Bill Text: CA SB688 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Education: teacher evaluations: pupil surveys.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB688 Detail]
Download: California-2009-SB688-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 688 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 23, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Senator Romero
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
An act to add Section 44665.1 to the Education Code, relating to
education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 688, as amended, Romero. Education: teacher evaluations :
pupil surveys .
Existing law requires that the performance of a certificated
employee shall be evaluated and assessed on a periodic basis as it
reasonably relates to the progress of pupils toward standards, the
instructional techniques and strategies used by the employee, the
employee's adherence to curricular objectives, and the establishment
and maintenance of a suitable learning environment, as specified.
This bill would require permit the
governing board of every any school
district maintaining any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, on or
before January 1, 2011, to establish a committee of high
school pupils and teachers to develop and monitor a
formalized process by which pupils provide feedback
on an annual basis to teachers in that district.
The bill would require the committees to develop and administer
an evaluation questionnaire a pupil survey
that solicits comprehensive data on different aspect
aspects of a class and the effectiveness of the
teacher in teaching the class, and allows for data to be compared
among teachers and across academic departments
all of a teacher's classes . The bill would
require teachers to be evaluated every three years by pupils who are
currently enrolled in classes they teach. The bill would
also provide that data derived from evaluations
pupil surveys with respect to any individual teacher shall
be confidential and released only to that teacher and that no
administrator or any other school or district official shall view any
completed questionnaire evaluating pupil
survey of , or data derived from evaluations of
pupil surveys pertaining to ,
any individual teacher without the express written consent of that
teacher. Because this bill would require school districts to
perform additional duties, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program. The bill would also prohibit the pupil
surveys to be included in, or used to influence, the existing teacher
evaluation process, if any, in any school district that adopts this
pupil feedback process.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
The bill would also require the State Department of Education, in
consultation with the California Association of Student Councils, to
develop model guidelines for the teacher evaluation process for
voluntary adoption by local school districts and to post them on
their Internet Web site on or before January 1, 2011.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes no .
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 44665.1 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
44665.1. (a) On or before January 1, 2011, the
The governing board of every school district maintaining
any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, shall may
establish a committee of high school pupils and teachers to
develop and monitor a formalized process by which
pupils provide feedback on an annual basis to
teachers in that district who teach classes in any of grades 9 to 12,
inclusive.
(b) The committees established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
develop and administer an evaluation questionnaire
a pupil survey that solicits comprehensive data on
different aspects of a class and the effectiveness of the teacher in
teaching the class, and allows for data to be compared among
teachers and across academic departments. all of a
teacher's classes.
(c) All teachers within a district who teach classes in any of
grades 9 to 12, inclusive, shall be placed into three evaluation
groups. Using the questionnaire developed pursuant to subdivision
(b), teachers within each group will be evaluated every three years
by pupils who are currently enrolled in classes they teach.
(c) Using the pupil survey developed pursuant to subdivision (b),
teachers will receive pupil input via the surveys every three years
from pupils who are currently enrolled in classes they teach.
(d) Data derived from evaluations pupil
surveys conducted pursuant to this section with respect to any
individual teacher shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) The data shall be
confidential and shall be released only to that teacher.
No
(2) The pupil survey data shall not become part of a teacher's
personnel record.
(3) No administrator or any other
school or district official shall view any completed
questionnaire evaluating pupil survey , or data
derived from evaluations of, pupil surveys,
pertaining to any individual teacher without the express
written consent of that teacher.
(4) The pupil surveys and any information they contain shall not
be used for collective bargaining purposes.
(5) The pupil surveys shall not be included in, nor shall they be
used to influence, the existing teacher evaluation process, if any,
in any school district that adopts the pupil feedback process
described in this section.
(6) The pupil surveys and the data they contain shall be used to
foster improved communication between pupils and teachers, to augment
existing professional development activities, and to improve
individual classes and teaching methods for future generations of
pupils.
(e) Each teacher within the district who teaches classes in any of
grades 9 to 12, inclusive, shall receive the data derived from
evaluations of him or her the pupil surveys
conducted pursuant to this section in writing.
(f) The department, in consultation with the California
Association of Student Councils, shall develop model guidelines for
the teacher evaluation process for voluntary adoption by local school
districts. The guidelines shall be posted on the department's
Internet Web site on or before January 1, 2011.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
