Senate Bill 1069 Summary

• Fiscal Reporting and Online Learning: Requires the state department of education to post fiscal report cards for school districts and charter schools on its website; establishes requirements for online courses and mobile computing devices for high school students beginning in 2012-2013.

• Pay for Performance and Teacher Incentives: Creates a new pay for performance bonus system based on student achievement growth and excellence, plus hard-to-fill position bonuses and leadership awards for certificated instructional employees.

• Educational Support Program Adjustments: Modifies the Educational Support Program by adjusting support unit calculations, changing divisors for various grade levels and school types, and revising staff allowance provisions.

• Technology and Math/Science Funding: Allocates funding for public school technology infrastructure and digital resources; distributes funds for additional math and science courses in high schools based on school enrollment size.

• Charter School Provisions: Allows public postsecondary institutions to operate public charter high schools; revises financial support calculations for charter schools with phased implementation between 2011-2015.