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Senate Bill S5605

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of an independent trained evaluator in teacher observation

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2015-S5605 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3012-d, Ed L

2015-S5605 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of an independent trained evaluator in teacher observation.

2015-S5605 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5605 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5605

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 19, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the use of independent
  trained evaluators

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  b  of  subdivision  4 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:
  b. Teacher observations category. The observations category for teach-
ers  shall  be  based on a state-approved rubric and shall include up to
three subcomponents. Such category  must  include:  (1)  a  subcomponent
based  on  classroom  observations  conducted  by  a  principal or other
trained administrator and [must] MAY also  include  (2)  a  subcomponent
based  on  classroom  observations  by  an impartial independent trained
evaluator or evaluators selected by the district. An independent trained
evaluator may be employed within the SAME school district[, but not  the
same school building,] as the teacher being evaluated. Such category may
also include a subcomponent based on classroom observations conducted by
a trained peer teacher rated effective or highly effective from the same
school  or  from another school in the district. SUCH DECISION TO USE AN
INDEPENDENT TRAINED EVALUATOR SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS  PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  The commissioner shall determine the weights, and/or weighting options
and  scoring  ranges  for the subcomponents of the observations category
that result in a combined category rating. The commissioner  shall  also
determine  the  minimum number of observations to be conducted annually,
including frequency and  duration,  and  any  parameters  therefor.  The
commissioner shall set such weights and scores consistent with the terms
contained herein.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11256-01-5

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