(a) Beginning October 31, 2023, and by October 31 of each year thereafter, District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") shall send a letter to OSSE reporting whether each DCPS school has complied with the requirements set forth in this chapter in the previous school year. If a DCPS school has failed to comply with one of more sections of this chapter, DCPS shall state the name of the school, the deficiency, and the timeline for curing said deficiency.
(b)(1) Beginning October 31, 2023, and by October 31 of each year thereafter, each public charter LEA shall send a letter to the Public Charter School Board ("PCSB") reporting whether each public charter school within the LEA has complied with the requirements set forth in this chapter in the previous school year. If a public charter school has failed to comply with one of more sections of this chapter, the public charter school LEA shall state the name of the school, the deficiency, and the timeline for curing the deficiency.
(2) By November 15, 2023, and by November 15 of each year thereafter, the PCSB shall transmit a copy of each letter to OSSE.
(c) OSSE shall make publicly available the compliance letters within 10 business days after receiving the letters from DCPS and the PCSB.
(Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-191, § 106, 68 DCR 00115.)
Section 7195 of D.C. Law 24-45 repealed section 301 of D.C. Law 23-191 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by Law 23-191 has been implemented.
Section 7195 of D.C. Act 24-159 repealed section 301 of D.C. Law 23-191 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by Law 23-191 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 23-191: § 301 of D.C. Law 23-191 provided that the creation of this section by § 106 of D.C. Law 23-191 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 38 - Educational Institutions
Chapter 25D - Prevention of Reading Difficulties
§ 38–2581.02. Office of the State Superintendent of Education responsibilities
§ 38–2581.03. Professional development on reading difficulties
§ 38–2581.04. Universal screening and intervention for reading difficulties
§ 38–2581.05. Reading intervention