Both the House draft and the Senate draft underscore the importance of 21st. Century Skills and professional development. They also agree on a minimum formula-based award of $3,000 per district. Both versions also indicate their concern that upon completion of the 8th grade that all students are technologically literate. Although this last issue has been addressed by districts in their technology plans, the new legislative drafts have added the following:
“Assess not less than once by the end of the 8th grade student performance in gaining technology literacy…including through embedding such assessment items in other State tests, performance-based assessments, portfolios, or through other means, but provided that such assessments shall be used only to track student technology literacy and not in conjunction with meeting adequate yearly progress goals…”
