2262-S2 AMS ZARE MOOR 009

2SHB 2262 - S AMD to S COMM AMD (EDU S3241.1) 393

   By    Senator Zarelli

NOT ADOPTED 4/9/2007

   On page 2, after "program." on line 3, insert "Such bonus shall be awarded following a school year in which the office of superintendent of public instruction determines that the individual's teaching has resulted in improved student performance. The washington institute for public policy, in consultation with the office of superintendent of public instruction, shall develop objective assessment criteria necessary for making this determination." 

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EFFECT: Provides that the additional $5,000 bonus for teaching in a challenging school shall be awarded upon a finding by the OSPI that the individual's teaching resulted in improved student performance. The Washington State Institute for Public Policy, in consultation with OSPI, shall develop objective assessment criteria necessary for making this determination.