No. SB 444
Filed under Education.
Required Instruction in Cursive Writing; Requiring students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; requiring students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by the end of a specified grade; defining the term “proficiency in cursive writing”, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDPublic school students in grades 2 through 5 must now receive specific cursive writing instruction. This includes learning letter formation, spacing, and writing complete words and sentences.
By the end of grade 5, every student must demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing through an evaluation of their written work. This creates a new mandatory assessment requirement for students.
The State Board of Education is encouraged to adopt standards and pursue assessment of these new cursive writing requirements. This gives the board discretion to define how proficiency is measured.
AICreates a legal requirement for public schools to teach cursive writing to students in grades 2 through 5.
AIRequires every student to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by the end of grade 5 through an evaluation of their written work.
AIDefines proficiency as the ability to write uppercase and lowercase letters, write legibly with proper spacing, and read/apply cursive for literacy tasks like essays.
AIEncourages, but does not require, the State Board of Education to adopt standards and pursue assessment of the cursive writing requirements.