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IN SB0035
Bill
AI Summary
- Changes teacher evaluation requirements for plans developed or adopted after June 30, 2017 from mandatory to optional use of objective measures of student achievement and growth
- Maintains requirement for objective student achievement measures in evaluation plans developed or adopted before July 1, 2017, including statewide assessments, student growth methods, and locally developed assessments
- Requires all evaluation plans to include rigorous measures of effectiveness, observations, performance indicators, annual rating designations, and improvement recommendations regardless of adoption date
- Removes deadline "Before January 31, 2012" for State Board to adopt rules defining teacher rating criteria and student achievement measures, making it an ongoing requirement
- Effective July 1, 2017
Legislative Description
Teacher evaluations. Provides that a school corporation may use objective measures of student achievement as part of a teacher evaluation plan. (Current law provides that the use of an objective measure of student achievement is required as part of a teacher evaluation plan.)
Last Action
Senator Kruse added as second author
1/18/2017
Committee Referrals
Education and Career Development1/3/2017
Full Bill Text
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