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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 558
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(II) STATISTICAL ANALYSES AND DATA VERIFICATION PROCESSES
DEVELOPED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND
(III) DISCREPANCIES DISCOVERED WHILE COLLECTING,
MAINTAINING, ANALYZING, AND PUBLICLY REPORTING THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION.
(2) THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on or before September 1,
2006, September 1, 2007, September 1, 2008, and September 1, 2009, and September
2010, each county board shall:
(1) collect, maintain, and analyze an interim graduation rate by dividing
the number of students that receive a regular high school diploma in a given year by
the number of students that enrolled in the ninth grade four years earlier; and
(2) report the information required under item (1) of this section to:
(i) the public in the aggregate and disaggregated by American
Indian, African American, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander, students who are
limited English proficient, students who receive free and reduced priced meals, and
students who receive special education services; and
(ii) the State Department of Education.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on or before October 1,
2006, October 1, 2007, October 1, 2008, and October 1, 2009, and October 1, 2010, the
State Department of Education shall:
(1) compile the information received under Section 2 of this Act and
calculate an interim graduation rate for the State; and
(2) post the information obtained under Section 2 of this Act for each
county and the interim graduation rate for the State on its website in the aggregate
and disaggregated by American Indian, African American, Hispanic, White,
Asian/Pacific Islander, students who are limited English proficient, students who
receive free and reduced priced meals, and students who receive special education
services.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That in That:
(a) Unless the State Board of Education chooses to comply with subsection (b)
of this section before 2011, in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009; and 2010, for the purpose of
determining Adequate Yearly Progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act,
the State Department of Education shall use the interim graduation rates determined
under Sections 2 and 3 of this Act as the additional high school indicator.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, by 2011,
the State Department of Education shall use as the additional high school indicator
the graduation rate as defined under § 7-203.2 of the Education Article, as enacted by
Section 1 of this Act, including permissible adjustments consistent with the federal
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