FL H1387

Teachers rated effective or highly effective who volunteer for or are transferred to low-performing schools retain their performance rating for 3 years from the date of assignment.

School districts cannot assign a higher percentage of temporarily certified, teachers in need of improvement, or out-of-field teachers to low-performing schools than the district average.

District school boards are authorized to provide salary incentives to encourage qualified teachers to work in low-performing schools.

School districts must annually certify compliance with teacher assignment requirements to the Commissioner of Education, with non-compliance reported to the State Board of Education.

The act takes effect July 1, 2012.