levels or for inclusion in the State plan, the department shall
establish and submit the assessment to the State board for
action by the State board. The department shall establish, at
the time it establishes scores for the PSAT, separate scores for
separate uses of the PSAT, which shall be used in comparison
data measurements from the baseline. The scores shall be
developed for comparison with federally required academic
assessments under section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)(bb) and (II)(cc)
of ESSA and, as appropriate, for inclusion in other areas of
measurement. The score established for the PSAT for comparison
measurements with federally required academic assessments in
section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(II)(cc) of ESSA shall be based on the
questions within the verbal and mathematics PSAT that focus on
the science or any PSAT that aligns with the new standards
developed by the department for science. If no score can be
established for the PSAT for comparison measurements with
federally required academic assessments in section 1111(b)(2)(B)
(v)(II)(cc) of ESSA, the department is directed to use an
assessment developed through a consortium of states that have
similar science standards as the department has developed for
science and develop a score for comparison measurements for the
assessment.
(2) The State board must approve or disapprove within sixty
(60) days of submission by the department to the office of the
State board or at its next regularly scheduled meeting,
whichever is sooner, the score for each federally established
accountability level that a student must attain on each approved
assessment. Failure of the State board to approve or disapprove
the submission within the time established under this section
shall be deemed an approval.
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