HB533:

Public elementary and secondary schools; agreements to establish opportunity classrooms.

Bill Summary:

Public elementary and secondary schools; agreements
to establish opportunity classrooms. Requires each school board
to enter into an agreement, upon request, with a public elementary
or secondary school teacher or a group of such teachers in a local
school division who represents more than 20 students to establish
an opportunity classroom, which the bill defines as a classroom in
which a curriculum in English, mathematics, science, history and
social science, and any other subject area, as set forth in such
agreement, is offered that is different than any curriculum that
is otherwise offered in such subject areas in the local school division.
The bill permits each school board to enter into such agreement for
an opportunity classroom if the requesting teacher or group of teachers
represents fewer than 20 students. The bill contains requirements
for such agreements to establish opportunity classrooms and provisions
relating to funding for opportunity classrooms and for services,
transportation, and assessments for students who are enrolled in
an opportunity classroom.