HB1548

we shouldnt be putting children on a list

If you're not paying for the collection, compilation, submission of this data at the local level as well as the master compilation and distribution then don't ask for it. Property taxes are paying enough for all your reporting requests. Most of the time when I ask my legislator about the findings from these reports they know nothing about them. So stop asking for stuff you're not using or even aware is required. Laws already requires NH public schools to report on student safety, discipline, and performance data including CTE completion, dual enrollments, and career-ready credentials. They have to report annually statistics on bullying, cyberbullying, sexual harassment, and the use of restraint or seclusion. The testing requirements include screening students in kindergarten through second grade for dyslexia and related disorders; vision screening for children upon first entry into the public school system; results for statewide assessments in reading, language arts, mathematics, and science for grades 3–8 and one high school grades; a 2020 version of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) civics exam is required; and Grade 11 students also take the College Board SAT School Day with an essay. ACCESS for ELLs is required annually for English language learners in grades K-12. Plus students with significant cognitive disabilities may take the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM). all others are required to take the statewide assessment. NH public schools are required to complete an extensive Annual reporting of central office administrative expenses to ensure they do not exceed 6% of the total budget NH School Funding Fairness Project. And an array of financial information including a certified financial report by September 1 each year, detailing prior year receipts, expenditures, and balance sheets; and a report certifying voted appropriations and estimated revenues within 20 days of the close of the annual school district meeting. Then there are the special reports related to the spending of federal and some state funds etc from school meals to special education services. Special education services are already reported extensively Under RSA 189:64, every public school must develop and submit an EOP to the Office of School Safety. And there is reporting of gifted programs from identification through evaluation. And then there's required reporting of certain health information to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Schools are also required to report incidents of theft, destruction, or violence to local law enforcement. All school employees ("credential holders") are legally mandated to report suspected child abuse or neglect to state authorities. And this is not all of what is required. ENOUGH!

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