HB 5707 Summary

• Requires school districts, intermediate school districts, and public school academies to adopt rigorous, transparent, and fair performance evaluation systems for all teachers and school administrators involving annual evaluations with timely feedback.

• Mandates that 25% of annual year-end teacher evaluations be based on student growth and assessment data, with at least 50% of that student growth measured using state assessments beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.

• Establishes evaluation rating categories of highly effective, effective, minimally effective, and ineffective; requires midyear progress reports for first-year probationary teachers and those rated minimally effective or ineffective.

• Requires at least 2 classroom observations annually (with at least 1 unscheduled beginning in 2016-2017 school year) and feedback within 30 days; at least 1 observation must be conducted by the school administrator responsible for evaluation.

• Mandates dismissal of teachers rated ineffective on 3 consecutive annual evaluations; allows biennial evaluations for teachers rated highly effective on 3 consecutive years; permits teachers rated ineffective to request superintendent review (limited to twice per 3-year period).