2SSB 6696 -
By Senator King
NOT ADOPTED 02/11/2010
On page 14, line 23 of the amendment, after "schedule" insert "and procedure"
On page 14, beginning on line 24 of the amendment, after "shall" strike all material through "establish" on line 10, and insert "adopt"
On page 17, line 11 of the amendment, after "schedule" insert "and procedure"
On page 17, at the beginning of line 13 of the amendment, strike "establish" and insert "adopt"
On page 18, line 3 of the amendment, after "create" strike "models for implementing" and insert "common statewide models for"
On page 18, line 4 of the amendment, after "criteria" strike "," and insert "and the four-level rating systems described under subsections (2) and (6) of this section. Models for"
On page 18, line 5 of the amendment, after "principals" insert "shall be developed"
On page 18, beginning on line 14 of the amendment, after "work." strike "The models must be available for use in the 2011-12 school year."
Beginning on page 18, line 20 of the amendment, after "year" strike
all material through "2012." on page 19, line 12, and insert "as
provided in this subsection.
(i) A set of school districts shall be selected by the
superintendent of public instruction to participate in a collaborative
process resulting in the development and piloting of the new evaluation
systems for certificated classroom teachers and principals during the
2010-11 and 2011-12 school years. These school districts must be
selected based on: (A) The agreement of the local associations
representing classroom teachers and principals to collaborate with the
district and with the superintendent of public instruction in this
developmental work; and (B) the agreement of the district and the
associations to participate in the full range of development and
implementation activities, including development of rubrics for the
evaluation criteria and rating systems, identification or development
of appropriate multiple measures of student growth and student
learning, development of evaluation system forms, participation in
professional development for principals and classroom teachers,
participation in evaluator training, and participation in activities to
evaluate the effectiveness of the new systems and support programs.
(ii) Based on the results of the developmental work in 2010-11, the
superintendent of public instruction shall adopt common statewide model
evaluation criteria and four-level rating systems, one set each for
classroom teachers and for principals, for use in 2011-12 by the school
districts under (b)(i) of this subsection. The superintendent may
modify the statewide models based on the experience of these school
districts in the 2011-12 school year. During the 2012-13 school year,
the common statewide model evaluation criteria and four-level rating
systems must be pilot-tested with at least some employees in each
school district in the state.
(iii) Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, each school district
in the state must either:
(A) Implement the common statewide model evaluation criteria and
four-level rating systems for all classroom teachers and principals; or
(B) Submit to the superintendent of public instruction a set of
evaluation criteria and a four-level rating system that meets the
requirements of subsection (2) or (6) of this section as applicable,
but has been modified by the district. Any modifications to the
criteria and rating system for classroom teachers must be made in
accordance with procedures provided in chapter 41.59 RCW. If the
superintendent of public instruction determines that the evaluation
criteria and four-level rating system proposed by the district are
substantially equivalent to or an improvement on the common statewide
models, the district may use the modified criteria and rating system.
Any further modifications must be submitted to the superintendent of
public instruction for review.
(c) The superintendent of public instruction shall report on the
status of the evaluation system development and implementation to the
governor and the education committees of the legislature by July 1,
2011, and at the conclusion of the development phase by July 1, 2012."
EFFECT: Rather than having each school district establish revised
evaluation criteria and a four-level rating system for teachers through
collective bargaining, as well as revised criteria and a rating system
for principals, directs the SPI to create common, statewide models for
the criteria and the rating system. Requires the common statewide
models to be adopted for use in 2011-12 in the set of school districts
that were selected to participate in their development in 2010-11, and
then requires the models to be pilot-tested by all school districts
with at least some employees in 2012-13.
Beginning in 2013-14, requires all school districts to either: (1)
Implement the common statewide models; or (2) submit a modified
evaluation system to SPI. Requires any modifications to the teacher
evaluation system to have been developed through collective bargaining.
Provides that if the SPI determines the modified system is
substantially equivalent or an improvement on the statewide model, the
district may use it.
Provides for status reports to the Governor and the legislative
Education Committees by July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012.