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HB 1726 Evaluation of certain teachers.

Introduced by: Robert D. Hull | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Evaluation of certain teachers. Directs local school boards to fill positions with instructional personnel qualified in the relevant subject area. School boards are also required to (i) adopt employment policies that include incentives for excellence in teaching, including financial support for teachers attending professional development seminars or seeking and obtaining national certification; (ii) develop procedures for division superintendents and principals to use in evaluating instructional personnel that are appropriate to the tasks performed and address such matters as student academic progress and the skills and knowledge of instructional personnel, including, but not limited to, instructional methodology, classroom management, and subject matter knowledge; (iii) provide each probationary teacher with a mentor teacher to assist the probationary teacher in achieving excellence in instruction; and (iv) evaluate probationary teachers annually. Division superintendents must consider the annual evaluations of the probationary teachers when making recommendations to the school board regarding the nonrenewal of any probationary teacher’s contract. If the probationary teacher’s evaluation is not satisfactory, the school board must not reemploy the teacher. This bill specifically notes that none of these new requirements are to be construed to require cause for the nonrenewal of the contract of a probationary teacher, i.e., a teacher who has not achieved continuing contract status.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Evaluation of certain teachers. Directs local school boards to fill positions with licensed instructional personnel qualified in the relevant subject area. School boards are also to (i) adopt employment policies that include incentives for excellence in teaching; (ii) develop procedures for division superintendents and principals to use in evaluating instructional personnel that are appropriate to tasks performed; (iii) provide each probationary teacher with a mentor teacher; and (iv) evaluate probationary teachers annually. Probationary teachers who do not receive a satisfactory evaluation are not to be reemployed.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Evaluation of certain teachers. Directs local school boards to require annual evaluations of probationary teachers which must include performance criteria such as, but not limited to, teaching methodology, classroom management, and subject matter knowledge. School boards may use the same or similar criteria for evaluating a teacher awarded continuing contract status.