HB 1067 Summary

• Requires performance evaluations for instructional personnel and school administrators to be based at least 50 percent on student learning growth, measured by statewide assessments or district assessments, with classroom teachers using data from at least 3 years (reduced to 40 percent minimum if fewer years available)

• Establishes student learning growth requirements varying by position: classroom teachers minimum 50 percent (or 40 percent with less data), non-classroom instructional personnel minimum 30 percent (or 20 percent with less data), and school administrators minimum 50 percent (or 40 percent with less data)

• Requires evaluation criteria to include instructional practice based on Florida Educator Accomplished Practices, instructional leadership for administrators based on state board standards, and professional responsibilities adopted by the State Board of Education

• Directs the State Board of Education to establish a fair method to measure student learning growth for teachers of exceptional students and students not tested by statewide or end-of-course assessments, with specific performance standards for unsatisfactory, effective, and highly effective ratings

• Establishes performance salary schedules effective July 1, 2014, providing differentiated pay based on evaluation ratings, with highly effective employees receiving greater adjustments than effective employees (50-75 percent of highly effective adjustment), and no salary adjustments for ratings below effective