by Management Council, Priorities #1 and #2 of the Joint Education Committee's proposed interim topics will be undertaken by Select Committee and have been eliminated from the topics under the Joint Education Committee.

Priority #: 2         Every Student Succeeds Act (Previously Priority #1 proposed by the Joint Education Committee)

Review of the federal law and revisions necessary to conform state statutes to the Act.

Priority #: 3     Wyoming Accountability in Education Act (WAEA) (Previously Priority #2 proposed by the Joint Education Committee)

The Select Committee will continue efforts related to the WAEA, including continuation and review of an alternative school accountability model as required by 2016 Senate File 32, continuation of efforts related to the statewide student assessment system required by House Bill 19, review of Phase II (teacher/leader accountability) requirements and continuation of the efforts related to the creation of multi-tiered statewide system of support, interventions and consequences.