Bill Text: MN SF1761 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Schools alternative compensation preparation revenue establishment and appropriation
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-25 - Referred to Education [SF1761 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF1761-Introduced.html
1.2relating to education; establishing alternative compensation preparation revenue;
1.3increasing funding for certain districts and charter schools engaged in teacher
1.4development, evaluation, and peer coaching; appropriating money;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 122A.413, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.414,
1.6subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.7122A.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.413, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.10read:
1.11 Subdivision 1. Qualifying plan. A district or intermediate school district may
1.12develop an educational improvement plan for the purpose of qualifying for the alternative
1.13teacher professional pay system under section122A.414, or alternative compensation
1.14preparation revenue under section 122A.417 . The plan must include measures for
1.15improving school district, intermediate school district, school site, teacher, and individual
1.16student performance.
1.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue beginning in fiscal year
1.182015.
1.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.413, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.20 Subd. 2. Plan components. The educational improvement plan must be approved
1.21by the school board and have at least these elements:
1.22(1) assessment and evaluation tools to measure student performance and progress;
1.23(2) performance goals and benchmarks for improvement;
1.24(3) measures of student attendance and completion rates;
2.1(4) a rigorous research and practice-based professional development system, based
2.2on national and state standards of effective teaching practice and consistent withsection
2.3 sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, 122A.41, subdivision 5, and122A.60 , that is aligned
2.4with educational improvement and designed to achieve ongoing and schoolwide progress
2.5and growth in teaching practice;
2.6(5) measures of student, family, and community involvement and satisfaction;
2.7(6) a data system about students and their academic progress that provides parents
2.8and the public with understandable information;
2.9(7) a teacher induction and mentoring program for probationary teachers that
2.10provides continuous learning and sustained teacher support; and
2.11(8) substantial participation by the exclusive representative of the teachers in
2.12developing the plan.
2.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.14 Subd. 2. Alternative teacher professional pay system. (a) To participate in this
2.15program, a school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter school must
2.16have an educational improvement plan under section122A.413 and an alternative teacher
2.17professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school participant also
2.18must comply with subdivision 2a.
2.19(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must:
2.20(1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional
2.21compensation;
2.22(2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or
2.23charter school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers
2.24to retain primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional
2.25development that helps other teachers improve their skills;
2.26(3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation
2.27paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating
2.28in this system, and base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher
2.29performance using:
2.30(i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section120B.35 or locally selected
2.31standardized assessment outcomes, or both;
2.32(ii) measures of student achievement; and
2.33(iii) an objective evaluation program that includes:
2.34(A) individual teacher evaluations aligned with the educational improvement plan
2.35under section122A.413 and the staff development plan under section
122A.60 ; and
3.1(B) objective evaluations using multiple criteria conducted by a locally selected and
3.2periodically trained evaluation team that understands teaching and learning;
3.3(4) provide integrated ongoing site-based professional development activities to
3.4improve instructional skills and learning that are aligned with student needs under section
3.5122A.413
, consistent with the staff development plan under section
122A.60 and led
3.6during the school day by trained teacher leaders such as master or mentor teachers;
3.7(5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district,
3.8school site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in
3.9that system without any quota or other limit;and
3.10(6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers.; and
3.11(7) align with the development, evaluation, and peer-coaching requirements under
3.12section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.
3.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue beginning in fiscal year
3.142015.
3.15 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.414, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.16 Subd. 3. Report; continued funding. (a) Participating districts, intermediate
3.17school districts, school sites, and charter schools must report on the implementation and
3.18effectiveness of the alternative teacher professional pay system, particularly addressing
3.19each requirement under subdivision 2, describe how the system meets the development,
3.20evaluation, and peer-coaching process requirements under section 122A.40, subdivision 8,
3.21or 122A.41, subdivision 5, and make annual recommendations by June 15 to their school
3.22boards. The school board or board of directors shall transmit a copy of the report with a
3.23summary of the findings and recommendations of the district, intermediate school district,
3.24school site, or charter school to the commissioner.
3.25(b) If the commissioner determines that a school district, intermediate school district,
3.26school site, or charter school that receives alternative teacher compensation revenue is not
3.27complying with the requirements of this section, the commissioner may withhold funding
3.28from that participant. Before making the determination, the commissioner must notify the
3.29participant of any deficiencies and provide the participant an opportunity to comply.
3.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue beginning in fiscal year
3.312015.
3.32 Sec. 5. [122A.417] ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATION PREPARATION
3.33REVENUE.
4.1 Subdivision 1. Eligible school districts and charter schools. For fiscal years 2015,
4.22016, and 2017 only, a school district or charter school that has not met the conditions
4.3of section 122A.414 is eligible for alternative compensation preparation revenue under
4.4this section.
4.5 Subd. 2. Plan required. (a) To participate in the alternative compensation
4.6preparation revenue program, a school district or charter school must have an educational
4.7improvement plan under section 122A.413.
4.8(b) The commissioner shall annually establish a deadline by which eligible schools
4.9must submit an educational improvement plan to the commissioner in order to receive
4.10revenue under this section.
4.11 Subd. 3. Alternative compensation preparation revenue. (a) A school district or
4.12charter school that meets the conditions of subdivisions 1 and 2 is eligible for alternative
4.13compensation preparation revenue.
4.14(b) Alternative compensation preparation revenue equals $260 times the number of
4.15pupils enrolled on October 1 of the previous fiscal year.
4.16 Subd. 4. Basic alternative compensation preparation aid. For a school district,
4.17basic alternative compensation preparation aid equals 65 percent of the alternative
4.18compensation preparation revenue under subdivision 3. For a charter school, basic
4.19alternative compensation preparation aid equals alternative compensation preparation
4.20revenue.
4.21 Subd. 5. Alternative compensation preparation levy. The alternative
4.22compensation preparation levy for a district receiving basic alternative compensation
4.23preparation aid under subdivision 4 equals the product of (1) the difference between
4.24the alternative compensation preparation revenue and the district's basic alternative
4.25compensation preparation aid times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
4.26adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to $6,100.
4.27 Subd. 6. Alternative compensation preparation aid. (a) A district's alternative
4.28compensation preparation equalization aid equals the district's alternative compensation
4.29preparation revenue minus the district's basic alternative compensation preparation aid
4.30minus the district's alternative compensation preparation levy. If a district does not levy
4.31the entire amount permitted, the alternative compensation preparation equalization aid
4.32must be reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.
4.33(b) A district's alternative compensation preparation aid equals the sum of the
4.34district's basic alternative compensation preparation aid and the district's alternative
4.35compensation preparation equalization aid.
5.1 Subd. 7. Allowed revenue uses. Revenue under this section must be used for
5.2activities consistent with the education improvement plan components under section
5.3122A.413, subdivision 2.
5.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue beginning in fiscal year
5.52015.
5.6 Sec. 6. APPROPRIATIONS.
5.7 Subdivision 1. Department. The sums indicated in this section are appropriated
5.8from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
5.9 Subd. 2. Alternative compensation preparation aid. For alternative compensation
5.10preparation aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.417:
5.12The 2015 appropriation includes $....... for 2015.
1.3increasing funding for certain districts and charter schools engaged in teacher
1.4development, evaluation, and peer coaching; appropriating money;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 122A.413, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.414,
1.6subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
1.7122A.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.413, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.10read:
1.11 Subdivision 1. Qualifying plan. A district or intermediate school district may
1.12develop an educational improvement plan for the purpose of qualifying for the alternative
1.13teacher professional pay system under section
1.14preparation revenue under section 122A.417
1.15improving school district, intermediate school district, school site, teacher, and individual
1.16student performance.
1.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue beginning in fiscal year
1.182015.
1.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.413, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.20 Subd. 2. Plan components. The educational improvement plan must be approved
1.21by the school board and have at least these elements:
1.22(1) assessment and evaluation tools to measure student performance and progress;
1.23(2) performance goals and benchmarks for improvement;
1.24(3) measures of student attendance and completion rates;
2.1(4) a rigorous research and practice-based professional development system, based
2.2on national and state standards of effective teaching practice and consistent with
2.3 sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, 122A.41, subdivision 5, and
2.4with educational improvement and designed to achieve ongoing and schoolwide progress
2.5and growth in teaching practice;
2.6(5) measures of student, family, and community involvement and satisfaction;
2.7(6) a data system about students and their academic progress that provides parents
2.8and the public with understandable information;
2.9(7) a teacher induction and mentoring program for probationary teachers that
2.10provides continuous learning and sustained teacher support; and
2.11(8) substantial participation by the exclusive representative of the teachers in
2.12developing the plan.
2.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.14 Subd. 2. Alternative teacher professional pay system. (a) To participate in this
2.15program, a school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter school must
2.16have an educational improvement plan under section
2.17professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school participant also
2.18must comply with subdivision 2a.
2.19(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must:
2.20(1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional
2.21compensation;
2.22(2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or
2.23charter school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers
2.24to retain primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional
2.25development that helps other teachers improve their skills;
2.26(3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation
2.27paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating
2.28in this system, and base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher
2.29performance using:
2.30(i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section
2.31standardized assessment outcomes, or both;
2.32(ii) measures of student achievement; and
2.33(iii) an objective evaluation program that includes:
2.34(A) individual teacher evaluations aligned with the educational improvement plan
2.35under section
3.1(B) objective evaluations using multiple criteria conducted by a locally selected and
3.2periodically trained evaluation team that understands teaching and learning;
3.3(4) provide integrated ongoing site-based professional development activities to
3.4improve instructional skills and learning that are aligned with student needs under section
3.6during the school day by trained teacher leaders such as master or mentor teachers;
3.7(5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district,
3.8school site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in
3.9that system without any quota or other limit;
3.10(6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers
3.11(7) align with the development, evaluation, and peer-coaching requirements under
3.12section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.
3.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue beginning in fiscal year
3.142015.
3.15 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.414, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.16 Subd. 3. Report; continued funding. (a) Participating districts, intermediate
3.17school districts, school sites, and charter schools must report on the implementation and
3.18effectiveness of the alternative teacher professional pay system, particularly addressing
3.19each requirement under subdivision 2, describe how the system meets the development,
3.20evaluation, and peer-coaching process requirements under section 122A.40, subdivision 8,
3.21or 122A.41, subdivision 5, and make annual recommendations by June 15 to their school
3.22boards. The school board or board of directors shall transmit a copy of the report with a
3.23summary of the findings and recommendations of the district, intermediate school district,
3.24school site, or charter school to the commissioner.
3.25(b) If the commissioner determines that a school district, intermediate school district,
3.26school site, or charter school that receives alternative teacher compensation revenue is not
3.27complying with the requirements of this section, the commissioner may withhold funding
3.28from that participant. Before making the determination, the commissioner must notify the
3.29participant of any deficiencies and provide the participant an opportunity to comply.
3.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue beginning in fiscal year
3.312015.
3.32 Sec. 5. [122A.417] ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATION PREPARATION
3.33REVENUE.
4.1 Subdivision 1. Eligible school districts and charter schools. For fiscal years 2015,
4.22016, and 2017 only, a school district or charter school that has not met the conditions
4.3of section 122A.414 is eligible for alternative compensation preparation revenue under
4.4this section.
4.5 Subd. 2. Plan required. (a) To participate in the alternative compensation
4.6preparation revenue program, a school district or charter school must have an educational
4.7improvement plan under section 122A.413.
4.8(b) The commissioner shall annually establish a deadline by which eligible schools
4.9must submit an educational improvement plan to the commissioner in order to receive
4.10revenue under this section.
4.11 Subd. 3. Alternative compensation preparation revenue. (a) A school district or
4.12charter school that meets the conditions of subdivisions 1 and 2 is eligible for alternative
4.13compensation preparation revenue.
4.14(b) Alternative compensation preparation revenue equals $260 times the number of
4.15pupils enrolled on October 1 of the previous fiscal year.
4.16 Subd. 4. Basic alternative compensation preparation aid. For a school district,
4.17basic alternative compensation preparation aid equals 65 percent of the alternative
4.18compensation preparation revenue under subdivision 3. For a charter school, basic
4.19alternative compensation preparation aid equals alternative compensation preparation
4.20revenue.
4.21 Subd. 5. Alternative compensation preparation levy. The alternative
4.22compensation preparation levy for a district receiving basic alternative compensation
4.23preparation aid under subdivision 4 equals the product of (1) the difference between
4.24the alternative compensation preparation revenue and the district's basic alternative
4.25compensation preparation aid times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
4.26adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to $6,100.
4.27 Subd. 6. Alternative compensation preparation aid. (a) A district's alternative
4.28compensation preparation equalization aid equals the district's alternative compensation
4.29preparation revenue minus the district's basic alternative compensation preparation aid
4.30minus the district's alternative compensation preparation levy. If a district does not levy
4.31the entire amount permitted, the alternative compensation preparation equalization aid
4.32must be reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.
4.33(b) A district's alternative compensation preparation aid equals the sum of the
4.34district's basic alternative compensation preparation aid and the district's alternative
4.35compensation preparation equalization aid.
5.1 Subd. 7. Allowed revenue uses. Revenue under this section must be used for
5.2activities consistent with the education improvement plan components under section
5.3122A.413, subdivision 2.
5.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue beginning in fiscal year
5.52015.
5.6 Sec. 6. APPROPRIATIONS.
5.7 Subdivision 1. Department. The sums indicated in this section are appropriated
5.8from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
5.9 Subd. 2. Alternative compensation preparation aid. For alternative compensation
5.10preparation aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.417:
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