HF2775 Summary

• Requires school districts and charter schools to develop joint teacher evaluation and peer review processes through agreement with teachers, or implement a state teacher evaluation plan if no agreement is reached.

• Establishes a three-year professional review cycle for teachers including growth plans, peer review, and at least one summative evaluation, with student growth data determining 35 percent of evaluation results.

• Adds $169 per pupil in teacher development and evaluation revenue for school districts and charter schools without alternative professional pay system agreements, effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.

• Modifies alternative teacher professional pay system requirements to allow job-embedded learning through professional learning communities and align compensation with teacher performance measures including student growth and evaluation outcomes.

• Extends teacher evaluation requirements to charter schools, requiring them to develop evaluation processes under the same standards as traditional public schools.