S.F. No. 3373 Summary

• Establishes tiered licensure system for teachers and principals with initial, standard, and master licenses based on performance measures under new statewide evaluation system.

• Creates alternative teacher preparation programs allowing candidates to earn a two-year limited-term license through school district partnerships with colleges, nonprofits, or district-based programs.

• Implements performance-based teacher and principal evaluation system aligned to student achievement growth, with at least 35% of evaluations linked to student achievement measures under section 120B.35.

• Modifies teacher tenure and continuing employment requirements to include five-year review cycles based on student achievement growth, replacing traditional continuing contract system.

• Grants commissioner authority to intervene directly in persistently lowest-achieving schools and school districts in improvement or corrective action status under federal law.