HF 121

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 01/18/2011 10:01am

A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing teacher performance assessments; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [122A.091] BOARD OF TEACHING; TEACHER PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENTS.
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new text begin (a) Consistent with section 122A.09, subdivision 4, the Board of Teaching must
adopt rules to establish a statewide teacher performance assessment system that is
aligned with Minnesota's required kindergarten through grade 12 academic standards
and accommodates locally adopted alternative assessment measures including teacher
portfolios. Teacher performance assessments must:
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new text begin (1) include training and a reliability review for educators who evaluate teachers'
performance;
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new text begin (2) be integrated with board-approved teacher preparation requirements; and
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new text begin (3) correspond to the state and local resources allocated for this purpose.
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new text begin (b) To the extent resources are available, the Board of Teaching must:
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new text begin (1) convene a group of experts, where at least one-third of group members
are classroom teachers, to advise the board about teacher performance standards,
developmental scales for teacher candidates, and the design, content, administration, and
scoring of teacher performance assessments;
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new text begin (2) design, develop, and implement assessment standards and a statewide training
program for educators to evaluate teachers' performance;
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new text begin (3) establish a review panel to examine districts' use of teacher performance
assessments;
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new text begin (4) periodically analyze the validity of assessment content and the reliability of
assessment scores under this section;
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new text begin (5) establish and implement appropriate standards applicable to teacher candidates
for demonstrating satisfactory performance;
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new text begin (6) analyze and eliminate bias in the performance assessments;
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new text begin (7) collect and analyze background information from teacher candidates who
participate in a performance assessment and interpret and report the results;
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new text begin (8) use the information and results to analyze the quality and effectiveness of
performance assessment; and
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new text begin (9) examine and revise board approval of teacher preparation programs and
institutions to assure candidates of opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skills, and
abilities measured by the assessment system.
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new text begin (c) The board must ensure that performance assessments are ongoing, well integrated
into teacher preparation programs, aligned with state standards of effective teaching
practices, and are consistently applied to teacher candidates enrolled in board-approved
teacher preparation programs. Performance assessments must meet the needs of teacher
candidates, teacher preparation program providers, and school districts that employ newly
licensed teachers by:
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new text begin (1) designing performance assessments that accommodate formative assessment
information for teacher candidates, postsecondary faculty, and educators who evaluate
teachers' performance to use to help teachers and teacher candidates improve their
teaching knowledge, skills, and abilities;
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new text begin (2) developing a teacher performance reporting system that a teacher preparation
program provider can use to recommend a successful teacher candidate for licensure; and
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new text begin (3) using reports of formative assessment information and performance assessment
results to develop a new teacher induction plan.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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