Senate Bill S7991

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A11171 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S7991 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11171
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§3012-c & 211-e, amd §§3020 & 3020-a, Ed L

2009-S7991 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals; establishes procedures for such reviews and hearing processes for appeals; authorizes school districts to contract with educational partnership organizations to turn around certain low-performing schools.

2009-S7991 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7991 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7991

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 28, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the  evaluation  of
  teachers  and  principals; and to amend the education law, in relation
  to authorizing school districts to contract with educational  partner-
  ship organizations to turn around certain low-performing schools

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3012-c
to read as follows:
  S 3012-C. ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS
AND BUILDING PRINCIPALS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  LAW,
RULE  OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
REVIEWS OF ALL CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND BUILDING  PRINCIPALS  EMPLOYED  BY
SCHOOL  DISTRICTS OR BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL BE
CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH
PERFORMANCE  REVIEWS  WHICH  ARE  CONDUCTED  ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN, OR ON OR AFTER THE DATE SPECIFIED  IN  PARAGRAPH  C  OF
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION WHERE APPLICABLE, SHALL INCLUDE MEASURES
OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
SUCH  ANNUAL  PROFESSIONAL  PERFORMANCE  REVIEWS  SHALL BE A SIGNIFICANT
FACTOR FOR EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROMOTION,
RETENTION, TENURE DETERMINATION, TERMINATION, AND  SUPPLEMENTAL  COMPEN-
SATION, WHICH DECISIONS ARE TO BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCALLY DEVEL-
OPED PROCEDURES NEGOTIATED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE FOUR-
TEEN  OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW. SUCH PERFORMANCE REVIEWS SHALL ALSO BE A
SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT,  INCLUDING  BUT
NOT  LIMITED  TO, COACHING, INDUCTION SUPPORT AND DIFFERENTIATED PROFES-
SIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH ARE TO BE LOCALLY  ESTABLISHED  IN  ACCORDANCE
WITH PROCEDURES NEGOTIATED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE FOUR-
TEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  2.  A.  THE ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS CONDUCTED PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS  AND  BUILDING  PRINCIPALS  SHALL
DIFFERENTIATE  TEACHER  AND  PRINCIPAL EFFECTIVENESS USING THE FOLLOWING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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