All public school boards, through their local school districts, shall:

1. (a) Participate in the basic skills assessment program established by this chapter.
2. (b) Adopt appropriate policies to ensure that a continuous assessment is made of an individual student's progress in relation to the statewide minimum standards of student achievement for kindergarten through grades 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 and 11.
3. (c) Prior to the beginning of the 1979-80 school year provide appropriate in-service training for all certified personnel implementing the basic skills assessment program to insure efficient and effective methods of instruction.
4. (d) Use the results of the tests administered under the basic skills assessment program to help in the diagnosis of student deficiencies.
5. (e) Provide basic instruction to aid the student in bringing his performance up to the statewide minimum standards for a particular grade when a deficiency is indicated by the results of the tests administered under the basic skills assessment program or other assessment procedures.

6. (f)

   1. (1) Provide in writing test result information to any parent or guardian of a dependent child when the parent or guardian requests such information.
   2. (2) Provide test information and explanations of deficiencies to a parent or guardian of a dependent child found to have deficiencies and make suggestions for appropriate assistance to be given to the dependent child by the dependent child's parent or guardian.