What's happening
This bill requires New York to set standards and training for STEM education and teacher preparation in primary and secondary schools.
Why it matters
Sets clear statewide standards for when and how STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education begins in K-12 schools, potentially leading to more consistent and earlier exposure for students.
Requires the creation of detailed rubrics to evaluate both student achievement and teacher effectiveness in STEM subjects, which could lead to more data-driven improvements and accountability in teaching.
Mandates the development and broad availability of specialized training for all teachers responsible for science and math, aiming to ensure educators are better prepared to teach up-to-date STEM content.
Empowers the state education department and board with explicit authority to shape STEM curricula and teacher training standards, possibly resulting in more rigorous and unified approaches statewide.
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Update STEM Teaching Standards
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History
- Referred to education
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3409
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE, RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adjusting state qualitative skill education assessment standards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 669-e of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. The commissioner shall authorize the department and the board of education, in accordance with qualitative and quantitative skills assessments of students' performance, standards regarding (a) what grade level STEM education is introduced prior to higher education, (b) what constitutes an acceptable curriculum for STEM, and (c) the creation of an evaluative rubric to examine student and teacher progress in STEM fields. The board and department are also authorized to create a curriculum for training teachers who will be engaged in STEM fields to adequately prepare them for STEM curriculum in their classrooms. Such curriculum must be made available to all teachers responsible for science and math courses in primary and secondary schools and all teachers must have the opportunity to train under new STEM standards.
§ 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 60 to read as follows:
60. The commissioner shall direct the department and the board of education to promulgate rules and regulations regarding science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education pursuant to subdivision six of section six hundred sixty-nine-e of this chapter.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00117-02-9
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