§ § 18-1840≱8-1853).Īcademic standardWhat a student should know and be able to do at a specified grade level.Īpprenticeship program≺ competency-based program that coordinates and integrates classroom instruction with a structured work-based employment experience designed for students.Īssessment≺ valid and reliable measurement of student performance on a set of academic standards in a subject area that captures student understanding of the set as a whole and the central concepts, knowledge and skills of each content area.īoardThe State Board of Education established under sections 2601-B≲606-B of the School Code (24 P. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:ĪVTS≺rea vocational-technical school≺ public school that provides vocational-technical education to secondary school students, out-of-school youth and adults in a geographical area comprised and operated by one or more school districts and established under sections 1840≱853 of the School Code (24 P.
Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (334860). The provisions of this § 4.2 amended February 28, 2014, effective March 1, 2014, 44 Pa.B. The provisions of this § 4.2 amended under sections 121, 2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish rigorous academic standards and assessments, applicable only to the public schools in this Commonwealth, to facilitate the improvement of student achievement and to provide parents and communities a measure by which school performance can be determined. The statutory authority for this chapter is the School Code. GENERAL PROVISIONS § 4.1. Statutory authority. Code § 49.141 (relating to general) and 22 Pa. Code § 49.121 (relating to Administrative Certificate) 22 Pa. Code § 49.111 (relating to Supervisory Certificate) 22 Pa. Code § 49.101 (relating to general) 22 Pa. Code § 49.81 (relating to general) 22 Pa. Code § 49.42 (relating to letter of eligibility) 22 Pa. Code § 49.14 (relating to approval of institutions) 22 Pa. Code § 16.22 (relating to gifted multidisciplinary evaluation) 22 Pa. Code § 16.1 (relating to definitions) 22 Pa. Code § 11.31 (relating to students not enrolled in public schools due to private tutoring) 22 Pa. Code § 11.27 (relating to graduation) 22 Pa. The provisions of this Chapter 4 adopted January 15, 1999, effective January 16, 1999, 29 Pa.B. The provisions of this Chapter 4 issued under the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.S. Credentials other than the high school diploma. Certification by principal of nonpublic nonlicensed school. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OTHER THAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 4.71. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment. HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening and communicable diseases. Elementary education: primary and intermediate levels. CHAPTER 4. ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS