Bill Text: DE HB399 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Educator Evaluations.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2016-07-01 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT [HB399 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HB399-Engrossed.html
SPONSOR: |
Rep. Jaques & Sen. Townsend |
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Reps. Baumbach, Bennett, Bentz, Dukes, Heffernan, Kowalko, Lynn, Matthews, Miro, Osienski, B. Short, Viola |
HOUSE BILL NO. 399 AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND SENATE AMENDMENT NOS. 1 & 2 |
Section 1.Amend §1270(a), Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions shown by underline as follows:
(a)An educator holding an initial license pursuant to §1210 of this
title must receive at least 1 a Delaware Performance
Appraisal System II (DPAS II) evaluation annually.An educator holding a continuing license
pursuant to §1211 of this title or an advanced license pursuant to §1213 of
this title must receive a Delaware Performance Appraisal System II (DPAS II)
evaluation at least every 2 academic years.For purposes of this subchapter only, the term "educator" shall also
include specialists who practice in Delaware public schools, whether or not
they are licensed and certified by the Department.The evaluation must be consistent with the
Delaware Professional Teaching Standards and the Delaware Administrators'
Standards, and must otherwise be in accordance with the criteria and
requirements of this section.
Section 2.Amend §1270(b), Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions shown by underline as follows:
(b)The Department, with the consent of the State Board of Education, shall
promulgate rules and regulations to develop and implement a new system of
educator evaluation to be known as administer the Delaware
Performance Appraisal System II (DPAS II).The DPAS II must include an overall rating and a student-improvement
component rating, and must identify what constitutes satisfactory performance and
unsatisfactory performance on the overall evaluation and on each component of
the evaluation.For the purposes of §
1273 of this title, DPAS II must also include a definition of "pattern of
ineffective teaching" and define "pattern of ineffective administration" as it
relates to unsatisfactory performance on the overall DPAS II evaluation.Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this
section, the minimum annual evaluation requirement for educators may be waived
pursuant to rules and regulations adopted under this subchapter for proficient
performance on previous evaluations.However, an educator may not receive 2 consecutive evaluation waivers.
Section 3.Amend §1270(c), Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions shown by underline as follows:
(c) (1) DPAS II must have no
more than 5 components and must have a strong focus on student improvement,
with 1 component dedicated exclusively to student improvement and weighted
at least as high as any other component.All components must be weighted equally beginning in the 2017-18
academic year.The measure of
student improvement must include an off-grade assessment, if available, along
with other measures determined by the Department and the State Board.
(5) For all Part A and Part B goals, the educator, as well as the administrator, may propose measures to be used to provide data to judge progress towards the goals. The proposed measures must be approved by the administrator, and not result in additional assessments for students.With regard to Part B goals, the measures must be selected from a list of the standardized measures approved by the Department.
(2)The measure of student improvement must take into consideration student
absence, student mobility, student chronic noncompliance with school rules,
chronic failure by parents to aide by the Parents' Declaration of
Responsibilities under §157 of this title, and other factors that may
adversely affect the evaluation.If a
student has missed more than 15% of the class time, the student's performance evaluation
shall not be used in evaluating a teacher only be used with the
agreement of the teacher under this chapter.
Section 4.Amend §1270(g), Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions shown by underline as follows:
(g) The Department shall promptly
establish a pilot evaluation program in not less than 1 or more than 3 school
districts. Any such program shall be conducted with the consent of the school
district and the organization representing the district's teacher for
collective bargaining purposes. The pilot program must be at least as rigorous
as the evaluation requirements to be promulgated under the provisions of the
subchapter. The Department shall promptly establish a pilot program in
not more than 3 local education agencies. The pilot program, which shall be for
the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years, shall weigh all components equally,
shall incorporate a survey provision for parents and students to be included
within Component IV of the evaluation, and shall meet the following
requirements for each participating local education agency:
(1) Any such program shall be conducted with the consent of the school district and organization representing the district's educators for collective bargaining purposes.
(2) Such program shall, to the fullest extent practicable, use the mathematical algorithm recommended by the DPAS II Subcommittee and contained in its Final Report dated March 31, 2016, as Appendix C to determine final or summative ratings for evaluations.
(3) The component dedicated exclusively to student improvement shall contain 2 parts. The first part, known as Part A, shall contain an individual goal created by the educator and administrator that is based upon the school or district improvement document and demonstrates the educator's contribution to student growth for his or her current cohort of students. The second part, known as Part B, shall contain an individual goal created by the educator and administrator that is based upon an assessment approved by the Department. The administrator shall assess the progress toward goals, regardless of whether the educator has satisfied the requirements of §1403(a) of this title, is on an improvement plan, has expectations contained in the most recent performance evaluation, or has a satisfactory most recent performance evaluation.
(4) In the event that the educator and administrator cannot agree upon the goals to be included in the component dedicated exclusively to student improvement, the goals shall be determined as follows:
a. For educators who have not satisfied the requirements of §1403(a) of this title, the administrator shall determine the goals to be included in the component dedicated exclusively to student improvement.
b. For educators who have satisfied the requirements of §1403(a) of this title but are on an improvement plan or have expectations contained in their most recent performance evaluation, the administrator shall determine the goals to be included in the component dedicated exclusively to student improvement.
c. For educators who have satisfied the requirements of §1403(a) of this title and whose most recent performance evaluation is satisfactory, the educator and administrator shall each determine a Part A and Part B goal.In such instance, each goal shall be of equal weight.
(5) For all Part A and Part B goals, the administrator shall identify the measures to be used to provide data to judge progress towards the goals. In regards to Part B goals, the measure must be selected from a list of standardized measures approved by the Department.
(6) The administrator shall be solely
responsible for assessing progress toward the goals using the data generated by
measures identified by the administrator and any other data provided by the
educator and accepted by the administrator for this purpose.
Section 5.On or before June 30, 2018, the Department shall provide a report to the General Assembly, State Board of Education, and DPAS Advisory Committee on the effectiveness of the pilot program and the alternative evaluation systems used in school districts and charter schools throughout the State.The report shall be conducted by an independent entity pursuant to a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Department.The RFP shall be developed in consultation with, and its content shall be approved by, the DPAS Advisory Committee.The report shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of administrator and educator perceptions of the pilot. The DPAS Advisory Committee shall review the report and adopt recommendations pursuant to their analysis of opportunities to improve the statewide system.