Section 9. Student Achievement Growth And Student Assessment Programs

A. School districts shall use the department-adopted student achievement growth measure to measure the growth in achievement of each student as applied to the teacher's effectiveness rating. B. Whenever possible, an EES rating the performance of a classroom teacher shall include three years of student achievement growth data. C. Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, each school district shall administer a student assessment for each course they offer that measures mastery of the content as described in the state-adopted course description at the necessary level of rigor for the course. The student assessments may include: (1) statewide assessments currently administered in mathematics, reading, science and early literacy; and (2) department-approved end-of-course assessments.