Use Of Student Growth In Educator Evaluations

The bill clarifies the purposes of licensed educator performance evaluations.

The bill directs the state board of education (state board) to adopt rules as necessary to ensure that:

• Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, student academic growth is considered, without a percentage, along with the quality standards as part of a comprehensive evaluation of a teacher's or principal's performance; and
• Student assessment scores may be used collectively at a particular grade level or the school-building level solely for specified purposes, and collective measures may not be used beyond the school level.

The bill specifies the measures a school district or board of cooperative services may consider in determining student academic growth for purposes of evaluating teacher performance.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)