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You will have to agree to the following:
9)(A) Comply with all health and safety laws and rules;
(B) Hold valid occupancy of buildings as required by the relevant municipality in which the private school is located;
(C)(i) Are held academically accountable by annually administering or making provision for the administration of a nationally recognized norm-referenced test to qualified students in grades three through ten (3-10) who have received educational scholarships under this subchapter.
(ii) However, a qualified student in grades three through ten (3-10) who has received an educational scholarship under this subchapter, has an individualized service plan in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(10), as it existed on January 1, 2021, and is determined by the private school to need an exemption from standardized testing due to the existence of a significant cognitive disability is not required to take the test required under subdivision (9)(C)(i) of this section.
(iii) If a student is not required to take the test required under subdivision (9)(C)(i) of this section, a participating private school shall annually make provision for the student to take an alternate assessment approved by the State Board of Education or prepare a portfolio that provides information on a student's progress to the student's parent or guardian; and
(D)(i) Annually report the scores and other academic progress to:
(a) The parent or guardian of each qualified student who has received an educational scholarship under this subchapter; and
(b)(1) An independent research organization selected by the division in accordance with § 6-18-2307(b)(1).
(2) Data reported to an independent research organization shall be reported in a manner that ensures disaggregation by grade level, gender, family income level, and race.