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- Print number 5921a
- Amend and recommit to education
- Referred to education
- Referred to rules
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Relates to the weight assigned to state-created or administered testing results for calculating the student performance category of teacher assessments
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor James Tedisco
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the weight assigned to state-created or administered testing results for calculating the student performance category of teacher assessments
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill helps address the weight assigned to state-created or administered testing results for calculating the student performance category of teacher assessments.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 3012d of the 2 education law, as added by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 3 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section three thousand twelve-c of this article or any other provision of law to the contrary, in no case shall the subcomponent calculated pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph be assigned a weight in excess of five percent of a teacher's overall assessment under this section.
Justification
Research indicates that any Value Added Measure (VAM) that utilizes one measurement to an inordinate level such as the 50% suggested by the Governor is ineffective in correlating a teacher's effectiveness as it relates to student learning.
A snapshot set of standardized tests that are one size fits all are ineffective given the diversity of the school districts here in our state. Kids from impoverished areas, students with special needs, and those who lack stability in the home are all doomed to failure as are the teachers evaluated by such criteria.
Standardized tests should be used as diagnostic tools to move children forward in their educational journey and not as a benchmark to stigmatize students and teachers.
Bill history
Latimer; 2015-16 - REFERRED TO RULES Tedisco A8247 - referred to education
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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