Requires school districts to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance reviews of teachers and principals

Title of bill

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school districts to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance reviews of teachers and principals

Purpose

This bill prevents mandating teacher evaluations be included in state aide funding for our schools.

Summary of provisions

Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3012-d of the education law, as added by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

11. Every school district shall submit documentation to be approved by the commissioner by November fifteenth, two thousand fifteen seventeen, or by September first of each subsequent year, demonstrating that it has fully implemented the standards and procedures for conducting annual teacher and principal evaluations of teachers and principals in accordance with the requirements of this section and the regulations issued by the commissioner.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Existing law

State aid is connected to teachers evaluations.

Justification

Currently a school district's state aide funding is connected to teacher evaluations. This practice is unfair to the working families and students living in New York State. This is an unconstitutional construct. A sound basic education and the requisite aid for providing it are not contingent on an APPR.

Legislative history

New Bill

Fiscal implications

To be determined

Local fiscal implications

To be determined

Effective date

This bill shall take effect immediately