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NY A10922
Bill
Status
8/17/2020
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Prohibits school districts from completing annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals during the 2020-2021 school year due to the state disaster emergency declared by executive order 202 of 2020
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Prevents withholding of apportioned funds for general support of public schools if districts fail to submit documentation to the commissioner of education showing full implementation of teacher and principal evaluation standards under Education Law section 3012-d
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Allows boards of education or common school district trustees to appoint teachers and principals to tenure in their final probationary year upon specific agreement, even without completing the 2020-2021 performance review, if they had received satisfactory prior reviews and would otherwise qualify based on past performance
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Permits districts to alternatively extend tenure appointment decisions by one additional year rather than proceeding without the 2020-2021 review
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Expires and is repealed on June 30, 2021
Legislative Description
Prohibits school districts from requiring annual performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals during the 2020-2021 school year and ensures that funds for the general support of public schools for which a school district is otherwise entitled shall not be withheld; a board of education or the trustees of a common school district may, upon agreement, continue to appoint on tenure classroom teachers and building principals notwithstanding that their annual professional performance review for the 2020-2021 school year has not been completed.
Last Action
referred to education
8/17/2020