Relating to education; modifying certain alternative teacher compensation provisions; expanding authority under the alternative compensation system to charter schools; modifying certain system requirements; changing alternative compensation aid to revenue and modifying eligibility, the revenue formula and the payment time schedule; requiring school districts to implement staff development programs to improve the quality of teaching and increase student achievement; requiring school boards to appoint district staff development advisory committees composed of teachers representing various grade levels, subject areas and special education, specifying certain duties; requiring school sites to establish staff development school site teams composed of teachers and the principal of the school, duties; specifying certain staff development program requirements; requiring annual reports of staff development activities and expenditures to the commissioner of education, specifying certain report content requirements; modifying certain school district reserved revenue requirements; providing basic alternative and alternative compensation equalization aids to school districts for the alternative compensation system and prescribing a levy formula; repealing certain existing staff development program requirements
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