November 9, 2010, Introduced by Senator KUIPERS and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1249 (MCL 380.1249), as added by 2009 PA 205.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1249. (1) With the involvement of teachers and school
administrators, the board of a school district or intermediate
school district or board of directors of a public school academy
shall adopt and implement for all teachers and school
administrators a rigorous, transparent, and fair performance
evaluation system that does all of the following:
(a) Evaluates the teacher's or school administrator's job
performance at least annually while providing timely and
constructive feedback.
(b) Establishes clear approaches to measuring student growth
and provides teachers and school administrators with relevant data
on student growth.
(c) Evaluates a teacher's or school administrator's job
performance and rates the teacher as either "effective" or
"ineffective", using multiple rating categories that take into
account
data in a way that ensures
that at least 50% of the annual
evaluation
is based on student growth. as
a significant factor. For
these
purposes, student growth shall be measured by national,
state,
or state assessments and
may also be measured by local
assessments and other objective criteria. If there is no state
assessment for a grade or subject area that is part of the
applicable data on student growth, student growth may be measured
by local assessments only.
(d) Uses the evaluations, at a minimum, to inform decisions
regarding all of the following:
(i) The effectiveness of teachers and school administrators,
ensuring that they are given ample opportunities for improvement.
(ii) Promotion, retention, and development of teachers and
school administrators, including providing relevant coaching,
instruction support, or professional development.
(iii) Whether to grant tenure or full certification, or both, to
teachers and school administrators using rigorous standards and
streamlined, transparent, and fair procedures. The evaluations
shall be used for decisions regarding teacher tenure as provided in
1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4, MCL 38.71 to 38.191.
(iv) Removing ineffective tenured and untenured teachers and
school administrators after they have had ample opportunities to
improve, and ensuring that these decisions are made using rigorous
standards and streamlined, transparent, and fair procedures and in
accordance with 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4, MCL 38.71 to 38.191.
(2) For an evaluation of a teacher, the evaluation system
under subsection (1) shall provide for an appeal process that
allows the evaluation to be appealed to the superintendent of the
school district or intermediate school district, or his or her
designee, or to the chief administrator of a public school academy.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 1581
of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.