Education: teachers and administrators; performance evaluation systems for public school teachers and school administrators; modify. Amends secs. 1248, 1249, 1249a, 1249b & 1280f of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1248 et seq.) & adds secs. 1250a, 1531l & 1531m. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0380'25
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Overview
This bill modifies Michigan’s system for evaluating public school teachers and school administrators. It aims to ensure that personnel decisions, such as hiring, placement, and staffing changes, are based on teacher effectiveness rather than solely on length of service. The bill adds new requirements for performance evaluation systems, including the use of student growth data and multiple measures of teacher performance, and establishes a process for addressing ineffective teachers. It also updates provisions related to collective bargaining and administrative evaluations.
Key provisions
- Requires teacher and administrator evaluations to be based on student growth and assessment data, alongside other factors like classroom management and pedagogical skills.
- Prohibits using length of service as the sole factor in personnel decisions, except as a tiebreaker.
- Establishes a rigorous, transparent, and fair performance evaluation system for teachers and administrators, including annual evaluations and midyear progress reports.
- Adds sections to address teacher dismissal procedures for consistently ineffective teachers.
- Mandates training for evaluators and observers on the performance evaluation system.
- Requires school districts to post information about their evaluation tools on their public websites.
- Addresses the evaluation of school administrators, including requirements for annual evaluations and a mentor/coach program.
- Establishes a process for addressing teacher evaluations if a teacher believes they have been unfairly rated.
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