relative to administration of school assessment and accountability programs by the department of education.

This bill updates New Hampshire's education laws to standardize how the Department of Education administers statewide student assessments in math, English, and science. It requires schools to use a mix of question types, including written responses and open-ended tasks, to measure student learning while protecting privacy by limiting data disclosure to necessary sample sizes. The legislation allows districts to opt for locally developed tests if approved, permits home-schooled and private school students to participate voluntarily, and ensures that assessment results cannot be penalized against students or schools. Additionally, the bill mandates that individual student scores remain anonymous in state records unless parents provide written consent and guarantees that exempted students receive alternative educational activities.