ID H0222

Establishes a career ladder system for instructional staff with residency and professional compensation rungs based on performance criteria, effective July 1, 2015, with allocation amounts ranging from $32,200 to $50,000 by fiscal year 2020.

Creates master teacher premiums of $4,000 per year for 3 years for instructional staff with 8+ years experience who demonstrate mastery in student achievement, instructional techniques, and professional learning plans, subject to state board rulemaking.

Implements an Idaho Professional Endorsement requirement for instructional staff, automatically granted to those with 3+ years of prior service and earned by meeting professional compensation rung performance criteria for 2 of 3 years.

Revises staff allowance calculations to include pupil service staff in experience and education multipliers beginning July 1, 2016, and updates salary-based apportionment formulas for instructional, pupil service, administrative, and classified staff.

Modifies renewable contract provisions to prohibit placement of instructional staff without professional endorsement on renewable contracts and establishes annual independent reviews of teacher evaluations by college of education deans.