FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 1695

                                  C 241 L 88

BYRepresentatives Dorn, Betrozoff, Peery, Cole, Rust, Taylor, Rasmussen, Valle, Spanel, Holland, Rayburn,P. King and Winsley;by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Extending the time period for the superintendent of public instruction to adopt evaluation standards.

House Committe on Education

Senate Committee on Education

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

In 1985, the Legislature directed the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop and field test, in consultation with selected school districts, a series of teacher evaluation models.  The models were to be field-tested by the participating districts during the 1987-88 school year and a report selecting five of the models for use by districts was to be completed by September 1, 1988, with a report to the legislature on January 1, 1989.  Local school districts were to select and implement one of the evaluation models by September 1, 1989.

No funding was appropriated to allow field testing of the models during the 1987-88 school year.  Consequently, the remaining statutory time lines for evaluation, adoption, reporting and implementation cannot be met.

SUMMARY:

The teacher evaluation models to be developed and field tested by the Superintendent of Public Instruction are for the evaluation of certificated teachers and other certificated support personnel.  The date for field testing, selection, adoption, and implementation of evaluation procedures and reporting to the Legislature are moved forward one year making final implementation of an evaluation model by the school districts required by September 1, 1990.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 96   0

      Senate    49     0

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1988