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Reports shall be submitted by the
school districts in such a manner that it is possible to determine for each
school building in each school district the percentage of students who are
achieving at or above the appropriate grade level on the reading assessment.
In order to maintain the commitment made by the legislature to reading
excellence, the statewide goal for reading achievement for spring 2004 shall
be not less than fifty-five percent (55%) at or above grade level for
kindergarten and not less than sixty percent (60%) at or above grade level for
first grade; the goal for spring 2005 shall be not less than fifty-five
percent (55%) at or above grade level for kindergarten, not less than
sixty-five percent (65%) at or above grade level for first grade, and not less
than seventy percent (70%) at or above grade level for second grade; the goal
for spring 2006 shall be not less than sixty percent (60%) at or above grade
level for kindergarten, not less than seventy percent (70%) at or above grade
level for first grade, not less than eighty percent (80%) at or above grade
level for second grade and not less than eighty-five percent (85%) at or above
grade level for third grade. Notwithstanding the statewide reading achievement
goals provided herein, an individual school building will also be deemed to
have met the achievement goal if the percentage reading at or above grade
level is five percent (5%) or more greater than the percentage for the
immediately preceding fall scores. For purposes of this section, the
calculations shall be based on students who were enrolled ninety percent
[(]90%[)] of the possible total days of attendance at that school between the
fall and spring reading test within that same school year.
The state department of education shall extract data from the reporting
forms, after the spring assessment period, and specifically identify those
schools whose average reading scores for any grade level have not met the
targeted level by the specified date. The department shall prepare a list of
these schools and the grade or grades not attaining the achievement goal. This
list shall be made available for the public, shall be published in the next
issue of the state publication of the department and may be made available on
the internet following the spring assessment. In addition, each school so
identified shall be notified by the department that should the school
experience a similar shortfall in the next ensuing year, a school intervention
program may be initiated. The state department of education shall provide for
an intervention program which will consist of at least, but not limited to, a
site visit by designated personnel from schools that have achieved the state
standard and may include others who are familiar with reading achievement. The
intervention team shall make recommendations to the district on means for
improvement in order to meet and exceed the state's reading goals.

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