To move back by two years the deadlines imposed by a 2011 law establishing a process for determining whether teachers are “effective” or not, and basing school employment decisions on these ratings.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

To delay the teacher effective rating process until the end of the 2017-2018 school year.

To reduce the percentage of a teacher's "effectiveness" evaluation that must be based on student progress as measured by state test data (instead of other more subjective measures) from 50 percent to 40 percent, and delay implementation until the 2017-2018 school year. The original 50 percent figure was required by a 2011 law basing school employment decisions on these ratings.

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

To change the student assessment and student academic growth component from 40 percent of a teacher's rating to 50 percent, but rather than basing this on statewide tests, the basis is not specified and would be determined later. See also House Bill 5223, cosponsored by the sponsor of this amendment.

To revise the criteria for teacher "effectiveness" evaluations used in various to a system to be determined later. This essentially repeals the requirement in a 2011 law basing school employment decisions on ratings in which half of a teacher's effectiveness would be based on student academic progress as measured by actual results on state tests. Instead, the ratings would be based on a system to be determined later.

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which essentially repeals the requirement in a 2011 law basing school employment decisions on ratings in which half of a teacher's effectiveness would be based on student academic progress as measured by actual results on state tests. Instead, the ratings would be based on a system to be determined later.