Section 53E-4-314 - School readiness assessment(1) As used in this section:(a) "School readiness assessment" means a preschool assessment that: (i) measures literacy and numeracy; and(ii) beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, measures growth from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.(b) "School readiness program" means a preschool program: (i) in which a student participates in the year before the student is expected to enroll in kindergarten; and(ii) that receives funding under Title 35A, Chapter 15, Preschool Programs.(2) The state board shall develop or select a school readiness assessment.(3) A school readiness program shall:(a) administer to each student who participates in the school readiness program the school readiness assessment at the beginning and end of the student's participation in the school readiness program; and(b) report the results of the assessments described in Subsection (3)(a) to the state board.(4) A private care provider or an LEA on behalf of a school that is not participating in the High Quality Readiness Grant Program, as described in Section 35A-15-301 or 35A-15-302, may submit school readiness assessment data to the state board.Amended by Chapter 525, 2024 General Session ,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 20, 2024 General Session ,§ 6, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 316, 2022 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2022.Amended by Chapter 171, 2020 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/12/2020.Amended by Chapter 342, 2019 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/14/2019.Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session ,§ 63, eff. 5/14/2019.Added by Chapter 389, 2018 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2018.