REFERENCE TITLE: teachers; principals; evaluations; delay; pilot

State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012

SB 1457

Introduced by Senator Crandall

 

AN ACT

 

Prescribing requirements for the evaluations of teachers and principals.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Teacher and principal evaluations; optional delay

Notwithstanding section 15-203, subsection A, paragraph 38, Arizona Revised Statutes, a school district governing board or a charter school governing body may elect to postpone the implementation of the required teacher and principal evaluation until the 2013-2014 school year if a majority of the governing board or governing body votes to postpone the evaluation implementation at a public meeting before December 31, 2012 and adopts a plan at the same public meeting, that includes either:

1.  All of the following:

(a)  A timeline for the evaluation to be implemented by the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.

(b)  A plan for engaging teachers and other interested stakeholders.

(c)  An instrument or instruments being considered for the evaluation.

2.  A statement that the school district or charter school will be participating in the pilot evaluation instrument during the 2012-2013 school year pursuant to section 2 of this act.

Sec. 2.  Pilot evaluation instrument

A.  The department of education shall develop an evaluation instrument that complies with the framework adopted pursuant section 15-203, subsection A, paragraph 38, Arizona Revised Statutes, for school districts and charter schools. 

B.  The instrument shall be pilot tested in the school districts and charter schools that choose to participate in the pilot evaluation instrument in school year 2012-2013.

C.  Each school district governing board and charter school governing body shall consider adopting the pilot evaluation instrument developed by the department of education before August 1, 2013.