(1) The department shall publish on the data portal a school performance report for each public school in the state, a school district performance report for each school district in the state, a performance report for the institute, and a performance report for the state as a whole. The department shall continuously update the data included in the performance reports as soon as practicable, but not later than sixty days, after the data become available. (2) The state board shall adopt rules specifying the information to be included in the school performance reports, the school district and institute performance reports, and the state performance report. The information must be consistent for each type of report and, at a minimum, must include the following: (a) The report subject's level of attainment on each of the performance indicators as determined pursuant to section 22-11-204, including whether the report subject met the targets set for the applicable school year; (a.5) The percentage of students enrolled by the report subject who score at each of the performance levels identified by the state board for the statewide assessments, reported by grade level and assessment; (b) For school performance reports, a comparison of the report subject's levels of attainment on the performance indicators with the levels of attainment of the other public schools of the school district and in the state and the information specified in subsection (3) of this section; (c) For school district performance reports and the institute performance report, a comparison of the report subject's levels of attainment on the performance indicators with other school districts in the state and the institute; (d) Information concerning comparisons of student performance over time and among student groups; (e) The report subject's rates of completion, mobility, and truancy as calculated pursuant to rules adopted by the state board; and (f) Any additional information that may be required by federal law. (3) In addition to any information specified by rule of the state board, each school performance report shall include the following information concerning the operations and environment of the public school that is the subject of the report: (a) The name of the public school, the type of school program provided at the public school, and the school year for which the information in the performance report is provided. The performance report shall also include the public school's street address, telephone number, and email address, and, if one exists, the website address of the school district or the public school. (b) Information concerning the percentages of students who are not tested or whose scores are not included in determining attainment of the performance indicators; (c) As described in state board rule, the occurrence of each of the types of incidents described in section 22-32-109.1 (2)(b)(IV), expressed as a number and as a percentage of the total occurrences of all of the incidents; (d) As calculated pursuant to state board rule, information concerning: (I) Student enrollment at the public school; (II) Students, reported as a number and a percentage of the total student enrollment at the public school, who are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch pursuant to the federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq.; (III) Repealed. (IV) Average daily attendance at the public school; and (V) For elementary schools, the availability of a preschool program, full-day kindergarten program, and before- and after-school programs at the public school; (e) Information concerning the staff employed at the public school, including: (I) The number of persons employed at the public school in each of the following categories and explanations of the job descriptions for each category: (A) Classroom teachers; (B) Paraprofessionals; (C) Administrators; (D) Other professionals; (E) School support staff; (F) School counselors; and (G) School librarians; (II) The students-per-classroom-teacher ratios for each grade level included in the public school; (III) The average number of years of teaching experience among the teachers employed at the public school; (IV) The number of teachers employed at the public school who hold master's or doctoral degrees; (V) For junior high, middle, and high schools, the percentage of teachers employed at the public school who are teaching in the subject areas in which they received their bachelor's or graduate degrees; (VI) The number of teachers employed at the public school who have three or more years of teaching experience. For purposes of this subparagraph (VI), the data used shall describe teachers who have obtained nonprobationary status pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article 63 of this title. (VII) The number of professional development days included in the school year; (f) Information concerning whether the following courses and programs, which are not included in the statewide assessments, are available to students enrolled in the public school and, to the extent they are available on the public school's or school district's website, internet links to descriptions of these courses and programs: (I) Art; (II) Drama or theater; (III) Music; (IV) Dance; (V) Physical education; (VI) Economics; (VII) World languages; (VIII) History; (IX) Geography; (X) Civics; (XI) Career and technical education; (XII) Opportunities for civic or community engagement; (XIII) Internet safety programs; (XIV) For high schools, advanced placement, international baccalaureate, or honors courses; (XV) For elementary schools, international baccalaureate or Montessori curricula; (XVI) Extracurricular activities; and (XVII) Athletics; and (g) Information, as described in state board rule, concerning programs and services that are available at the public school to support student health and wellness. The state board is encouraged to include in the school performance report information concerning each school district's and each public school's incorporation of physical activity into the school day. (4) Each public school, each school district, and the institute shall report accurately the data required to produce a performance report. The state board shall seek to minimize and eliminate the duplication of data reporting required under this section and data reporting required by other state or federal statutes or rules so that school districts, institute charter schools, and the institute may satisfy the multiple reporting requirements within a single reporting framework. (5) Prior to the publication of the performance reports, the department shall: (a) Allow each school district and the institute a reasonable period of time to review the school district's or the institute's information as it will appear on the school performance reports; and (b) Correct any errors or misinformation identified by the school district or institute. (6) The school performance report produced for each public school pursuant to this section may contain internet links through which a person may access additional information not provided in detail in the report. The state board may make changes in the format or the contents of the performance reports prepared pursuant to this section. (7) Each public school shall notify the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the public school of the availability on the data portal of its performance report and the performance report for the school district or the institute and for the state. Each public school shall ask the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the school whether the parent or legal guardian wants a printed copy of the school, school district, institute, or state performance report, and shall provide a copy if requested.
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