SB 1044 Summary

• Suspends annual year-end performance evaluations for teachers during the 2020-2021 school year, though all other evaluation system requirements remain in place.

• Suspends annual performance evaluations for building-level and central-office school administrators during the 2020-2021 school year.

• Changes language in evaluation requirements from "shall" to "must" regarding teacher and administrator evaluation procedures and rating standards.

• Removes a prior phase-in period requiring only 25% of teacher evaluations to be based on student growth data in 2018-2019, establishing a flat 40% requirement for all applicable years.

• Takes effect only if Senate Bill No. 1040 of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.