Bill Text: NY S05605 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S05605 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05605-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5605
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 19, 2015
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       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:
    1    Section  1.  Paragraph  b  of  subdivision  4 of section 3012-d 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:
    4    b. Teacher observations category. The observations category for teach-
    5  ers  shall  be  based on a state-approved rubric and shall include up to
    6  three subcomponents. Such category  must  include:  (1)  a  subcomponent
    7  based  on  classroom  observations  conducted  by  a  principal or other
    8  trained administrator and [must] MAY also  include  (2)  a  subcomponent
    9  based  on  classroom  observations  by  an impartial independent trained
   10  evaluator or evaluators selected by the district. An independent trained
   11  evaluator may be employed within the SAME school district[, but not  the
   12  same school building,] as the teacher being evaluated. Such category may
   13  also include a subcomponent based on classroom observations conducted by
   14  a trained peer teacher rated effective or highly effective from the same
   15  school  or  from another school in the district. SUCH DECISION TO USE AN
   16  INDEPENDENT TRAINED EVALUATOR SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS  PURSUANT
   17  TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   18    The commissioner shall determine the weights, and/or weighting options
   19  and  scoring  ranges  for the subcomponents of the observations category
   20  that result in a combined category rating. The commissioner  shall  also
   21  determine  the  minimum number of observations to be conducted annually,
   22  including frequency and  duration,  and  any  parameters  therefor.  The
   23  commissioner shall set such weights and scores consistent with the terms
   24  contained herein.
   25    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